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Today’s Big Stories
1. Al Sharpton leads pro-DEI ‘March on Wall Street’ in Manhattan
The Rev. Al Sharpton lead a protest march today through Manhattan’s Financial District to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The New York civil rights leader was joined by clergy, labor and community leaders in a demonstration dubbed the “March on Wall Street” that was timed with the anniversary of the Civil Rights-era March on Washington in 1963.
2. Judge extends order to improve conditions at Manhattan immigration facility
A federal judge has extended an order requiring the Trump administration to improve conditions at a Manhattan immigration facility, first issued after migrants alleged the holding cells there were dirty, smelly and overcrowded.
The temporary restraining order, which came down earlier this month, places restrictions on how many people U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can hold at 26 Federal Plaza, where immigrants often report for court hearings.
3. How one NYC school handled collecting cellphones last year
Last September, the Urban Assembly Gateway School of Technology in Hell’s Kitchen started collecting smartphones at the start of the school day.
With a new state law banning smartphones in schools now in effect, every school in the city will have to find ways to comply. It takes some adjusting to, but UA Gateway principal Kristina Dvorakovskaya told NY1’s Jillian Jorgensen it’s worth it.
4. Penn Station redesign to start in 2027 with $43 million federal grant
Federal officials announced a timeline Wednesday for the long-awaited renovation of Penn Station, saying proposals for the project will be accepted starting in October.
A developer is expected to be selected by May, with construction targeted to begin by the end of 2027, according to officials.
5. Woman fatally shot in East Harlem after being caught in crossfire, police say
A 69-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while walking with a friend in East Harlem, police said.
Robin Wright was at the corner of East 110th Street and Madison Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. when gunfire erupted nearby, according to authorities. Police said Wright was not the intended target and was caught in the crossfire of an unrelated dispute.
6. Schools chancellor assures immigrant students school is safe amid increasing ICE detentions
New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is trying to reassure the city’s immigrant student population that it’s safe to come to school ahead of the start of the new school year next Thursday.
It comes as an increasing number of immigrant detentions have caused some immigrant students to avoid school for fear of being detained by ICE agents at or in transit to and from school.
7. Investigators look for a motive in a deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis church
The shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen children sitting in the pews of a Minneapolis church once attended the same school and had been a member of the church, the city’s police chief said.
Authorities were poring over videos, writings and the movements of the shooter but remained uncertain what motivated 23-year-old Robin Westman to open fire through stained-glass windows as children celebrated Mass on the first week of classes at the Annunciation Catholic School.