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Heatwave Fallout + Republican-backed PAC supports Senator Parker

No. 281 | Monday, August 1

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Aug 1, 2022
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Local News

  • Four deaths have been confirmed as a result of the week-long heatwave that swept NYC earlier this month. 

  • UPS drivers and warehouse employees protested in front of a UPS customer service center in Brooklyn on Thursday, demanding better working conditions after several workers experienced heat-related illnesses during the heat wave. 

  • At Rikers, nearly 200 detainees deemed to be “heat sensitive” were held in an intake building without air conditioning, some for multiple days. 

  • The MTA’s chief financial officer warned that the MTA will likely run out of federal Covid relief funds earlier than anticipated, due to slower than projected returns to pre-pandemic ridership levels.

  • New York City officials declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Saturday, the day after Governor Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency. As of Friday there were 1,300 positive cases confirmed in the city. 

  • NYC evictions have increased every month this year, totaling at least 1,527 marshal-executed evictions to date.

  • Starting today, 2,000 of the city’s automated speed cameras will operate 24 hours a day, an expansion from the current schedule of 6 am to 10 pm. 

Elections

  • A Republican-backed PAC has spent $7,500 this month in digital ads supporting incumbent Senator Kevin Parker (District 21, Flatbush) in his race against DSA-endorsed challenger David Alexis. 

  • NYC’s districting commission will hold five public hearings over the next month to receive feedback on their proposed new City Council district map. 


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