A full-size buffalo puppet comes to life in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: Teddy Wolff
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THE LEDE: Good morning. On Saturday, a herd of 40 life-size buffalo puppets will parade through the streets of Downtown Brooklyn to Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park, accompanied by more than 100 performers and 150 puppeteers.
The Rundown
Brooklyn Heights remembers 9/11 with annual twilight observance: A crowd gathered at twilight Friday on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for the annual 9/11 Memorial Observance, hosted by the Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clergy Association.
40 giant buffalo puppets to parade through Brooklyn this Saturday: The event both reflects on the historical mass slaughter of the buffalo, inextricably linked to Native American communities and their way of life, and celebrates the animal’s return from near extinction.
Downtown Brooklyn partnership making transformative changes, creating borough’s newest, most vital neighborhood: The International Downtown Association recognized Downtown Brooklyn Partnership with the Downtown Achievement Award of Excellence for its resourceful approaches related to its Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan.
The synthetic afterlife: When a loved one died, that used to be it. They were gone. Now, they can live on through their data, uploaded to the cloud and repackaged as a subscription service.
38th Annual Hoban Run honors officer killed in line of duty: Chris Hoban, who graduated from Xaverian in 1980, was 26 when he was murdered in the line of duty in 1988.
New ‘SNL’ season will have Jalen Brunson and Inde Navarrette as hosts, music from Katseye, Rosalía: Newly crowned NBA champion Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will host “Saturday Night Live” when the new season begins later this month, with future guests including Inde Navarrette, Gracie Abrams and Katseye.
Pizzeria-owning brothers plead guilty in Adams-era corruption case: Anthony and Joseph Livreri were accused of bribing former Buildings Department chief Eric Ulrich, who is himself facing trial in Manhattan. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Politicians, presentations, passes and more.
Our World in Photos
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress, past and present, hold hands to sing “God Bless America” in the U.S. Capitol as America observes the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks, Friday, Sept. 11. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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Staff Picks
READ: "There’s No Place Like Group Chats" (The New Yorker)
EAT: At Lonnie's in Boerum Hill, a martini and a burger are a must. (NYT)
CARTOON: A dead end. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "She Filled This Brooklyn Brownstone With Art, Family Heirlooms, and Timeless Style" (Apartment Therapy)
The Wrap
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📔 IMPRINT
Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek poses for The Cut.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"King Charles draws ‘line in the sand’ with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle after couple caught off guard: expert" (Fox News)
🏀 SPORTS
"Brooklyn Nets Shouldn't be Afraid to Take Risks Next Season" (Yahoo Sports)
“Bull Durham” director Ron Shelton
Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones
“Titanic” star Danny Nucci
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin
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