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Today’s Big Stories
1. Shakira, The Weeknd to headline 2025 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park
The Weeknd and Shakira are heading to Central Park this fall — and they’ll be taking the stage for a good cause.
Global Citizen has announced the star-studded lineup for its 2025 Global Citizen Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 27 on the Great Lawn. The annual music-meets-activism event is returning to Manhattan with a mix of major artists.
2. 12 more subway stations to get accessibility upgrades, MTA says
The MTA has added 12 more subway stations to its list of stops set to get elevators and other accessibility upgrades.
The 53rd Street R train station, the 63rd Drive-Rego Park M and R train station and the 190th Street A train station are among the stations set to receive upgrades, the transit agency said today. See the full list here.
3. Changes coming to U.S. Open schedule, tennis center
The U.S. Open returns to Queens in less than a month, with a few notable changes this year.
Nicole Kankam, the United States Tennis Association’s managing director of pro tennis marketing and entertainment, joined “Mornings On 1” today to preview what’s ahead for the Open.
4. Rep. Andrew Garbarino selected as new chair of House Homeland Security Committee
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino has been selected as the next chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
The Long Island Republican’s ascension to the post comes after the former chairman, former Rep. Mark Green, of Tennessee, resigned from Congress suddenly over the weekend.
5. Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died today, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,” a family statement said. In 2020, he revealed he had Parkinson’s disease after suffering a fall.
6. Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in push to deregulate workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.
If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in mines, and limit the government’s ability to penalize employers if workers are injured or killed while engaging in inherently risky activities such as movie stunts or animal training.
7. Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell
The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence, a senior official said today.
If Ghislaine Maxwell “has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on X, adding that President Donald Trump “has told us to release all credible evidence.” A lawyer for Maxwell confirmed there were discussions with the government.
(Spectrum News NY1/Roger Clark)
A rec center and a legacy: Official reflects on 30 years of building NYC
A state-of-the-art recreation center rising in East Flatbush will soon open its doors as one of the city officials behind it is getting ready to walk out of his.
NY1’s Roger Clark took a look around the nearly completed Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, which outgoing New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley says includes an indoor pool, a gym, an indoor running track and a dance studio — all scheduled to open in the fall.