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The Lede: Bess Wohl, a Cobble Hill native and Brooklyn Heights resident, made history at the Tony Awards on Sunday. The prize for the best new play went to Wohlâs âLiberation,â about a consciousness-raising womenâs group in 1970s Ohio, which earlier this year also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
The Rundown
Whatâs happening in Brooklyn Bridge Parkâs FIFA World Cup Fan Zone?: Brooklynâs Fan Zone will spread out across Emily Warren Roebling Plaza and an adjacent lawn area. The 25,000-square-foot site has room for up to 3,500 visitors a day.
Brooklynâs Bess Wohl makes history at the Tony Awards: Bess Wohl is only the fourth woman to win a best play and the first American woman to win the category since Wendy Wasserstein won for âThe Heidi Chroniclesâ in 1989.
Donald Trump, Knicks fan, heads back to New York to root on his team: More than a decade after attending his last Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, President Donald Trump made a rare trip back to New York City as president to cheer for them in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
Knicks say $1M was the winning bid for 2 celebrity row seats for Game 3 of the NBA Finals: The winning bid was split by the law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP and private equity firm Veritas Capital.
Sudden storm on Saturday caused power outages, tree damage across NYC: Downed trees caused power outages, traffic and transit delays in New York City on Saturday evening into Sunday, following a thunderstorm with strong wind gusts which reached maximum speeds of 64 miles per hour at LaGuardia Airport, according to Con Edison.
Brooklyn Bar to induct new president, officers and trustees Tuesday: The Brooklyn Bar Association will be formally inducting its new class of officers and trustees, and celebrating the installation of Dan Antonelli, Esq. as president, on Tuesday evening at its historic headquarters, located at 123 Remsen St.
Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum celebrate Carnival at Cortelyou Library: The Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Museum hosted a block party on Thursday to celebrate Carnival outside the Cortelyou branch.
âNot doing enoughâ: NY maternal mortality reforms havenât closed racial gap: A state review found the Health Department launched new initiatives and improved data collection. But Black women still face disproportionately high pregnancy-related death rates. (The City Reporter)
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READ: "The Paperboyâs Secret: In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket." (The New Yorker)
EAT: Heading to (or around) MSG to watch the Knicks? Here are the 11 best restaurants in the area. (Eater)
CARTOON: An NBA Finals seating chart at MSG. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "Three New Residential Projects Coming to Bushwick" (New York YIMBY)
The Wrap
â ON THIS DAY
In 1914, the Eagle reported, "Highest honors in American socker football have come to Brooklyn, this year, by virtue of the splendid performances of the eleven which the Brooklyn Football Club was able to place in the field." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.Â
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Actor Emma DâArcy appears on the latest cover of Flaunt Magazine.Â
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"Prince William to consider tighter royal property rules as King" (The Times)
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David Halberstam was my bestie (Brooklyn Eagle)

Basketball Hall of Famer and sportscaster Dick Vitale
Oscar-nominated composer James Newton Howard
âPirates of the Caribbeanâ star Johnny Depp
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman
Former NBA point guard Sebastian Telfair, who was born in Brooklyn
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