news editor at @thecityreporter.nyc. proud South Brooklynite. reach me at agiambrone@thecity.nyc, read the Scoop 📧: https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/the-city-newsletters/https://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3muk4cqnsgc2d“One lifeguard said he’s heard more complaints about jellyfish in three days than in 25 years on the job.” (via @smaldo.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/jellyfish-beach-rockaway-sting-swim-ocean/02 Sep 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk4cqnsgc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3muhmv74q7o2vFewer Women Are Creating TV Shows Now Than They Were Nearly a Decade Ago, Study Finds https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/women-creators-directors-streaming-shows-decline-study-1236686018/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/women-creators-directors-streaming-shows-decline-study-1236686018/?utm_source=zeta&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR-TodayinEntertainment-09012026&bt_ee=vV8hAz%2FqTv%2FIlnnucB6I%2FFy3lH260vz7FjSKBU%2BYl7eVHpWREMhiCTIX5h4kKUwF&bt_ts=178827188794401 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhmv74q7o2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3muhb4srzm22rRecord Amount of Outside Money Flooded NYC Elections Last Year (via @katiehonan.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/political-spending-record-outside-money-local-elections-cfb/01 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhb4srzm22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mugd5htccp2e“At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/the-least-transparent-midterm-how-dark-money-is-washing-over-the-2026-election.html01 Sep 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugd5htccp2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3muaing3m722xBrooklyn Democratic Party reformers filed another lawsuit against the party and its leadership yesterday afternoon following a closed-door vote earlier this week where Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's bylaw changes narrowly passed with lame-duck votes: https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=A5L8RYXxe7Mh3_PLUS_JTdIsWDQ==29 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaing3m722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mu6feixclc26Brooklyn Methodist Hospital nurses ratify contract with more protections against workplace violence, understaffing https://www.brooklynpaper.com/nysna-brooklyn-methodist-ratify-contract/28 Aug 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6feixclc26https://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mu5avfhius2yIllegal E-Motos Still Being Shipped To NYC Despite Mamdani Cease-And-Desist Deadline (via @nyc.streetsblog.org with this amazing quote) https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/28/disgracebook-illegal-e-motos-still-being-shipped-to-nyc-despite-mamdani-cease-and-desist-deadline28 Aug 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5avfhius2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mu572qiyus2xHe Died in His NYC Taxi in a Heat Wave. Cabbies Are Returning His Body to Ivory Coast. (via @jmartineznyc.bsky.social and me for @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/taxi-driver-death-ivory-coast-repatriation-union-fundraiser/28 Aug 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu572qiyus2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mu2pfrarrs24“‘Half of them have never read a book,’ she said. ‘In 10 years, we went from kids reading multiple novels in class to them having never opened a book.’” (via @nysfocus.com) https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/26/new-york-students-reading-fewer-books27 Aug 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2pfrarrs24https://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtyq5dorhs2vthe Mamdani administration says a citywide enforcement sweep of car rental business resulted in 56 summonses for violations of NYC consumer protection laws. officals say inspectors found most businesses didn't disclose prices & many didn't have posted refund policies as required26 Aug 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyq5dorhs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mty4x2afwk2bWho Owns Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’? Nobody Seems to Know. (via @fractenberg.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/26/bowling-green-charging-bull-wall-street-maintenance-ownership-tourism/26 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty4x2afwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtw637cyb22tnew: new: Gov. Kathy Hochul opposes Brooklyn Dem Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s move to expand the party’s executive committee, which critics say would keep her in power despite her faction losing a majority in the June Dem primary. a vote on the proposals is set for tonight25 Aug 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw637cyb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtvsneq7dk2x“Rather than using state funds, New York is making counties pay for most of the increase. Counties, in turn, are likely to pick up the tab through higher property taxes — or cutting other social services and staff.” (via @nysfocus.com) https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/25/new-york-snap-cuts-property-taxes25 Aug 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvsneq7dk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtvsmosr2c2x“Rather than using state funds, New York is making counties pay for most of the increase. Counties, in turn, are likely to pick up the tab through higher property taxes — or cutting other social services and staff.” (via @nysfocus.com) https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/25/new-york-snap-cuts-property-taxes25 Aug 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvsmosr2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtu6grs67k2nBeloved AMC Movie Theater in Kips Bay Will Close by Year’s End (via @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/24/beloved-amc-movie-theater-in-kips-bay-will-close-by-years-end/24 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu6grs67k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mttivgndvk2d“Available records show that New York sheriff’s deputies on Stonegarden detail have reported turning over at least 24 immigrants to Border Patrol since 2023, mostly after traffic stops. That’s likely an undercount” (via @nysfocus.com) https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/24/operation-stonegarden-new-york-border-patrol-arrests24 Aug 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttivgndvk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mttcxoo6q222“Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the US dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span—a decline far steeper than the govt. estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ take hold” https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefits-children-work-requirement-34f582040d8f35a6f44443cdc57692e424 Aug 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttcxoo6q222https://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtt7oprc4s2e"Uber and Waymo spent more than $15 million combined to lobby New York state officials in the first half of 2026 as Gov. Hochul backed both companies’ legislative priorities — but the tech titans didn’t get everything they asked for." (via @nyc.streetsblog.org) https://empire.streetsblog.org/uber-and-waymo-have-spent-more-than-15m-this-year-lobbying-new-york-pols24 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7oprc4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtt6jykbd22zthe Mamdani administration is unveiling a plan to fix a crumbling section of the BQE (via @jmartineznyc.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc)24 Aug 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt6jykbd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtsdyspkic2s“Three cyclists died in hit-and-runs last week in New York City, marking the grimmest week yet in an already deadly year for bike riders across the city.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/nyregion/nyc-cycling-bike-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/nyregion/nyc-cycling-bike-deaths.html?smid=url-share24 Aug 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsdyspkic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtjpivvofc2o“The rising popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have become such a hazard for New York City’s strongest that officials are cracking down on people who throw loose injector pens in the trash.” (@gothamist.com) https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-sanitation-workers-fed-up-with-being-pricked-by-weight-loss-drug-needles20 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjpivvofc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtjgsfok6k2cper Politico, Brooklyn Democratic Party reformers, should they take over the party machine, are considering how to engage voters in South Brooklyn. this comes after the current party leadership was widely criticized for ceding ground there to the GOP in the 2022 midterm elections20 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjgsfok6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mthtwuoulk2mMamdani Sues NYC Council To Block $10K Payments for Teacher Aides (via @katiehonan.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/19/mamdani-paraprofessional-payment-lawsuit-nyc-council-uft/19 Aug 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthtwuoulk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtgtzawvys2pThis New York Union Gives Millions to Its Bosses, Pennies to the Rank-and-File (via @nysfocus.com) https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/19/ibotu-local-713-union-salaries-employers19 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtzawvys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtgp5zzcj72bJudge clears way for termination of Ethiopians' temporary protected status https://abcnews.com/amp/US/judge-clears-termination-ethiopians-temporary-protected-status/story?id=13574429619 Aug 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgp5zzcj72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewgiambrone.bsky.social/post/3mtgmilrflt27“52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life – up from 37% in 2021” https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top19 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:hpkarvh7rwbs56uiyn2rl2mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgmilrflt27