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Today's Big Stories

1. Adams urges judge to rule in his corruption case so he can start campaigning

A lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams today asked the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he's going to toss the charges, arguing that the embattled mayor needs to turn his attention to running for reelection.

In a letter to Judge Dale E. Ho, Adams' attorney Alex Spiro requested for Ho to issue a ruling in the case “as soon as practicable,” noting that petitions to get on the city's Democratic primary election ballot are due “just days away” on Thursday.

Follow NY1's live blog for the latest updates on the upcoming June primary. 

2. Composting fines set to begin Tuesday as city enforces new rules

Starting Tuesday, April 1, New York City will begin enforcing its mandatory curbside composting regulations, issuing fines to property owners who fail to properly separate organic waste from regular trash.

Acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan joined "Mornings On 1" today to break down the rules. 

3. City's outdoor dining program set to return Tuesday

When it comes to roadway dining — and there were thousands of examples of this during the pandemic — some New Yorkers loved it. Others, not so much.  

The pandemic curbside sheds are gone, but the city is allowing for the return of roadway dining through a new program, with the season set to start Tuesday. 

4. Queens lawmaker, Mets owner team up on elevated walkway at proposed Citi Field casino site

A Queens lawmaker is teaming up with Mets owner Steve Cohen to move forward with an infrastructure project that could pave the way for a proposed $8 billion casino near Citi Field.

State Sen. John Liu over the weekend unveiled plans for Flushing Skypark, an elevated walkway similar to Manhattan’s High Line. The project aims to connect downtown Flushing to Willets Point by spanning Flushing Creek.

5. Advocate pushes for speed limiters after fatal Brooklyn crash

Advocates like Gersh Kuntzman, the editor-in-chief of Streetsblog, are urging lawmakers to act after a mother and her two children were fatally struck while crossing the street in Brooklyn over the weekend.

In an interview with “Mornings On 1” today, Kuntzman proposed installing speed limiters in vehicles for drivers who have received six or more speeding tickets.

6. Volunteers still giving back five years after pandemic lockdown

Despite the physical distancing that came with the coronavirus, the pandemic was in many ways a unifying moment for the city. Volunteers from Riverdale to Red Hook banded together to help their neighbors.

NY1 photojournalist Chelsea Katz spoke with some whose work continued long after pandemic restrictions were lifted.

7. Stock markets fall worldwide as new Trump tariffs near

President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" is fast approaching, and stock markets from Wall Street to Wellington, New Zealand, are falling today in advance of it.

In New York, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% following one of its worst losses of the past couple of years on Friday. It's on track to finish the first three months of the year with a loss of 5.5%, which could make this its worst quarter in nearly three years.