When the end of daylight saving time brings literal headaches

Plus: Village Halloween Parade seeking 'positive energy' on 50th anniversary [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Daylight saving ends this Sunday. For some New Yorkers, it brings literal headaches.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: 🎃 [Opt for a cozy costume]( — it'll be partly cloudy and brisk today, with highs in the lower 50s. It's Tuesday in New York City, where the coming end of daylight saving time is more of a trick than a treat for some of us. Neurologists warn that [for those who suffer from chronic migraines]( the extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning could nonetheless be a headache-inducing disruption. Here's what else is happening: - [Pumping carbon monoxide into sidewalk tree pits]( has been extremely effective at killing rats on the Upper East Side. - OMNY card vending machines are now up and running at [six subway stations]( across the city. - A new report from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office found that homeowners of color pay $207 million more in interest and fees than white homeowners in the state — a fact that [makes it harder for many people of color to buy homes]( in the first place. - "Even at the $20,000-a-day limit, for some of these folks who are owning multiple operations across the city or across the state, [the fine] is still a cost of doing business at times": New York's top cannabis regulator admitted yesterday that officials are having [a really hard time cracking down on unlicensed weed shops](. - The Manhattan D.A. plans to ask a judge to [overturn the convictions]( of two men accused of robbing and killing a French tourist in 1987, citing new evidence that could clear them of wrongdoing. - New York City on Halloween is a [whole new world](. - Eight rainy weekends in a row have meant [eight horrible weekends]( for the upstate apple-picking business. - Mayor Eric Adams [got booed]( at the NYPD academy graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden yesterday, though it's unclear why. - New York City's progressive Democrats also aren't fans of the mayor — but they can't seem to field [a candidate to run against him in a 2025 primary](. - Americans have spent a record [$700 million]( on pet costumes this Halloween. - [Here's]( the Good Burger 2 trailer. - It turns out the dinosaurs were really driven extinct by [all the dust that kicked up]( after the asteroid hit. “[If nothing comes out, they just basically go to sleep and die in the carbon monoxide]( - Matthew Deodato, an exterminator hired to [KILL RATS ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [The Village Halloween Parade is ready to 'create positive energy' at its 50th anniversary]( "We really need tens of thousands of New Yorkers right now to come out and create positive energy, partly to offset all the terrible things that are going on at the moment," said Jeanne Fleming, the artistic director of the Village Halloween Parade. The parade kicks off at 7 p.m., with participants entering at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue. [‘This is our 9/11': The words are like alarm bells for some New Yorkers]( Analogies to the 9/11 attacks have abounded since Hamas struck Israel, reminding some of racial profiling, undue suspicion, and erosion of civil liberties at home. [We Rely On Your Support]( [She felt ‘like a human septic tank.’ Do loopholes let doctors go unreported after allegations?]( Patient safety experts are concerned that loopholes in the federal system for physician oversight allow some doctors with questionable track records to avoid further scrutiny. [Manhattan apartment building becomes makeshift vigil for late ‘Friends’ actor Matthew Perry]( The corner of Bedford and Grove streets in Greenwich Village has become a makeshift vigil for Perry, who died at the age of 54. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.