NYC Midday News: Fatal Queens Shooting, MTA Subway Cooling, and NJ Governor's Race Housing Debate

Fatal Shooting in Queens

• 💔 Police are seeking a suspect in the fatal shooting of Deshana Donovan, a 21-year-old woman, in her Queens building on September 12th.
• 🔍 Surveillance footage shows the man approached Donovan in the courtyard, chased her, and shot her multiple times.
• 👕 The suspect was described as wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers, and a black backpack.

MTA Explores Subway Station Cooling

• 🚇 The MTA is investigating new technology to transfer heat from subway stations deeper underground, as deep stations often lack ventilation and become excessively hot.
• ♨️ This issue is particularly pronounced in deep stations like those at 168th and 181st Streets on the one line, where commuters experience extreme heat.
• 🌍 The proposed cooling technology would utilize geothermal energy to move heat into the earth, though there is no set timeline for implementation.

New Jersey Governor's Race and Housing Costs

• 🗳️ The New Jersey governor's race between Republican Jack Chidarelli and Democrat Mikey Cheryl is very close, with rising housing costs becoming a central issue.
• 💰 Chidarelli has received significant campaign contributions from a New Jersey real estate family, the Curtses, who own thousands of apartments.
• ⚖️ The Curts family's company, Caming Corporation, is among ten real estate firms being sued by the New Jersey Attorney General for allegedly using a price-setting algorithm from Real Page, Inc. to drive up rental prices.
• 🗣️ Cheryl has attacked Chidarelli over these donations, linking him to the alleged price-fixing scheme, while Chidarelli attributes rising rents to increased property taxes, insurance, and utility costs for landlords.
• 🏠 Chidarelli's platform focuses more on homeowners and lowering property taxes, whereas Cheryl's platform directly addresses renters and vows to crack down on landlords with rent hikes or negligence.