FBI raid of Phil Banks' home adds to ex-cop’s history of scandal

Plus: NYC Ferry prices are going up [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.]( [FBI raid of Phil Banks' home adds to ex-cop’s history of scandal]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☁️ Cloudy, highs in the upper 70s. It's Friday in New York City, where [FBI raids at the homes of Mayor Eric Adams’ top aides]( this week represented a redux of sorts for one of the most controversial members of the Adams administration: Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks. Here's what we know about [Banks' history with alleged bribery and an investigation into tax fraud](. Here's an up-to-date timeline of [all the current investigations of the mayor's inner circle](. And here's what else is happening: - The NYPD confirmed yesterday that it's [cooperating with a federal investigation]( involving members of the police department. - A group of Upper West Siders backed by Councilmember Gale Brewer rallied yesterday against [the city's plan to paint dedicated bus lanes across 96th Street]( arguing that the lanes — which would speed up bus traffic — could make it harder for cars to pull up to the curb. - A panel of detainees at the Sing Sing maximum security prison [will serve as judges]( in next month's inaugural Sing Sing Film Festival. - The New York City Fire Department this year passed a grim threshold: More FDNY responders have now [died from 9/11-related diseases]( than were killed on the day of the attack. - Heads up, NYC Ferry riders: On Monday, [ticket prices go up]( and new fall schedules take effect on three routes. - A court-appointed monitor said the NYPD under Mayor Adams is conducting too many stop-and-frisk searches [that violate the law](. - New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning voters to be on the lookout for [AI-generated election spam](. - Tomorrow is the final day of sanctioned swimming at [city beaches](. - The producers of "Sleep No More" are back with [an even more immersive piece of immersive theater](. - Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are renting out [their decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat]( for a Tommy Hilfiger fashion show on Sunday. - The Dare sounds like [a nice guy](. - Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan [has died]( at the age of 34. - Zoomers are [fantasizing about]( monogamy. [“A guy with his track record — an unindicted co-conspirator in the biggest corruption scandal in New York City in the last couple of decades — being appointed to that position of trust and power, it was a big mistake by the mayor.”]( - Good government advocate John Keahny on Mayor Adams' hiring of Phil Banks, [WHOSE HOME WAS RAIDED BY THE FBI THIS WEEK]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [NJ inventor aims to open country's first museum celebrating Black inventors]( James Howard, the head of the Black Inventors Hall of Fame, said the nonprofit has signed an agreement to take over a venue in West Orange, the home town of Thomas Edison. [Elderly and disabled subway riders fight MTA over 'hazardous' platform gaps]( An ongoing lawsuit aims to force the MTA to fill in hundreds dangerous gaps between platform edges and subway entrances, even as transit officials reckon with the economic fallout from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing pause. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Look up at the NYC night sky in September to see Saturn, star clusters and more]( On Sept. 8, the sixth planet from the sun will be in opposition, meaning it will be as close it gets to Earth. Saturn will be fully illuminated by the sun and will appear brighter and larger than at any other time of the year. [Brian Lehrer, Laurie Anderson to appear at free Central Park event to fete WNYC’s 100th year]( On Sept. 9, WNYC is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a live broadcast from City Parks Foundation SummerStage in Central Park. It will take place at Rumsey Playfield, the outdoor concert and performance venue near East 71st Street. [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.