Subway delays continue after Upper West Side derailment

Plus: the world's oldest cat [View this email in a browser.]( Our Gift to You! Get this T-shirt when you [donate & help fund]( our non-profit newsroom. [Donate Now]( [Subway delays persist following Upper West Side derailment]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny and cold, with highs getting into the upper 30s later. It's Friday in New York City, where normal subway service on the 1, 2 and 3 lines has yet to resume after two trains collided [yesterday]( near the 96th Street station, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries. [Here's what commuters need to know about the current service changes](. And here's what else is happening: - An NYPD officer who [tackled and arrested an 11-year-old]( who hadn't broken any laws is now facing disciplinary charges. - Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a plan to make New York the first state in the country to offer paid family leave [during pregnancy](. - With the tripledemic back in full swing in New York City, we've updated our [COVID stats tracker](. - Law enforcement [made no arrests and provided no answers]( on Thursday following the fatal shooting of a revered imam outside of a Newark mosque. - Mayor Eric Adams' administration is [suing 17 bus companies]( for allegedly transporting migrants to New York City, claiming the companies were carrying out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s "evil intention" of shifting the costs of the migrants’ care to sanctuary cities. - Police said a group of intruders [took control of two empty subway cars]( stored at a Queens train yard and drove them a "short distance" before fleeing on foot late last month. - The United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella filed [a joint lawsuit to block congestion pricing]( saying teachers and other public servants would be "forced to shoulder the burden of the MTA’s latest fundraising gambit." - A [public input session]( is scheduled for next Wednesday regarding four new East Bronx Metro-North stations that are expected to open in 2027. - A 100,000-square-foot lot underneath the Brooklyn Bridge that's currently being used to store Department of Transportation supplies is being turned into [a public plaza with sports and recreation facilities](. - The Lower East Side has [one licensed weed shop]( and 33 illegal ones. - Public Advocate Jumaane Williams lives in a private residence [on the Fort Hamilton Army base]( which is kind of cool. - Bronx Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner is resigning, leaving the Assembly with 101 Democrats — just one more than what's necessary to [pass new congressional district maps without Republican support](. - The old Barneys store on 7th Avenue in Chelsea is being [turned into condos](. - "When I adopted her, I thought she’d only have a few months left": A British woman who took in [a then-27-year-old cat]( last year is now the owner of the world's oldest living cat. - Why discard your Christmas tree when [you can redecorate it]( as a Valentine's Day tree (and then a St. Patrick's Day tree, an Easter tree, a Memorial Day tree and so on)? - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“When you take time off to go to that doctor’s appointment and the waiting room is crowded, and they say, ‘We’ll see you in about an hour and a half’ — you’re clicking down how much less money is going to be in your paycheck that day.”]( - Gov. Hochul on the push for [PAID LEAVE DURING PREGNANCY]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [The Three Kings Day Parade is Friday in East Harlem. Here’s what you need to know.]( In the Caribbean and New Orleans, Three Kings Day, or the Feast of the Epiphany, or Dia de los Reyes, marks the kickoff of Carnival season, which runs until Lent. [Snow may be heading NYC’s way this weekend: ‘Stay tuned’]( "It's possible that it could be mixed with some sleet or some rain at times," a meteorologist said. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Tourists enjoy vendor-free Brooklyn Bridge as ban goes into effect]( On Wednesday morning, there were no souvenir tables or pop-up photo booths set up on the bridge. Previously, there were dozens crowding the walkway. [9 free events in NYC this January to get you fired up about winter]( If you’re hoping to rebound from holiday spending but still want to enjoy the city’s cultural offerings, here's our guide to free things to do around the city. [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.