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Today’s Big Stories
1. City to close final emergency hotel shelter used to house migrants
New York City will end operations at the last hotel in its emergency shelter system for migrants, Mayor Eric Adams said today.
The Row NYC, a 1,300-room hotel in Times Square that began housing newly arrived migrants in 2022, will cease operating as a shelter next April, according to City Hall.
2. NYPD’s new quality-of-life teams roll out in Queens
For the past few weeks, there’s been a rollout of the NYPD’s new quality-of-life teams in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn, and on Monday, the teams, also known as “Q-Teams,” rolled out in Queens.
The city says the Q-Teams have already helped improve non-emergency call response times by 47 minutes, on average.
3. Public school students make big gains in math, reading test results
Public school students made big gains in math and reading last year, according to their results on statewide standardized tests.
The tests are given to students in grades three through eight, and the gains come as the city has launched new reading and math curriculum programs across the five boroughs.
4. Astoria businesses sue to block protected bike lane plan
More than a dozen business owners in Astoria have filed a lawsuit looking to block a planned protected bike lane on 31st Street.
The petition, filed Friday in Queens Supreme Court, said the city’s proposal to redesign the street — from 36th Avenue to Newton Avenue — would hurt their day-to-day operations and jeopardize public safety.
5. Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell
Transcripts of secret grand jury testimony in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case won’t be released, a judge decided today.
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that the government had suggested that the materials could be released publicly “casually or promiscuously,” which would risk “unraveling the foundations of secrecy upon which the grand jury is premised” and eroding confidence by persons called to testify before future grand juries.
6. Central Park station renamed in honor of Malcolm X
The 110th Street–Central Park North subway station now bears a new name: 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the renaming into law Sunday during the city’s 51st Harlem Week celebrations.
Awilda Delvalle shows off items at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Community Center. (Spectrum News NY1/Chelsea Katz)
Awilda Delvalle: Sharing food and positivity
Awilda Delvalle has been volunteering at the Catholic Charities Kennedy Center Food Pantry for 15 years. Delvalle packs a positive attitude for her volunteering shifts.
For keeping her community nourished and smiling, Delvalle is our New Yorker of the Week.