Good morning and happy Monday. I’m glad you have survived the weekend’s deeply uncomfortable heat and humidity. It should be a little bit better today.
Happening today:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany and has nothing public scheduled.
At 9:30 a.m., New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will attending a housing court case with the Flatbush Tenant Coalition. 411 Livingston St., Brooklyn.
Also at 9:30 a.m., transit advocates will rally for better service, MTA Headquarters, 2 Broadway, New York City.
At 11 a.m., Westchester County Executive George Latimer will discuss the new lease for the family court building in New Rochelle. Michaelian Office Building, 9th Floor, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains.
At 1 p.m., Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will attending a City Council hearing on the third party transfer program. City Council Chambers, City Hall, New York City.
At 3 p.m., Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will attend the Public Transit Advisory Committee meeting, Community Room, Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie.
Also at 3 p.m., Sen. Shelley Mayer will announce funding for the women’s justice center, Pace Women’s Justice Center, 78 North Broadway, White Plains.
At 5 p.m., Williams will attend the Paro Nacional Solidarity Rally. Columbus Circle, New York City.
At 7 p.m., Mayor de Blasio will be on NY1’s Inside City Hall.
Headlines:
Robert Morgenthau, who served for four decades as Manhattan’s district attorney, has died at age 99.
In addition to his long legal career, Morgenthau served as the inspiration for a character on the long-running NBC series Law & Order.
With the heat, of course, came power outages in parts of Brooklyn and on Long Island.
Manhattan Democratic Chairman Keith Wright, a former state assemblyman, is now officially registered as a lobbyist, and the dual roles are raising eyebrows.
The USA Today Network takes a look at how the retail marijuana business in Massachusetts is booming thanks to New Yorkers traveling over the border.
On Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized President Trump’s tweets at a town hall hosted at PS Q 16 in Corona, Queens.
A memorial service for Eric Garner is being held in Manhattan on Sunday, as the family mourns the five year anniversary of his death.
Mental health facilities have failed to ensure parents and guardians are properly notified of abuse and neglect, an audit released Friday by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office found.
Casinos can’t be licensed in New York City until 2023, but the Las Vegas Sands wants to enter the market now. The company has turned to former Governor David Paterson to make the argument in New York.
As millions watched history 50 years ago, hundreds of workers in the Southern Tier were on high alert. The guidance system and computer programs for the Apollo 11 mission had been written by employees at IBM Endicott.
Pro and anti-Trump rallies clashed at Colonial Circle in Buffalo on Sunday. Large crowds of people came out to voice their concerns on several hot topics, including immigration.
Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas gave up his legal challenge to the results of last month’s Democratic mayoral primary against Shawyn Patterson-Howard.
Lyft drivers in New York City are being shut out of the app for hours at a time, as the ride hailing company seeks to reduce the amount of time cars are cruising without passengers.
In national news:
Ricardo Rosselio says he will not seek re-election in 2020, but is refusing to step aside amid protests.
There’s an emerging budget deal in Congress that would lift the debt ceiling for two years and contain little cuts in spending.
Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress this week and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are debating how to approach questioning him.
Dating back to the 1990s, Mueller became turned off by the partisanship on Capitol Hill.
At the very least, Mueller is a reluctant witness for Democrats, who will try to coax him along during testimony.
The Washington Post fact checks former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that he got 150,000 combat troops out of Iraq.
A police officer in Louisiana posted to Facebook that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez “needs a round.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he is eager to meet with President Trump on the issue of immigration.
From the editorial pages:
The Times Union calls for a boost in funding for anti-smoking efforts.
The Buffalo News is taking the village of Orchard Park to task for the costs of permits to film “A Quiet Place 2.”
The New York Post writes the sweep new rent control law could wind up dooming rent control all together given the federal lawsuit that raises constitutional concerns with the package.
Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky in the TU points to the spoiler effect Ralph Nader played in 2000 and what lessons can be learned for 2020.
Newsday calls for the resignation of Suffolk County Legislator Rudy Sunderman.
The Post-Star criticized Rep. Elise Stefanik for voting against a resolution last week condemning President Trump’s remarks aimed at four freshmen women in Congress.
From the sports pages:
For baseball fans, going to Cooperstown during Induction Weekend is a bucket list item. Thousands of fans from across the country gathered at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown this weekend to witness six new inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Yankees lost to the Rockies 8-4.
Mets narrowly lost to the Giants 3-2.