Judge orders pro-car protester to stay away from NYC transportation commissioner

Also, why the DOE suspended several Queens high schoolers. [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.]( [Judge orders pro-car protester stay away from NYC transportation commissioner]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Weather: 🥶 Brrr it's a cold one today with temperatures not making it out of the 30s. It’s Tuesday morning in New York City where a taxi driver was [ordered to stay away]( from Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. The ruling came after the driver, Raul Rivera, was arrested for interrupting a press conference Rodriguez was holding last week. Rivera, who is also a pro-driver activist, was captured on video screaming at Rodriguez saying he was “selling out the city” and ripping up a copy of Rodriguez’s speech. Here’s what else is going on: - Several Queens high school students were suspended after taking to the hallways to call for the [removal of a Jewish teacher]( who posted a picture to social media of herself holding a sign in support of Israel. - A man died after he was [struck by multiple vehicles]( on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx Monday night. - Last year, New York became the eighth state to offer flag football for girls. This year, the [number of participating schools]( has more than tripled. - Two women were arrested and charged with hate crimes after [allegedly attacking a Jewish woman]( who confronted them on the Upper West Side for taking down posters of missing Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas. - Police arrested a man in Connecticut who [stole a vehicle]( with a service dog inside while its owner ran into a soup kitchen. The dog, named Bungee, was unharmed and reunited with his owner. - The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office agreed to [drop cases]( against two men who spent decades in prison for separate killings investigated by detectives at the 30th Precinct in Harlem, which was known in the 1990s as being corrupt. - For months, two lawsuits challenging the legality of New York’s dispensary licensing program have been slowing down the rollout of recreational cannabis. But now that the state’s Cannabis Control Board agreed to accept a settlement in the lawsuits, hundreds of entrepreneurs will likely be able to [move forward with plans]( to open dispensaries. - You’ll no longer be able to walk into this Bushwick Burger King and be instantly transported back to the 90s because it’s [undergoing a modern makeover.]( - The famous Bow Bridge in Central Park has also [temporarily closed for repairs](. It’s set to reopen in January. - Rapper and New York native Styles P is kicking off a series of shows in eight cities [before retiring]( after more than two decades in the music industry. - Another rapper, Fat Joe, took to X to clear the record about why people call him [“Joey Crack.”]( The crack in question actually doesn’t refer to the drug. - At this Bed-Stuy live performance, an [enormous sandwich]( made by you and 20 others is the main character. - A local TSA bomb sniffing dog named Gina who works at LaGuardia Airport was featured in the agency’s [2024 Canine Calendar.]( - Owning property at the Plaza isn’t all it’s [cracked up to be.]( - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. “It was meant to be a peaceful protest from the very beginning, but some of these students lack maturity.” - Muhammad Ghazali, Class president of Hillcrest High School in Queens where [SEVERAL STUDENTS WERE SUSPENDED AFTER SWARMING THE HALLWAYS TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF A JEWISH TEACHER.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [La Monte Young’s Tribeca art space, Dream House, enters its 30th season]( The idea was to create a room that would play long, sustained tones, constantly, for 100 years. The current version has been running since 1993. [Adult Survivors Act deadline has passed, but an NYC law provides new window to file certain suits]( The City Council passed a law in 2021 that creates a two-year window for victims of gender-based violence to bring lawsuits against those they say harmed them, even if the statute of limitations has passed. [We Rely On Your Support]( [NYPD officer sues city, claiming years of sexual abuse by union rep]( The lawsuit came a day before the Adult Survivors Act deadline for civil claims. [Upper East Side neighborhood rallies around street vendor after Islamophobic video goes viral]( Neighbors showed up to support the vendor who was repeatedly harassed by a former federal employee. [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.