Good evening, New York City. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know for tonight and tomorrow, as well as your weather outlook.
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Skies will turn cloudy again tonight, and that will help to keep temperatures from moving very much, holding in the mid-40s most of the night.
It’s quite the wild ride tomorrow! A few showers are likely in the morning, then mainly dry for much of the day with highs in the 60s. Then gusty thunderstorms are possible in the evening, with occasional gusts of 40-50 mph.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Indoor mask-wearing mandate for New York takes effect Monday
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that mask wearing will now be required in indoor public places in New York, unless the business or venue has a vaccine requirement for entry.
2. Rikers detainee dies; 15th to die in DOC custody this year
A 28-year-old Rikers Island detainee died on Friday after he experienced a “medical issue,” authorities said. Malcolm Boatwright, who was being held at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island, is the 15th DOC detainee to die in custody this year.
3. City resumes East River Park work despite judge's order
Construction to rebuild East River Park as a coastal flood barrier resumed Friday, two days after an appeals court judge indicated that the city should temporarily pause all demolition efforts. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday defended the plan as one that would "protect the East Side long term," and denied that the city was going against the court's order.
4. Time running out for class size bill to pass this year
The clock is ticking for the current City Council to vote on legislation aimed at reducing class sizes in city schools. NY1 education reporter Jillian Jorgensen looks at what the bill would mean for educators, and why it hasn't yet been up for a vote.
5. FDNY battles fire in Brooklyn Heights
Three firefighters suffered burns and a fourth was treated for a neck injury after battling a fire that broke out early Friday morning inside a residential building, authorities say. Fire officials in Brooklyn are investigating the cause of the blaze, which left at least one resident displaced.
6. House committee report blasts drug pricing strategies as 'troubling'
Drug makers raise their prices to meet revenue goals and exploit Medicare’s inability to negotiate directly for lower prices by targeting the U.S. for price hikes, a scathing report by the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee says.
The committee’s 269-page report also accuses pharmaceutical companies of creating a compensation structure that gives executives an incentive to raise prices and says that revenue gains far outpace investments in research and development.
Your Daily Listen
Just weeks away from leaving office, Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing new vaccine mandates for all private sector employees, in a move that seems to have taken business leaders by surprise. NY1’s Zack Fink, Courtney Gross and Juan Manuel Benítez comment on the new measures and the mayor’s intentions behind them. Is he doing this to reactivate the city’s economy and get employees back to the office? Or is he gearing up for a potential run for governor?