Students lead push for green upgrades at city schools

Plus: The snowless streak continues [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.]( [Students say NYC school buildings need a climate change]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny and breezy, with highs in the lower 40s. It's Monday in New York City, where students at Beacon High School in Hell's Kitchen say that fumes seeping in from a taxi garage next door have caused headaches and nausea — along with repeated evacuations of the school's basement. Now, those students are part of a citywide, teen-led effort to get Mayor Eric Adams' administration to [retrofit school buildings]( to make them safer, healthier and more climate-friendly. Here's what else is happening: - The city's snowless streak [continues](. (Technically, Central Park recorded two-tenths of an inch of snow Saturday night.) - Subway service has been [fully restored]( after last week's 1 train derailment on the Upper West Side. - Police have arrested a suspect after a man staying at a Randall’s Island migrant shelter was [stabbed to death]( on Saturday. - The Adams administration is [threatening legal action]( against a Bronx landlord after tenants displaced by a partial building collapse last month said they faced pressure to waive rent reductions, drop lawsuits and claim responsibility for illegal apartment alterations in exchange for access to their homes. - New Jersey state lawmakers are [poised to vote Monday]( on a bill that'll lift certain restrictions on breweries and put inactive liquor licenses back on the market. - A "Sopranos"-themed bus tour is cruising through North Jersey this week in honor of [the 25th anniversary of the show's debut](. - A floating pool in either the East River or the Hudson will [open to the public in 2025](. - Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas said she broke her arm after [a driver hit her in a crosswalk]( in Jackson Heights last week. - Mayor Adams is again pushing state lawmakers to [expand the criteria]( for who can be involuntary hospitalized. - [A poll]( found that Flaco the owl is very popular. - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has come under scrutiny for checking into the hospital with "severe pain" on Jan. 1 and [not telling senior defense officials or the White House until days later](. - World champion bull rider Daylon Swearingen, who [tore his groin off his pelvis]( (?) at last year's rodeo at Madison Square Garden, was back in action at the city's premier bull-riding event over the weekend. - The Navajo Nation is criticizing a private company's plan to send people's cremated remains to the moon, saying it would [desecrate a celestial body that's sacred]( to many tribal nations. - "Barbie" won the Golden Globe for best blockbuster last night. ([Here are all the winners]( - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“I like snow. We don't get it that often anymore so I wish it was here just so I could have something nice to look at.”]( - Brooklyn resident Charity Myers on the [DISAPPOINTING LACK OF SNOW]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [A look at some of 2024's most-anticipated art exhibitions]( This year looks to be packed with blockbuster exhibitions as well as intriguing gallery shows — plus group spectaculars like the Park Avenue Armory’s Winter Show and the Whitney Biennial, which kicks off in March. [How to get a career you love (or at least like) in NYC in the new year]( The New York Public Library’s Career Services manager, Louisa Tatum, joined WNYC's "All of It" to discuss figuring out what you want to do, reentering the workforce, dealing with ageism and more. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Teachers union and Staten Island borough president team up in congestion pricing lawsuit]( The United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella argued that teachers and other public servants would be "forced to shoulder the burden of the MTA’s latest fundraising gambit." [NYC Citi Bike prices are increasing. Here’s what riders need to know about the hike.]( Citi Bike said the rate hikes — which went into effect last week for some offerings and will affect annual membership prices starting Jan. 29 — will help fund station upgrades and new electric bikes. [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.