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New York City is contending with a major heat wave this week. Officials activated cooling centers and deployed 15 cooling outreach vans, and urged residents to take precautions. A separate executive order expands heat protections for about 1.4 million outdoor workers, including street vendors, delivery workers and construction crews.
ABC7 New YorkOn housing and money matters, the Rent Guidelines Board voted a one-year freeze on rents in rent-stabilized apartments, affecting hundreds of thousands of homes. The mayor and City Council reached a handshake budget deal at the deadline, a $126 billion plan that expands housing vouchers and discounted transit fares.
City & State New YorkIn accountability news, federal prosecutors charged Frank Carone, a chief of staff to a former mayor, and three others over an alleged bribery scheme tied to a Queens hotel shelter contract.
The Epoch TimesOn transport and services, the DOT began construction on permanent upgrades to Manhattan's Avenue B Open Street, and the Council advanced consumer protection, child care and immigration-related signage measures. Coverage here leans toward heat, budgets and housing, with other areas thin.
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Episcopal Health Services' new Labor and Delivery Suite in Far Rockaway provides expectant mothers with a comfortable setting. The facility features private rooms equipped with state-of-the-art amenities, aiming to support bonding between families and newborns.
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Manjinder Kaur became the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, marking her as the first nurse to lead a New York City Health and Hospitals institution in recent history. She rose through roles within the city's public hospital system after starting her career as a trauma nurse at Lincoln Hospital.
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Police say a 31-year-old woman was stabbed on a northbound E train near the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue station on Monday afternoon. She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and is expected to recover; no arrests have been reported.
Volunteers in Jackson Heights organized a relief drive to pack food, medicine, and other supplies for people affected by twin earthquakes in Venezuela. The neighborhood has become one of several donation hubs across the region.
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