Sunrise from 3rd Street
Local stories of interest from other sources this past week include...
• The Trump administration's move to re-examine federal funding could have a significant impact on NYC's public housing (The City)
• Trump threatens to kill congestion pricing (City & State) ... though he'd need to break the law to do so (Streetsblog)
• Cart vendors worry about being a target in ICE sweeps (Eater ... CBS News) ... What mass deportations would do to NYC's economy (The New York Times)
• Con Ed is looking to increase customers' electric bills by an average of 11.4% and gas bills by 13.3% starting on Jan. 1, 2026 (Gothamist)
• Cops searching for suspect who smashed man's face with a glass outside Phebe's on Fourth Street and the Bowery (amNY)
• A visit to City Lore on First Street — "A hidden New York gem curates culture that might otherwise be lost" (ABC 7)
• Hawk season 2025 is in full swing (Laura Goggin Photography)
• Honoring Flaco Eurasian eagle-owl with a new book and exhibit (West Side Rag ... previously on EVG)
• And a diversion from The Hollywood Reporter's cover story on "Babygirl"'s Harris Dickinson, an East London native, who stayed here during the filming:
He lived in the East Village, right on Houston Street, and though he took constant advantage of the proximity to Katz's Deli (and its world-famous Reuben), he couldn't handle the neighborhood's frenetic energy. "People were accidentally ringing my buzzer at night, and I was in a constant state of stress," he says. "My cortisol was so high that I felt like I was going to explode."
"Babygirl" screens locally at Village East by Angelika, Regal Union Square and Regal Essex Crossing.
2 comments:
Con Ed is like the MTA. They always come
begging for more & more of our money, while the
top execs make huge salaries. And it seems
like Con Ed requests rate increases every
few months, and they never get turned down.
We pay the highest rates in country. New Jersey,
right next door to us, the rates are about less
than half.
The Con Ed hike isn't surprising, but it will be detrimental to many New Yorkers who are already living hand to mouth. How do they expect us to survive after paying exorbitant rent and higher prices on groceries due to the imposed tariffs from the mango Mussolini against a terrible job market? Not to mention a supposed hike from 2.90 to 3.00 to ride a subway plagued by violent crimes with endless delays. Everything we do is centered around capitalism. Profits over people. The corruption is nauseating. Very sad. How do we escape this matrix?
Lastly, the vendors are a great resource for our communities. I'd hate to see them go as a result of ICE detention. I honestly don't know how we are going to last the next four years. God help us please.
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