Avant Gardner owners behind Electric Zoo fiasco; NYC's ‘floating jail’ to close next month; plus more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday September 5, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Avant Gardner owners were behind Electric Zoo fiasco, Mayor Adams promises response]( [Crowd at Electric Zoo 2023]( [Documents obtained by Gothamist show the organizers, who also own Avant Gardner, have a history of overselling events.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Detainees play basketball at The Vernon C. Bain Center, a jail built on a barge in the East River across from the Rikers Correctional Center on March 9, 2021 in New York City.]( [NYC’s ‘floating jail’ will close next month after 21 years]( [The Vernon C. Bain Center – nicknamed “the Boat” – was supposed to be temporary when it opened in the East River two decades ago.]( [A subway surfer photographed on top of a 5 train in the Bronx last March.]( [Social media companies to take down NYC ‘subway surfing’ videos after rush of teen deaths]( [The city is also launching a public awareness campaign that aims to warn kids of the dangers of riding on top of trains.]( [A heat map for today]( [NYC activates cooling centers during late summer heat wave]( [It's rare to have a heat wave in September, but here we are.]( [Police officials speak about the weekend at a press conference Tuesday.]( [NYPD reports one of the safest Labor Day weekends on record]( [Mayor Eric Adams called the weekend “a historic success.”]( [An iPhone connected to a charger on a table.]( [Extra Extra: Don't worry too much about 'juice jacking']( [Because the break from the flood of tourists was pretty nice, here are your afternoon links: celebrity chefs are no longer a selling point, a deadly spicy tortilla chip, juice jacking worry, and more from around the city and internet.]( [Police in riot gear twist the arms of a Black woman in custody]( [NYPD to change how officers respond to protests as part of legal settlement]( [The police department inked a deal with Attorney General Letitia James and police reform groups.]( [Travelers at JFK AIrport saw hellish lines this summer.]( [After summer of hours-long lines, TSA deploys more security workers to JFK Airport]( [Sen. Chuck Schumer said the TSA boosted security staffing at the busy airport after travelers were stuck in horrendous lines earlier this summer.]( [Photo of wind farm]( [A campaign in NJ to unwind support for offshore wind energy is having an effect]( [The clean energy source enjoys wide support, but a new poll suggests that support has diminished.]( [Compost bins in Queens]( [Officials say no dead animals, pet poop allowed in compost as bins roll out across NYC]( [The sanitation department is reminding New Yorkers about what can — and what cannot — be composted in the city’s new program.]( [A photo of migrants and volunteers together in a vigil mourning a recent shooting in Jacksonville.]( [Some Staten Islanders offering a more welcoming vision of NYC to migrants]( [Not all island residents are protesting the migrants' arrival.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.