Ex-White House staffer who allegedly assaulted halal cart worker may avoid charges

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday January 19, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Ex-White House staffer may avoid charges in alleged hate crime assault on NYC halal cart worker]( [Photo of Stuart Seldowitz, former State Department official, as seen in a video tirade gone viral]( [Stuart Seldowitz, a former State Department staffer, was charged in November after video of his tirade against a halal cart worker in Manhattan went viral.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Adults stand in front of a sign for PS 315.]( [To keep migrant students in their Brooklyn schools, activist parents try finding them housing]( [The parents, whose kids attend schools in Ditmas Park and Midwood, have posted flyers around nearby neighborhoods asking for help securing an apartment.]( [A photo of the Brooklyn building where a baby was found badly burned from a furnace.]( [11-month-old Brooklyn baby found dead after exposure to furnace, police said]( [The boy was found in a bedroom and later pronounced dead.]( [A photo of Mayor Eric Adams who vetoed a police transparency bill.]( [Mayor Adams vetoes police reporting bill in another showdown with City Council]( [The Council is expected to vote to override the veto next month.]( [A car and a moped are seen crossing a street on the Lower East Side in Manhattan.]( [Is Vision Zero a success for New York City?]( [From our transit newsletter: Evaluating Vision Zero after a decade, a reader question about connecting train stations and a roundup of this week’s transit news.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul gives a presentation on her housing plan.]( [Gov. Hochul's budget bans insurance discrimination against low-income tenants]( [The governor’s executive budget includes rules prohibiting insurers from refusing to cover buildings based on tenants’ level and source of income.]( [A photo of the Randall's Island tent facility]( [Randall's Island migrant residents say stabbing is latest in a string of violence, crime]( [The second stabbing so far this month may have involved a security guard. Six people were ultimately charged.]( [a guy in a Buffalo wing hat a Bills game]( [Extra Extra: Is New York actually in the Midwest?]( [Because I said so, here are your afternoon links: Madonna started her concert too late, Times Square vow renewal ceremonies, marsupials that eat their dead and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.