NYC voters demanded racial equity 'fix it' plans. They're now overdue.

Plus: NY Dems have a Joe Biden problem [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [NYC voters OK’d racial equity reforms in 2022. Required 'fix it' plans are overdue.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, highs in the lower 80s. It's Monday in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is months late in implementing a set of racial justice reforms overwhelmingly approved by city voters at the ballot box in 2022. Here's why the mayor's office is arguing that [the delays are a sign that this is actually being taken seriously](. And here's what else is happening: - On the hunt for a new apartment this summer? [Here's how to avoid getting a crummy one](. - Dozens of protesters [marched in Midtown]( on Saturday, lamenting what they’d hoped would be the eve of congestion pricing's start. - Gov. Kathy Hochul, fresh off her decision to indefinitely freeze congestion pricing, [wore a rainbow MTA t-shirt]( to Sunday's Pride March. - Ambulance response times in New York City are [the longest they've been]( since the start of the pandemic. - Police said a man riding an electric scooter [ran over two pedestrians]( Saturday evening after he jumped the curb in Herald Square, leaving one person hospitalized in critical condition. - New York City will [restore some funding to its prekindergarten program]( as part of the $112.4 billion budget agreement between Mayor Adams and the City Council. Also in the budget deal, which takes effect today: - [A $3 million cut]( for Safe Horizon, a non-profit that helps more than 55,000 victims of crime and abuse each year. - The expansion of half-priced MetroCard eligibility [to 1 million more New Yorkers](. - The continuation of city health department services for [keeping patients with HIV "undetectable."]( - Here's what's known about Friday's fatal police shooting in Utica, where [an officer killed a 13-year-old boy]( who was allegedly holding a pellet gun. - THE CITY has [a cool photo essay]( about New Dorp, Staten Island, a waterfront neighborhood that's rebuilding from Sandy — and quickly becoming the borough's Chinatown. - [Here's a peek]( into the 170-person, 67-van effort to [keep fresh batteries in Citi Bikes]( docked all over town. - Some car owners in Bayside, Queens are revolting over the city's move to replace on-street parking spots with [protected bike lanes](. - Bed-Stuy held a block party over the weekend to celebrate [the 35th anniversary of "Do The Right Thing."]( - A 66-year-old Long Island man [lost a hand and a few fingers]( in a fireworks mishap on Saturday. - Steve Bannon is expected to [report to a Connecticut prison]( today to serve a four-month term for defying subpoenas in the congressional January 6 investigation. - Big congrats to 16-year-old New Jersey gymnast Hezly Rivera on making [the five-woman Team U.S.A. Olympic squad](. - Every day, [every kid of every gender identity]( is wearing the Elsa dress. [“The gall to wear an MTA shirt on today of all days. Just complete contempt for New Yorkers.”]( - Transit Advocate Doug Gordon on Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to [WEAR AN MTA PRIDE SHIRT AFTER HALTING CONGESTION PRICING]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [New York Democrats have a Joe Biden problem]( “For targeted House seats in the suburbs and around the rest of the state, these aren’t races that Joe Biden is up by mid-single-digits in,” said Republican Lee Zeldin. “In those districts, Joe Biden is down and that bodes well for the efforts to help the Republican candidates for House.” [NY traffic deaths rose sharply during the pandemic, comptroller's report finds]( Traffic deaths jumped by roughly 25% statewide in the period between 2019 and 2022, according to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. While there were fewer cars on the road, the report suggests drivers were engaging in riskier behaviors. [We Rely On Your Support]( [13 totally free and fun ways to enjoy New York City this July]( It’s time to make the most of the sunshine, Summer Fridays and the emptier streets resulting from those lucky enough to decamp the hot and humid city streets for cooler climes. [AirTrain to JFK will be half price this summer to cut down traffic]( From July 1 through Labor Day, the Port Authority is offering $4.50 rides for those who enter or exit the AirTrain at the Howard Beach or Jamaica stations. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.