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The heat is finally subsiding.
Tuesday will feel much better outside, with lower humidity and highs in the mid-80s. There is a small chance of showers in the evening.
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Around NYC
1. Pastor robbed during Sunday sermon, loses more than $1 million in jewelry
A Sunday sermon turned into a $1 million heist in Brooklyn.
Police say the robbers came in and stole more than $1 million worth of jewelry from bishop Lamor Whitehead and his wife.
It happened on Sunday just after 11 a.m. at 922 Remsen Avenue in Brooklyn, according to the NYPD.
2. MTA facing devastating financial outlook
The MTA is facing a devastating financial outlook once it burns through federal COVID-19 aid that kept the agency running through the pandemic.
New ridership projections from consulting firm McKinsey & Company presented in an MTA briefing Monday were substantially lowered from its original forecast.
Because of the stalled recovery in ridership, the MTA will take in about $1 billion dollars less than anticipated in fare and toll revenue just this year alone.
3. Zeldin blames bail reform for attacker's release, but questions swirl about prosecutor
Rep. Lee Zeldin has been trying to make his scuffle with an attacker last week part of his case for undoing state bail reform laws.
But the Republican nominee for governor is left clarifying some details in the incident’s aftermath.
Why didn’t the prosecutor who once served as his gubernatorial campaign co-chair level a bail-eligible charge?
Around the Nation
1. As the ADA turns 32, Biden admin. releases $343 million for accessible transit upgrades
2. The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel’s new video
3. Poll: Nearly 30% of Americans think they may have to ‘take up arms’ against U.S. government