A rendering from the project’s April 26 community engagement report. Rendering: Empire State Development
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The Lede: Good morning. New York state economic development officials on Monday unveiled a $5 billion plan to complete the never-finished Atlantic Yards megaproject — more than 20 years after it was first started with the Barclays Center, according to The New York Times.
The Rundown
Public pools opened Saturday — except in Red Hook: New York City's public pools finally opened on Saturday, marking the 90th anniversary of the opening of 11 Works Progress Administration-era Olympic-size pools.
$5B Atlantic Yards plan unveiled: NYT: The plan, also known as Pacific Park, involves six new high-rises with 5,600 units, including roughly 1,242 affordable apartments.
Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color: As left-wing insurgents make inroads in New York and elsewhere, their campaigns are confronting legacy institutions led by people of color.
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know: Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player’s upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York’s iconic landmarks.
NYC launches new text message emergency alerts for the July 4th weekend: The SMS short code alerts will enable people to receive real-time texts regarding major events planned for America’s 250th Independence Day, including the tall ships in Sail250 and the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks.
Openly gay Kings County Supreme Court justice speaks with the Eagle in honor of Pride Month: “There’s something liberating about being out, where you don’t have to hide who you are,"Judge Richard Montelione said. "There’s no double life."
How the Knicks broke the bookies: Gambling sites took a bath on NBA champs: The house always wins? Betting sites paid out tens of millions the week the Knickerbockers steamrolled the Spurs. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Mud, matches, mothers and more.
Our World in Photos
KATHMANDU — Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Nepal. Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP
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Staff Picks
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DRINK: Montero Bar & Grill in Brooklyn Heights gets ready for a new chapter. (PUNCH)
CARTOON: A game plan. (The New Yorker)
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The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1946, the Eagle reported, "Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy disclosed today that three, and possibly four, ships were sunk by the atomic bomb, seven were heavily damaged and about 25 slightly damaged." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
Canadian actress Nina Dobrev sits in traffic for Flaunt Magazine.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry 'exploring every option' to bring Meghan and the kids on U.K. visit amid dispute over security" (CBS News)
🏀 SPORTS
Liberty look to raise the Cup in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Eagle)
“An American in Paris” star Leslie Caron
“M*A*S*H” star Jamie Farr
New York Rangers legend Rod Gilbert
“Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson
“It” star Chosen Jacobs
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