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Today's Big Stories

1. Councilman Justin Brannan joins race for city comptroller

Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan announced today he is officially entering the race for New York City comptroller, setting up a competitive June primary.

Brannan, a Democrat representing the city’s 47th Council District in Bay Ridge, currently serves as the City Council’s finance chair.

2. Report: Tickets, accidents decline due to speed camera program

The city’s Department of Transportation says speed cameras are making a major impact.

Eleven years after then-Mayor Bill de Blasio started Vision Zero to eliminate traffic deaths across the five boroughs, the number of cameras has increased tenfold, while the number of tickets has plummeted, according to a new report by the DOT.

3. Roosevelt Avenue cleanup effort driving down crime, officials say

The city says a crackdown on quality-of-life issues along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens is paying off. Three months ago, Mayor Eric Adams launched "Operation Restore Roosevelt” amid chronic complaints about prostitution, retail theft and unlicensed vendors and food carts along the thoroughfare.

New data released Wednesday by the NYPD shows overall crime in the area is down by 25% since the crackdown began in October.

4. Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship

A federal judge today temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status.

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argue the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship.

5. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member

The Senate today confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's premier spy agency.

6. 'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations with 13, setting record for a non-English language film

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity "Emilia Pérez" in Oscar nominations today. Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez," a Spanish-language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón.

The other nominees for best picture are: "Anora"; "The Brutalist"; "A Complete Unknown"; "Conclave"; "Dune: Part Two"; "I'm Still Here."; "Nickel Boys"; "The Substance"; and "Wicked."

7. Discovering hidden gems during Restaurant Week in NYC

With Winter Restaurant Week in full swing, there’s no better time to explore the city’s diverse food options, according to Kaitlyn Rosati, who writes the “NYC hidden dining gems” column for the Daily News.

Rosati scours the five boroughs to find culinary treasures, from South African elk carpaccio to Filipino halo-halo. This year, she joined “Mornings On 1” to dish on which spots she thinks foodies should put on their lists.