NYC libraries to get budget funding back, reopen on Sundays

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday June 27, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays]( [With protests gathered outside the Brooklyn Public Library, a says "this should be happening INSIDE the library."]( [In November, the mayor's budget cuts forced libraries to close on Sundays. The issue has been a thorn in his side ever since.]( More Stories From Today [A photo of the Olympic-sizes Astoria Pool the day it reopened for the summer on June 27, 2024. Half of the water is roped off.]( [Hundreds stuck waiting for reopened Astoria Pool that Mayor Adams just deemed a success]( [Hundreds of New Yorkers were stuck waiting in line outside because a shortage of lifeguards forced workers to rope off sections of the Astoria Pool.]( [Pedestrians seen crossing the street in Lower Manhattan on Aug. 31, 2022.]( [NYC will reduce speed limits near certain schools and in ‘slow zones’ in every borough]( [The planned changes come after state lawmakers passed Sammy’s Law, allowing the city to lower legal speeds in some places without state approval.]( [A shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of passengers disembark from a New Jersey Transit train in Hoboken in 2017.]( [NJ Transit, Amtrak promise more inspections after catastrophic delays]( [The two services both use 170 miles of train along the northeast corridor.]( [The Chambers Street station opened in 1904 as part of the city's first subway line. It's showing its age.]( [Dreary Chambers Street subway station will remain decrepit due to congestion pricing pause]( [A major renovation was planned for the historic station until Gov. Hochul's pause on congestion pricing ripped a $16.5 billion hole in the MTA’s budget for construction projects.]( [Aerial view of Trenton New Jersey Skyline featuring state capitol dome of New Jersey.]( [NJ budget deal taxes companies more to fund NJ Transit and supports senior tax break]( [The 2.5% corporate tax surcharge is meant to head off off NJ Transit's fiscal cliff.]( [Mayor Eric Adams]( [Extra Extra: The who's who of Mayor Adams' haters list]( [Because if you criticize the mayor, you're just a hater, here are your afternoon links: The Harlem goats are back, the best burger in Queens, Snoop Dogg wants to meet a crip-walking horse, and more from around the city and internet.]( [Closeup photo of a firefly as it sits on a twig in the woods. Its bioluminescent bulb is slightly glowing.]( [Fireflies may disappear, so NY scientists are trying to count how many are left]( [A movement is underway to understand how imperiled firefly populations are and safeguard the charismatic beetle beloved for its bioluminescent abdomen.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.