🌱 What the recent spike in ICE activity means for Inwood residents

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In today's newsletter:

• What the recent spike in ICE activity means for Inwood residents
• Why an ICE encounter in Inwood could test New York's new law
• How a dark Inwood institution became the heart of a new play

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
• Thursday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New York City has identified areas where ICE raids have become more frequent. (forumdaily.com) — Immigrant advocates report a sharp increase in ICE activity in several New York City neighborhoods, including Inwood, over the past two weeks. Local officials are condemning the raids after an officer pepper-sprayed a woman in Inwood on July 28, while organizers and the public advocate are urging residents to know their rights and stay informed about enforcement tactics.
   

• Who Is Linda Wolff? Woman Suing ICE After Being Pepper Sprayed in Manhattan (attackofthefanboy.com) — A 72-year-old immigrant-rights supporter says an ICE agent pepper-sprayed her while she filmed officers working in Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood and is now pursuing a federal tort claim. Backed by a new state law allowing lawsuits against immigration agents, her case is among the first to test the statute and raises fresh questions about how ICE operates in local communities.
   

• Theater Review (NYC): 'benevolent' by Sophie McIntosh (blogcritics.org) — A new play running in Manhattan is inspired by the former Inwood Benevolent Home, imagining the harsh lives of young women confined there in 1917. The production uses that local history to explore control, abuse, and women's limited choices, while drawing pointed parallels to today's debates over reproductive rights and treatment of marginalized people.
   

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