June 30, 2023: Midday News

NYC Ferry is increasing its service to Rockaway due to high demand for beach visits. In other summer news, four Suffolk County beaches close for swimming amid bacteria concerns. Also, Oscar-winning actor and Brooklyn native, Alan Arkin, has died at 89. Finally, a Supreme Court ruling from yesterday prohibits the use of race as a factor in college admissions, a decision that could dramatically alter the representation of Black and Latino students at selective institutions. Lee Bollinger, President of Columbia University, joins WNYC’s Tiffany Hanssen to unpack the implications of this landmark decision.