Architect James Koster displays the lettering that will go on the new Community Fridge. He stained the letters to match lettering on the church’s sign, hanging above the fridge. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

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The Lede: Good morning. The Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge has found a new home, and organizers are hosting a launch party to celebrate this weekend. The fridge is already open for donations, and the grand reopening is set for Sunday from 1-3 p.m.

The Rundown

  • DUMBO Drop set for today: Today, the iconic Washington Street in DUMBO will once again rain tiny elephants wearing parachutes from its rooftops.

  • The Brooklyn Heights Community Fridge has a new home: Established in 2021 outside of the First Presbyterian Church on Henry Street to help Brooklynites struggling during the pandemic, the fridge began looking for a new home over the winter, after the driveway its green shed was situated in front of became active again.

  • NYC Parks looks decades ahead in new equity-focused tree planting program: Trees will be planted in every available location on every street in New York City across the next nine years and will contribute to the city’s goal of reaching 30% tree canopy cover by 2040.

  • Man convicted in luxury watch extortion scheme: Queens jeweler Shlomo Patchiav, aka “Slava Fatkhiev,” 45, was convicted on Wednesday of extortion conspiracy, Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced.

  • Bay Ridge hosts nation’s oldest Memorial Day Parade: Known as the nation’s oldest continuously running Memorial Day Parade, the march started on Third Avenue and 78th Street, then went up to Fourth Avenue and over to John Paul Jones Park, where the memorial service took place.

  • Federal judge drops charges against ex-Fox executive in soccer corruption case: Judge Pamela K. Chen accepted the explanation provided by U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. about why the government wanted to dismiss the indictment against Hernan Lopez.

  • Librarians, kids throw the book at Mamdani over broken funding promise: The mayor has allocated a smaller piece of the city budget to libraries than his predecessor, Eric Adams. (THE CITY)

  • Our world in photos: Chains, awards, fields and more.

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Our World in Photos

CANNES — Rakele Menjívar poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film “Bitter Christmas” at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival. Photo: Andreea Alexandru/AP

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The Wrap

⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1892, the Eagle reported, "The roof garden of Madison square garden will open tomorrow night. Between the parts of the Gilmore concert below there will be singing, dancing and music on this roof and admission to the tower for people with steady hands and heads." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history. 

📔 IMPRINT
Rapper Jack Harlow wears a hat and glasses for Arena Homme. 

👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry under fire over ‘rape and torture’ by his Africa charity" (The Times)

🏀 SPORTS
Liberty finally rise to the occasion vs. Mercury (Brooklyn Eagle)

  • TV personality La Toya Jackson

  • Oingo Boingo founder Danny Elfman

  • “The Silence of the Lambs” star Ted Levine

  • Oscar-winning musician Melissa Etheridge

  • N.Y. Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, who was born in Brooklyn


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