Good morning and happy Thursday. Anyone else doing the math and landlord research to determine if your rent increase is too high (and possibly illegal)? I appreciate Mr. Dashiell's report on the housing agreement in the New York state budget earlier this week.
Weather-wise, there will be plenty of sunshine today, but it will be noticeably cooler with highs in the mid-50s.
Checkmate! This month, students at Hell's Kitchen Success Academy made a bold move and Westside proudly won the National Chess Championship. Read more about these up-and-coming chess masters…
Look to the skies as the Intrepid Museum launches a new season of Free Fridays. Tim Straub, his APS deputy manager for the NASA Orion spacecraft, will lead his discussion on AstroLive about his NASA efforts to return humans to the moon under his Artemis campaign. read more…
what we have read
*Stories that may be behind a paywall are marked with a 💰
New York City's libraries are the losers of the mayor's $112 billion budget proposal. (Gotham Mist)
Incentives will be offered for out-of-hours deliveries ahead of the introduction of congestion pricing. (amNY)
Without a place to sleep, the city is telling migrants to try “drop-in centers” where they can stay overnight. (city boundaries)
Do subway toilets need more advertising? (New York Post)
Improv comedy theaters are on the rise in New York. (New York Times💰)
freeze frame
I went to see the Wednesday matinee. hell's kitchen I'll say it with my mom, it was a real surprise! Although there were some stand-ins, including Gianna Harris who played Ali, the entire cast and ensemble were some of the best performers I've ever seen. Of course, on my way out, a woman stopped me and asked me where I got the “Bitch, Please, I'm from Hell Kitchen” tote bag. This is already a daily occurrence. Visit Delphinium Home on W47th Street. There are also mugs.
Happy birthday, Eva Pfaff.
