Who keeps littering porn and Bible pages in Greenpoint?

Plus: Digging up the road to extend the 2nd Ave subway [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.]( [A serial litterer once again casts porn, Bible pages and mail onto a Greenpoint street]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☁️ Cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. It's Tuesday in New York City, where someone keeps dumping vintage porn, Japanese manga and Bible pages on the sidewalks of Huron Street in Greenpoint. The case is eerily similar to one solved last year, where [an NYPD sergeant was caught repeatedly discarding porn and Reader's Digest pages]( on nearby Noble Street. But a local sleuth said [the Huron Street litterer]( bears no resemblance to the sergeant. So who is he? Here's what else is happening: - The MTA plans to [tear up five blocks of streets in East Harlem]( in order to extend the Second Avenue subway. - Police are investigating a possible hate crime targeting pro-Palestinian students who were [blasted with suspected "skunk spray"]( while rallying at Columbia University. - New York City [lost an estimated $108 million]( last year from drivers who used fake or obscured license plates to evade speed cameras, according to an audit by Comptroller Brad Lander. - The city has agreed to [limit the share of affordable housing units it reserves for local residents]( vying for "housing lottery" apartments in their own neighborhoods. - This comes after [a federal lawsuit]( argued that giving preference to locals effectively perpetuates racial segregation. - A Bronx immigration attorney and his son have been accused of [scamming hundreds of clients]( by promising them green cards while fraudulently representing them as victims of domestic abuse. - The city's 911 operators are getting [a pay raise and more flexible work schedules]( following years of reporting low morale and rampant absenteeism. - Govs. Kathy Hochul and Phil Murphy are among a group of Democratic governors calling for [$1.4 billion in federal aid for states and localities]( to address the ongoing migrant crisis. - Mayor Eric Adams yesterday announced a new plan that could completely eliminate medical debt for [up to 500,000 low-income New Yorkers](. - The NYPD said it's [creating a task force]( to crack down on drag racing and highway takeovers. - A San Francisco-based runner who [won the non-binary category]( of the New York City Marathon last year was denied their $5,000 prize after New York Road Runners said they failed to meet the qualification: competing in at least six other NYRR races within the year leading up to the marathon. - George Santos has [a court check-in]( today. - "If I don’t come out of this alive I’d like to say a big F—K OFF right now to everybody on Instagram who criticized me for supporting the INNOCENT Woody Allen": Restauranteur Keith McNally shared this thought before [undergoing kidney stone surgery]( yesterday. - The new craze sweeping Great Britain is kind of like swatting, but instead of sending militarized police to someone's home, you [send a round of pints to some lovely strangers]( who've posted on Facebook which pub they're at. - The sun is now [setting after 5 p.m.]( in New York City, praise Ra. - [Rat selfies]( - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“Is the intent to litter or is it to enlighten?”]( - Psychologist peter Kramer, speculating about [WHY SOMEONE IS LITTERING PORN AND BIBLE PAGES]( in greenpoint More from Gothamist [second image]( [NY criminal justice policies on shaky ground after 5 years of bail reform backlash]( A number of proposed criminal justice laws face an uncertain future in Albany this year after backlash from critics who say reform measures have made New Yorkers less safe. [MTA installs new platform barriers at 191st Street station]( The Washington Heights stop is the first of four subway stations to get the metal gates as part of a platform safety pilot program. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Brooklyn firm plans indoor wave pool for Far Rockaway]( The firm's founder said the wave pool would provide free surfing and safety lessons to young residents of Far Rockaway, where the poverty rate is above 20%. [A bookstore on the Lower East Side has divided a community]( Bluestockings, a collectively-owned bookstore, distributes free Narcan overdose prevention kits. Some of the shop's neighbors say it attracts criminality and harassment to the area. [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.