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🌱 Patch AM: ICE Arrests Nearly Doubled In NYC This Summer

Also, don't miss Community Health Fair & End of Summer Block Party on the New York Patch calendar

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Hi New York! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • ICE arrests surge as Queens and Brooklyn immigrant communities brace
  • See which NYC restaurants were just shut for health violations
  • Bronx judge's rare ruling in tragic postpartum psychosis child deaths

Also on today's calendar: Community Health Fair & End of Summer Block Party and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ICE Arrests Nearly Doubled In NYC This Summer (patch.com) — New Yorkers are seeing a sharp rise in ICE arrests citywide, with most recent detainees having no criminal record and many coming from heavily immigrant neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn. State and city leaders, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are boosting legal aid while Rep. Grace Meng pushes federal bills to increase ICE transparency and protect residents during check-ins at places like 26 Federal Plaza.
   

• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed August 21 - 28 (patch.com) — New Yorkers are being alerted to several city restaurants ordered closed between August 21 and 28 after Health Department inspections uncovered issues like vermin, flies, and poor sanitation. The report lists specific Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx eateries, their violation points, and the health hazards cited, helping diners make informed choices about where to eat in New York City.
   

• Judge finds NYC mom with postpartum psychosis not guilty of killing her 2 young kids (nypost.com) — A Bronx judge has found a New York City mother not criminally responsible, due to postpartum psychosis, for the 2022 deaths of her two young children in a Bronx family shelter. Mental health experts for both prosecution and defense agreed she was psychotic, and she will remain in custody for psychiatric evaluation while the court decides whether she still poses a risk.
   

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    Saturday August 29
  • EMPIRE OF THE SUN →
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    • Monday August 31
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Chelsea

  • 3 Suspects Sought For Armed Robbery In Chelsea: NYPD (patch.com)

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