Inside a Brooklyn store with TikTok buzz, a waitlist and tiny MetroCard charms

Plus: State Sen. Myrie, mulling mayoral run, addresses Harlem church [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.]( [Inside a Brooklyn store with TikTok buzz, a waitlist, and tiny MetroCard charms]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☁️ Cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. It's Monday in New York City, where people are waiting for hours to get into a tiny charm store in Greenpoint. Here's how [Gen Z's passion for affordable little accessories]( has breathed new life into Brooklyn Charm. And here's what else is happening: - Central Park hit a record 68 degrees on Sunday. [Don't expect that to last](. - Police said they're searching for a suspect who [pushed a 64-year-old man onto the subway tracks]( at the Penn Station-34th Street station yesterday. - A Friday [slashing of a male subway rider]( by a man making "anti-gay statements" is being investigated as a hate crime, the NYPD said. - The City Council says Mayor Eric Adams [underestimated tax revenues for the current and upcoming fiscal years]( by more than $3 billion, as budget hearings get underway this week at City Hall. - Brooklyn State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Sunday delivered an impassioned speech at a historic Harlem church 10 miles away from his district, adding fuel to speculation he’s [gearing up to run for mayor in 2025](. - More than a month after inspections found that at least three Newark homes were [still being served by lead pipes]( — despite a massive undertaking to excise lead from residential lines — investigators have yet to provide residents with more answers. - Under a new City Council proposal, employers would be [banned from shrinking the time window]( in which employees can file workplace discrimination claims. - A settlement requiring the NYPD to [overhaul how it responds to protests]( went into effect last week, despite attempts to delay the agreement by the city and its largest police union. - The MTA is holding its [final public hearing]( on congestion pricing today. - New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy's U.S. Senate bid against Rep. Andy Kim could be thrown into further chaos today if she loses [the Bergen County Democratic Party's nomination vote](. - Here's a pithy breakdown of how New York City's trash problem [got this way](. - Students at two CUNY schools in the Bronx [haven't had access to a functioning cafeteria]( since September. - [Dozens of people gathered]( for a Flaco memorial in Central Park yesterday. - Tumbleweeds, which are currently invading neighborhoods in Utah and Nevada, [look far more menacing in real life]( than they do in cartoons. - New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe [keeps fighting people](. - [Big pants]( [boat shoes]( can't lose. - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“Just strictly politically, it’s obviously a huge boost. It’s an implied endorsement.”]( - Evan Bedford, a member of the Abyssinian Baptist Church congregation, on [STATE SEN. ZELLNOR MYRIE'S SPEECH ON SUNDAY]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Mayor Adams has sparked a debate over NYC’s ‘sanctuary city’ status. What does it mean?]( Twice last week, Adams said he thinks city agencies should be empowered to cooperate with federal authorities to deport immigrants suspected of committing violent or serious crimes. [Community Boards: What are they good for? A lot, it seems.]( Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson recently joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to discuss why people should join their local board and what to expect if they serve. [We Rely On Your Support]( [The lasting toll of violence on New York City’s subway]( More people have been murdered in New York City’s subways since the start of 2020 than in the preceding 15 years — a grim statistic driven by an alarming start to the year in the mass transit system. [Opponents seek to grind skatepark in Brooklyn’s Mount Prospect Park to a halt]( Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to build a 40,000-square-foot skatepark in partnership with renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk has encountered opposition from Brooklynites who do not want to see their green space covered in concrete. [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.