Migrants refuse to enter 'inhumane' shelter; Adams promises electric-only Ubers by 2030; Empire State Building fail + more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday January 30, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Standoff outside Midtown hotel, where migrants refuse to go to ‘inhumane’ 1,000-bed shelter in Brooklyn]( [Two men hold a Venezuelan flag.]( [Some asylum seekers slept on the street in front of the Watson Hotel in Midtown Sunday night rather than spend the night in the new relief center in Brooklyn.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Friends and family of law student Jordan Taylor canvass for information Sunday.]( [Friends, family of missing Queens law student canvass for information]( [Jordan Taylor has been missing since Jan. 6]( [Yellow cabs and Uber car drive through Times Square on Nov. 16, 2020.]( [Mayor Adams promised electric-only Ubers in NYC by 2030. Who’s paying?]( [Neither rideshare representatives nor city sources could say who would pay tens of thousands of rideshare drivers to transition to electric vehicles.]( [The Empire State building is illuminated in green and white.]( [New Yorkers enraged as Empire State Building lights up in support of rivals Philadelphia Eagles]( [The tower was lit green and white Sunday night after the Eagles defeated the 49ers, securing a spot in the Super Bowl.]( [Municipal workers retirees protest proposed changes to medical benefits at City Hall park on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2022.]( [Mayor Adams plows ahead with plan to privatize health benefits for 250,000 NYC municipal retirees]( [The mayor is showing no signs of stopping a plan to switch municipal retirees to a private Medicare Advantage plan – with or without the cooperation of the City Council or the retirees’ support.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking behind a podium.]( [Gov. Hochul’s ambitious housing plan meets suburban blockade]( [The governor wants to set housing production targets for every town. Local leaders say leave them alone.]( [Bloomfield police are looking for this person suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a synagogue in New Jersey.]( [Suspect threw Molotov cocktail at NJ synagogue's front door: Police]( [The suspect, who was shown in surveillance footage wearing black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt, fled down the driveway after throwing the makeshift explosive.]( [Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins.]( [New Yorkers sue city over delays to food stamps]( [The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges nearly 28,000 food stamp applications were overdue as of December.]( [An MTA bus rolls on a New York City street]( [MTA cuts free Wi-Fi from NYC buses]( [MTA officials said roughly 2% of the agency's bus riders used the free internet access.]( [an office building's reflective glass panes]( [Extra Extra: New Jersey's famously 'too-affectionate-for-our-household' cat has been adopted by someone else]( [Because someone will surely appreciate having this cat constantly touching them, here are your end-of-day links: Grand Central Madison misspelled Georgia O'Keeffe's name in stone, grand jury heard evidence in Donald Trump/Stormy Daniels case, don't circadian-rhythm shame people who sleep in and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [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.