The soon-to-reopen Carroll Street Bridge, in its retracted position. Photo: NYC DOT
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The Lede: Good morning. The historic Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal will open on Monday after a five-year rehabilitation effort. Moving forward, the 137-year-old one-lane bridge, a New York City landmark, will be limited to pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles.
The Rundown
Knicks in 6: NY man’s high school yearbook prediction 6 years ago goes viral: If the New York Knicks win it all this year, just remember that Evan Pfeufer called it six years ago, and has the receipts to prove it.
New York City to reopen Carroll Street Bridge over Gowanus Canal: The overpass, a rare timber retractile bridge with a trapezoidal design, is one of only four of its kind in the United States.
The Knicks finally made the finals. I’m staying home: “What happens when the thing you’ve waited your whole life for finally arrives and the responsible thing is to stay home?”
Early voting in NYC starts Saturday: Make sure to check the locations and hours before you head out to vote, because your assigned early voting site is likely to be different from your Election Day poll site.
Ads in New York must now label AI-generated ‘synthetic performers’: Any advertisements in New York that feature artificial intelligence-generated people in place of actors will now be violating state law if they don’t clearly label that they have used a “synthetic performer.”
Blinding us with fake science: "If you believe the studies, artificial intelligence is making you lonelier, dumber and easier to manipulate. It flatters you instead of challenging you, then gaslights you when you’re vulnerable."
More housing, no gentrification: How rezoning gave East New York a new start: The Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a boom in new construction — minus the gentrification and displacement that have plagued other parts of New York. (The City Reporter)
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NEW YORK — A New York Knicks fan cheers at a watch party during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Photo: Ryan Murphy/AP
More Brooklyn News
"Inside Bathhouse, Brooklyn’s Giant New Sauna, Where Sweating is a Team Sport" (Time Out)
"DOT proposes installing bus lanes along Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue" (amNewYork)
"Delivery Warehouse Boom is Impacting NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Most, Reports Finds" (City Limits)
Staff Picks
READ: "The End of Books: What happened when a dumpster arrived behind my university's library" (The Yale Review)
EAT: A former FDNY fireboat has been turned into a restaurant in Brooklyn Heights. (Eater)
CARTOON: A Venn diagram. (The New Yorker)
LIVE: "The Knicks Have Made a Courtside Chair NYC's Hottest Piece of Real Estate" (Bloomberg)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1927, the Eagle reported, "June 14 is actually the sesquicentennial of the acceptance of the American Flag by the Continental Congress. ’Tis no ordinary Flag Day and special celebration is justified." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
"Love Story" actress Sarah Pidgeon takes a seat for Deadline.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"The Grenadier Guards receive New Colours from The King and Queen at Buckingham Palace" (The Royal Family)
🏀 SPORTS
Chris DeMarco says, ‘I love this team’ (Brooklyn Eagle)
Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana
“Transformers” star Shia LeBeouf
Former N.Y. Liberty point guard Brittany Boyd
Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana
“House” star Hugh Laurie
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