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Today’s Big Stories
1. Sliwa adds private security to campaign, says ‘credible’ threats made against his life
Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for mayor, said today that he has begun campaigning with private armed security after receiving what he described as “credible” threats against his life and that of his wife, Nancy.
Speaking on the campaign trail, Sliwa said it was the first time he had taken such a step, adding that the security team would remain with him for the rest of the campaign.
2. ‘Trick-or-Streets’ expands citywide with more than 130 events this month
The city is once again turning its streets into festive, car-free spaces for the Halloween season.
The fourth annual “Trick-or-Streets” initiative will return with a record 137 events planned across all five boroughs, the city’s Department of Transportation announced today.
3. How Citymeals is helping older New Yorkers feel less alone
Citymeals on Wheels provides a lifeline for older New Yorkers who are unable to shop for their own groceries.
The group recently began taking a more proactive approach to combat loneliness among older adults, referring dozens of clients to Life Story Club, a program that hosts small weekly storytelling groups online or by phone.
4. Government shutdown drags on as Senate tees up another vote
The Senate is set to hold another vote on a bill to reopen the federal government despite Republican and Democratic lawmakers providing few public signs over the weekend and into the sixth day of the shutdown today that any meaningful negotiations are taking place.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., kicked off Day 6 of the shutdown reiterating to reporters that “there’s nothing for us to negotiate” on what he calls the “clean” short-term measure his chamber passed to keep the government funded at current levels through mid-November.
5. CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief
Paramount said today that it has bought the commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News.
The announcement, while anticipated, is a bold move for the venerable television news network initiated by new corporate leader David Ellison. Weiss’ experience is in print journalism, particularly in commentary.
6. Democrats claim Epstein files behind delay in swearing in of a new House member
Democrats are blasting Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for waiting to swear in a freshly elected soon-to-be Democratic House member and specifically arguing he is doing so to delay a vote on releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva — who won a special election last month to replace her father, who died in office earlier this year, in representing Arizona’s 7th congressional district — is likely to be the crucial last signature needed on an effort by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a vote on releasing files related to Epstein’s case.
Michael J. Evans Sr. spends his weekday mornings spreading well wishes at the 145th Street subway station. (Spectrum News NY1/Chelsea Katz)
Michael Evans Sr.: Warm greetings in Harlem
Michael J. Evans Sr. greets commuters five mornings a week at the 145th Street subway station. He started engaging with straphangers when he escorted his wife to work during her battle with cancer.
For sending his neighbors into their days with good attitudes Evans is our New Yorker of the Week.