NYC News in Brief, June 20

Shootings Leave Three Dead, 16 Wounded

Two men were killed and 15 people were injured in 10 separate shootings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Harlem Saturday and early Sunday, reported the Daily News. Gunfire erupted just after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning at a house party titled Freak Friday in East New York, leaving one dead and eight wounded, according to The New York Times, which reported that witnesses saw people flooding out of 325 Wyona St. after a slew of shots had been fired. A day after this incident, five people were shot at another house party, just a few miles away on Fenimore Street and Nostrand Avenue, according to the Daily News. In unrelated incidents, three teens were shot and wounded in Marine Park, Brooklyn, and a 45-year-old Brownsville man was shot and killed near his house on Saturday, reported the Daily News. Bringing a sad end to a bloody Father's Day weekend, a 22-year-old father was shot and killed in Brooklyn early on Sunday, according to the Daily News.


Tour Bus Grading System Proposed

Sen. Charles Schumer proposed a new tour bus grading system following several deadly crashes in recent months. Similar to the city's restaurant grading system, the proposed plan would require bus companies to post letter grades on their buses. This is sort of a classic American way to get better bus safety. Let the consumer be informed, let the consumer make his or her choice, [and] then let the company adapt to what the consumer wants, Schumer said. A city-bound bus from a Connecticut casino crashed in the Bronx in March, leaving 15 dead. Another New York City-bound bus crashed in Virginia last month, killing four.


Rent Control Laws Extended Through Monday

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The state Senate issued a temporary extension for rent control laws on Friday. Deliberations have stalled, as the Republicans seek to extend the curr! ent laws while Democrats seek to strengthen them. We are encouraged that after having voted no for the extender that, in fact, some traction began and that we're now on our way to getting a bill that we can all live with, said state Sen. Adriano Espaillat (D) of Manhattan. Close to a million New Yorkers are residing in apartments affected by the regulation. The extension served to protect those tenants facing eviction while giving lawmakers time for further deliberations. The bill granted an extension through midnight on Monday.


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