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Today’s Big Stories
1. Hochul: Businesses in New York turning a corner in fight against organized retail theft
Gov. Kathy Hochul says New York is turning a corner in the fight against organized retail theft, with new numbers showing a significant drop statewide.
After a spike in retail theft following the pandemic, Hochul announced today that incidents are down more than 12% year-over-year in New York City and down 5% across the rest of the state.
2. New teachers get ready for a new school year
Thousands of new teachers will begin their careers in New York City public schools next week — and hundreds of them were on hand at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn today for New Teachers Week.
They heard from the schools chancellor and the president of their union ahead of a school year that will see the launch of a new cellphone ban and the continuation of curriculum mandates.
3. Taxi drivers protest Waymo’s self-driving car tests in New York City
Taxi and livery drivers rallied outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office Monday to protest the city’s decision to allow Waymo to test self-driving cars in parts of Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn.
Members of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers warned that autonomous vehicles could threaten the livelihoods of more than 200,000 drivers citywide.
4. Family raises police brutality concerns after Bronx arrest
A violent altercation with police was caught on video after a man in the Bronx attempted to intervene during the arrest of his daughter.
Cellphone video shows 50-year-old Sammy Santiago getting wrestled to the ground by four officers in Hunts Point Saturday night.
5. NY1 to host debates for mayor, city comptroller and public advocate in leadup to general election
The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Thursday released the debate schedule for this fall’s general election, and NY1 will host debates in all three citywide races — mayor, city comptroller and Public Advocate.
A debate featuring the leading candidates for mayor will air on NY1 on Wednesday, Oct. 22. NY1 will also host the first general election debates in the races for Public Advocate, on Thursday, Oct. 9, and city comptroller, on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
6. Jessica Pegula ready to chase U.S. Open crown in Queens
American tennis player Jessica Pegula is among eight U.S. women advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open, where she will take the court again Wednesday.
Before the tournament began, Pegula joined a tennis clinic for Chase credit card customers in Manhattan, where she hit the court and shared her thoughts on both tennis and life in New York. Watch NY1’s interview here.
7. Wall Street steadies, global markets sink after Trump escalates feud with the Federal Reserve
Wall Street has recovered some overnight losses that took place after President Donald Trump said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
Futures for the Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average all swung notably lower after Trump said in a post Monday that he was removing Cook because of allegations of mortgage fraud by his appointee that heads the agency regulating mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)
Brooklyn teacher preserves NYC school memories with memorabilia collection
Marty Raskin, a school teacher for 32 years, is a collector of educational memorabilia from New York City public schools and beyond.
Raskin’s collection includes hats, apparel, the famous old Board of Education doorknobs, Delaney attendance cards, clocks, student publications and even furniture, like a desk with an ink well. NY1’s Roger Clark got a firsthand look.