Santos stays

Plus: Teaching NYC kids not to vape [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.]( [Rep. George Santos survives second ouster attempt. This time from his GOP colleagues.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny today, with highs in the upper 40s. It's Thursday in New York City, where Rep. George Santos has [survived a second effort to boot him from Congress](. Wednesday's vote came a week after some of Santos’ GOP colleagues from New York introduced a resolution to remove the Long Island Republican from the chamber. While Santos keeps his job, he still faces 23 campaign-related fraud charges. His trial is set for September 2024. Here's what else is happening: - New York City public schools are getting a $282,000 grant to help [teach kids not to vape](. - The City Council is expected to pass a bill today requiring chain restaurants in the city to [mark excessively sugar-laden foods]( on their menus. - Police said that after a standoff yesterday morning, [officers fatally shot the Brooklyn man]( wanted for allegedly killing two of his neighbors inside their East Flatbush apartment building late Sunday. - Thousands of city residents have been [waiting more than a month to receive the cash assistance or food stamps they're owed]( as the Department of Social Services works to cut through record-high backlogs. - The mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, has sued to stop the MTA’s congestion pricing program, claiming it would lead to more traffic on the George Washington Bridge and thus [cause more problems for locals with asthma](. - Political strategists say New Jersey parents who are [upset over progressive school policies on issues like transgender rights and sex education]( could cause problems for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in next Tuesday's election. - Uber and Lyft have agreed to [pay their New York drivers a combined $328 million]( to settle claims that the companies illegally deducted taxes and fees over multiple years. - "The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island," a new series from Radio Diaries, takes listeners on an audio tour of America’s largest public cemetery, where more than a million unidentified or unclaimed New Yorkers have been buried since 1869. [Hear selections from the series at a live event in the Greene Space on Nov. 9](. - "The accountants worked on it. That’s what we pay them for": Donald Trump Jr. testified in court yesterday that he had no involvement in creating [allegedly fraudulent financial statements]( for the Trump Organization, despite those statements suggesting he was involved. - A Queens man has been arrested in connection with an abandoned house in Bellerose where police said they found [$10 million worth of fentanyl and other drugs](. - A Bronx community board's vice chairman (who is Italian American) wrote a column in the Bronx Times saying Black people are "the least educated, least healthy, poorest and among the most incarcerated groups in this country," and said they're to blame for their own struggles. The community board is now [considering demoting him](. - This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is coming to us from [a little town near Binghamton](. - [The Texas Rangers won]( the World Series last night, because why not. - CBS has named 29-year-old comedian Taylor Tomlinson as [the replacement for James Corden]( in the late-night talk show slot following Colbert. - If I had a fanum tax for every time someone [stuck their gyat out for the rizzler](... “[They're vaping everywhere. They’re vaping in school, they're vaping on buses, they're vaping at dismissal.]( - [CHRIS OSORIO]( the dean of an east village high school More from Gothamist [second image]( ['Four generations were lost': Palestinian American in NJ grieves 10 relatives killed in Gaza strike]( Sami Shaban, a Palestinian American businessman and elected official from Franklin Township, New Jersey, lost 10 family members — including a 72-year-old aunt and a 3-month-old infant girl — in a bombing in Gaza. [Magnolia Bakery has weed edibles now. But you can’t buy them in New York.]( New York City’s iconic Magnolia Bakery, which is famous for its cupcakes and banana pudding and is often the first stop for legions of tourists, has announced a new lineup of THC treats. [We Rely On Your Support]( [19 fun and free things to do in New York City this November]( As the holidays approach, the pressure of buying gifts or potentially traveling can make New York City feel even more expensive than usual. Here are some antidotes. [The NYC Marathon is this Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know.]( If you're planning to watch from the sidelines, consider 4th Avenue in Brooklyn: It's closer to the start, so all the runners still look happy. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 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