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Today’s Big Stories
1. NYPD detective hurt by friendly fire during carjacking released from the hospital
An NYPD detective who was shot and injured by friendly fire while responding to a carjacking in Queens last week has been released from the hospital.
Detective Corey Fisher was met with cheers and applause as he was escorted out of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center this morning.
2. Trump signs order to potentially withhold funds from states, cities with ‘no cash bail’ policies
President Donald Trump has taken steps to potentially withhold federal funds from cities and states that have what he refers to as “cashless bail” policies, as he floats expanding his crackdown on crime in Washington to other areas beyond the nation’s capital.
Several states, such as Illinois, New York, California and New Jersey, have moved away from relying on cash bail as a condition for pretrial release.
3. Columbia student among victims in deadly bus crash near Niagara Falls
A small vigil took place over the weekend in Pembrook, New York to commemorate the lives lost in a bus crash about 40 miles east of Niagara Falls.
Staten Island-based tour bus M&Y was en route from Niagara Falls to New York City when officials said the bus driver got distracted, lost control of the vehicle and overcorrected. Among the victims was 22-year-old Xie Hongzhou, a Columbia University student.
4. Legendary Queens College basketball coach now a Hall of Famer
It was October 2017 when the basketball court at the Queens College Fitzgerald Gymnasium was named for Lucille Kyvallos. The legendary coach says it was quite a day.
In June, another honor came to the trailblazing former women’s basketball coach, when was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. She spoke with NY1’s Roger Clark about the experience.
5. AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists today, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials.
Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP during the war, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn of Dagga’s death, along with those of other journalists.
6. Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE in Baltimore, faces deportation efforts
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore today to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief period of freedom.
Abrego Garcia’s attorneys quickly filed a lawsuit to fight his deportation until a court has heard his claim for protection, stating that the U.S. could place him in a country where “his safety cannot be assured.”
Martha Foley has been volunteering at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange for more than two decades. (Spectrum News NY1/Chelsea Katz)
Martha Foley: Creating opportunities for craft makers
Martha Foley is a volunteer at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange. The 171-year-old organization provides space for hundreds of local craft makers to sell their products.
Foley is also compiling the Exchange’s historic documents to be donated to the Brooklyn Historical Society. For ensuring that craft making can continue for generations to come, Foley is our New Yorker of the Week.