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Today's Big Stories
1. Crossing against the light? You won't get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC
Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City.
Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to take action — either by signing or vetoing it — after 30 days.
2. Lawsuit claims homeless encampment sweeps violate New Yorkers' rights
The city is facing a lawsuit alleging that its encampment sweeps violate the rights of homeless New Yorkers.
The suit, filed Tuesday by six homeless people and the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, claims the city conducts thousands of what it calls “cleanups” at encampments each year, taking homeless New Yorkers’ belongings “without due process” and forcing them to move elsewhere.
3. Newly renovated 125th Street library branch reopens in East Harlem
The New York Public Library celebrated the reopening of its newly renovated 125th Street branch in East Harlem today.
The 120-year-old landmark building had been closed since August 2021 for the “top-to-bottom” makeover, with the reopening delayed due to proposed budget cuts, the NYPL said in a release.
4. Yankees fans who interfered with Dodgers' Betts are banned from Game 5 of the World Series
Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 tonight.
Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres' pop up in the first inning Tuesday night, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees' road jersey grabbed Betts' glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Another fan grabbed Betts' non-glove hand.
5. Inwood voters cite economy, reproductive rights as key issues ahead of election
When the A train from Far Rockaway pulls into the 207th Street subway station in Inwood, it's the end of a more than 32-mile trip through Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, the longest one-seat ride in the city's subway system.
Upstairs is the intersection of West 207th Street and Broadway, a bustling area in a diverse neighborhood with Latin flair. Many residents with Dominican roots call Inwood home.
NY1's Roger Clark spoke to neighborhood residents about what's motivating them to vote this election.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, will make appearances in several of New York’s competitive districts at the end of the week as the campaign season enters its final days with New York potentially being decisive in which party controls the chamber.
Johnson, R-Louisiana, will campaign on Thursday in Rockland County with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection bid in New York's 17th Congressional District, which is made up of Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and southern Dutchess counties.
7. In bruising NY-17 campaign, Rep. Mike Lawler looks to block Mondaire Jones' comeback bid
Accusations of lies and radicalism are punctuating a bruising congressional race outside of New York City that could determine control of the U.S. House.
In the lower Hudson Valley, Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is looking to block a comeback bid from former Rep. Mondaire Jones, a Democrat, in New York’s 17th Congressional District. The district stretches from Rockland County to Dutchess County. Millions of dollars have flooded into the race.
8. Wall Street ticks higher after Alphabet jumps on Google profits
U.S. stock indexes are edging higher today following a strong profit report from Google's parent company, though drops for Eli Lilly and others are keeping Wall Street in check.
The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in midday trading after drifting between small gains and losses, near its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 197 points, or 0.5%, as of noon Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was adding 0.2% to its own record set the day before.
In Case You Missed It
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Three generations of one family to run the New York City Marathon
After running for more than 20 years, including 19 New York City Marathons, 74-year-old Rodrigo Villavicencio is convinced running has not only made him healthier, but has also made him feel younger.
Villavicencio, his son and his grandson will run the New York City Marathon together for the first time this year.