Netflix AI Thriller Turns Battery Street Into Eerily Real Tent City
A tidy line of tents that startled downtown commuters was not a new encampment but a staged set for a Netflix AI thriller. City film rebates helped bring the production to Battery Street.
Cal State Rips Up Old Safety Net To Keep Students In Class
Cal State is recasting its Basic Needs Initiative into proactive, campus‑wide hubs that connect food, housing and mental‑health supports to keep students enrolled. Early data show big increases in pantry use and new centers on several campuses.
Bronx Cancer Patient Says Rat-Infested Longwood Home Feels Like A Prison
A Longwood tenant says rodents have infested her apartment for years while she undergoes cancer treatment; she wants her landlord to rehouse her family. Management says exterminators treated accessible areas on July 9.
New $12 Million Native Hub Shakes Up Phillips Block In Minneapolis
Mikwanedun Audisookon, a $12M, 12,350‑square‑foot Indigenous community hub, opened in Phillips with a kitchen, rentable event space and a black‑box theater. The center consolidates IPTF’s arts, wellness and food programs for south Minneapolis.












