FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025
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Dear New Yorkers,
The Republican tax and spending bill that ed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday would punch a hole as big as $20 billion in the $254 billion state budget enacted just weeks ago.
And it could force more than 1 million New Yorkers off Medicaid statewide.
It would confront both the state and city with tough choices about finding the money to replace lost federal aid or see safety net programs dramatically downsized.
However, there are some New Yorkers that would get tax breaks: restaurant servers who get most of their money from tips would benefit, and upper-middle-class families — mostly in the NYC suburbs — will likely benefit, as well.
The plan also targets food, medical and housing aid for lower income people.
Read more here about what President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” means for New York.
Weather ☔
A little warmer with highs in the mid-60s, but still rainy.
MTA 🚇
There’s no N train between Queensboro Plaza in Queens and Times Square-42 Street in Manhattan from 11:45 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. Tuesday, i.e. the weekend including Memorial Day. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, May 23.
By the way…
If you’re leaving the city this weekend, here are the best and worst times to go.
Our Other Top Stories
- Beach season begins this weekend — but for new lifeguards, it began months ago. This year, their training process is different: Lifeguard supervisors just won a new contract for the first time in four decades, and hope that the new process will stem a drastic and dangerous lifeguard shortage.
- What happened to Kathryn Garcia after the last mayoral election, and will she make an endorsement? A reader asked us this question, and we answered in the latest edition of our election newsletter Ranked Choices. Read it here.
- Housing, public safety, education — what issues matter the most to you? Take our Meet Your Mayor quiz and see which candidates have ranked the same issues as most important.
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
- Friday, May 23: Watch Top Gun: Maverick for free on the Intrepid Museum’s flight deck. Pier 86 in Manhattan, 7 p.m.
- Monday, May 26: See Green-Wood Cemetery’s 25th annual free concert, featuring works by composers interred there. 2 p.m.
- Monday, May 26: It’s one of the only days a year you can barbecue in Central Park — read the rules here and get cookin’!
THE KICKER: Fifteen years ago, the remains of a Revolutionary War-era ship were found under Ground Zero. Now, it finally has a permanent home.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Friday.
Love,
THE CITY
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