Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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Dear New Yorkers,
Following the protests that erupted across the city five years ago after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, the Civilian Complaint Review Board fielded more than 1,000 complaints of excessive force by of the NYPD.
Among them was an encounter in which NYPD Det. Jason Ragoo stood over a female protester he had just taken to the ground while trying to clear Lower Manhattan streets after an 8 p.m. curfew. He swung his arms back before jabbing the end of a nightstick into her ribs as she covered her head and curled into the fetal position, video of the incident newly obtained by THE CITY shows.
Of the 1,052 excessive force complaints fielded by CCRB investigators during the 2020 protests, the board concluded that 66 involved force that was improper, excessive or unnecessary enough for the NYPD to ister the most severe level of discipline, which at minimum calls for the loss of 11 vacation days.
Only five officers received significant discipline, a review by THE CITY reveals. Twenty-six officers, or 40 percent of the total, received no discipline at all. And 10 disciplinary cases haven’t even been resolved.
Read more here about the wheels of police justice grinding slowly — if at all.
Weather ⛅
Plenty of sunshine and some breeze with a high near 80.
MTA 🚇
In Upper Manhattan, there is no service on the No. 1 line between 137th Street-City College and Dykman Street from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, June 6. Free shuttle service will be available, with the line operating in two sections as the MTA makes drainage improvements. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s suspended today, June 3, for Shavuot.
In a haze…
Smoke from Canadian wildfires could make an check out some helpful pointers.
Our Other Top Stories
- Democratic candidates face a challenge and an opportunity in this month’s mayoral primary: winning over Asian voters in their party who sat out last year’s presidential election.
- The city is holding a lien sale for the first time since 2021, selling off property-related municipal debts owed by homeowners to privately managed trusts.
- Polling shows that the mayor’s race is still the governor’s to lose — but his lead keeps shrinking and he might well lose it in the home stretch. Cuomo’s limited public appearances haven’t exactly inspired confidence, let alone the sort of energy that’s evident in Zohran Mamdani’s ubiquitous volunteers. All that and much more gets discussed in the latest episode of the FAQ NYC podcast.
Reporter’s Notebook
City’s Youth Unemployment Tops Pre-Pandemic Rate
Youth unemployment in the city is higher than it was prior to the pandemic — and lagging behind the national average, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
The report being released Tuesday highlights a 13% unemployment rate citywide among those aged 16 to 24, with one in four Black workers out of work during the recovery from the pandemic
While the numbers improved slightly from 2024, the overall youth unemployment rate in the city is four percentage points higher than in 2019 and also when compared to the national average.
Among Black people, youth unemployment has jumped by 9% since 2019, according to the report.
DiNapoli’s report pins the problem on the concentration of young workers in slow-to-recover and low-paying leisure, hospitality and retail jobs, which for 38% of youth employment.
The report also notes that federal aid cuts to summer jobs programs could result in the elimination of about 18,000 jobs and nearly $24 million in lost wages.
— Greg David
New Challenger for Hochul — Her Former No. 2
Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado on Monday announced he will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in the Democratic primary.
The New York Post first reported the news.
“What we need right here in New York is bold, decisive, transformational leadership,” Delgado said in his campaign launch video. “Listen, the powerful and well-connected have their champions — I’m running for governor to be yours.”
In 2022, Hochul chose Delgado, then a Congressional representative, to be her lieutenant governor after the federal indictment. Delgado and Hochul, however, developed a strained relationship, and in February, he said he would not run for reelection with Hochul in 2026. Shortly after, she moved to take away his office space.
— Samantha Maldonado
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
- Tuesday, June 3: Get a free book as part of the Beyond the Pages literary series at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City. 10 a.m.
- Tuesday, June 3: Take a free yoga class at the Queens Public Library’s Langston Hughes branch in Corona. 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 3: Learn how to play Mahjongg at the Todt Hill-Westerleigh branch of the New York Public Library on Staten Island. No experience necessary! 11 a.m.
THE KICKER: New York Blood Center has had to turn for help from other parts of the country during a “blood emergency” pinned on a prolonged drop in local blood donations. To find donor centers or community blood drives, click here.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday.
Love,
THE CITY
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