Good evening, New York City. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know about for tonight and tomorrow, as well as your weather outlook.
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Tonight, clouds will dominate, but the weather will stay mild. Lows will be in the mid-50s.
Tomorrow, sun will return, with highs in the mid-60s, which is slightly above normal for this date.
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Today's Big Stories
1. NYC's student homelessness rises as enrollment dips: report
The city’s public school enrollment declined last year, but the number of students experiencing homelessness increased, according to a new report.
At least 104,000 students experienced homelessness at some point during the 2021-2022 school year, up from 101,000 the previous year, a report released by Advocates for Children of New York today found.
More than 29,000 of those 104,000 children stayed in city shelters, while 69,000 shared someone else’s home “because of a loss of housing or economic hardship,” the report said.
2. Hochul gets flu shot, urges New Yorkers to guard against viruses
Gov. Kathy Hochul received her seasonal flu shot today and urged New Yorkers to prepare for the colder weather months by guarding against respiratory virus infections.
The push from Hochul for both seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccine booster shots comes as the pandemic has continued on into the fall, and many guidelines put in place meant to limit the spread of the virus have been scaled back.
3. City breaks ground on Two Bridges coastal resiliency project
Alongside a bevy of New York City officials and climate change advocates, Mayor Eric Adams today broke ground on the Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience project, which will see the construction of flood walls and deployable flip-up barriers meant to protect the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan from future flood surges.
The project, which aims to keep the waterfront accessible and visible, is one of the four climate resiliency projects that comprise the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resilience Project, a signature resiliency project former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration put into place in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
4. Academic screens return to some middle schools, but fewer than pre-pandemic
After two years of lottery-based admissions at all middle schools due to the pandemic, some schools will once again admit students based on their academic grades.
But the academic screens will be in place at fewer middle schools than before the pandemic began, based on decisions made by district superintendents after weeks of engagement with their communities.
5. New York to open applications for more than $150M for arts projects
More than 1,000 organizations across the state will receive more than $31 million for capital improvement projects.
It's part of historic $150 million capital funding for arts and culture organizations statewide included in the 2022-2023 state budget.
6. Teenager shot outside Staten Island high school, police say
Police are investigating a shooting near a high school on Staten Island that sent students running and hospitalized one child.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle outside Tottenville High School on Luten Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the NYPD said.
In Case You Missed It
Analysis: Zeldin, Hochul offer differing visions for New York
We likely won't know for days whether Tuesday night's debate between Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin on Spectrum News 1 and NY1 moved the needle for any voters.
But with now less than two weeks to go until Election Day, both candidates are trying to convince voters that they understand the public safety issues facing New Yorkers.
Zeldin continued to link the recent suite of criminal justice law changes, including bail law changes that ended cash requirements for many criminal charges, to the broader increase in violent crimes being experienced. Hochul, meanwhile, pointed to efforts to get guns off the streets.