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The Lede: Good morning. Former city Comptroller Brad Lander and Rep. Dan Goldman, candidates vying for the NY-10 Congressional District currently held by Goldman, will be facing off tonight in a primary debate broadcast live at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News NY1.
The Rundown
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests: In a new study, researchers decided to draw back the curtain on pigeons’ navigational secrets. They searched for magnetic clues in the birds’ organs and found a strong signal in an unexpected place: the liver.
Goldman and Lander to face off in televised debate tonight: This contentious primary has revolved around issues like housing, affordability and the plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, as well as stances on Israel.
Actress Lauren Patten, currently starring in ‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadway, finds community in Clinton Hill: Actress Lauren Patten moved to Booklyn three years ago and finds it to be a creative and community hub like she hasn’t felt before. “I had never lived anywhere else where it was so part of the cultural fabric," she said.
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire finds material at home in Prospect Park South with ‘The Balusters’: The neighborhood at the center of writer David Lindsay-Abaire’s play, “The Balusters,” is named Vernon Point, but discerning Brooklynites may be able to identify its close resemblance to Prospect Park South, where Lindsay-Abaire has lived for 14 years with his wife.
Sen. Gillibrand earmarks $185.2 million from EPA to protect NY’s water: New York will receive more than $185.2 million in Environmental Protection Agency funding to protect the state’s drinking water from exposure to lead, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced.
‘Art of Brooklyn Film Festival’ returns for its 16th season: Screenings will take place in Greenpoint, Industry City and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Brooklyn Hospital’s Founders Ball raises nearly $1.5M, honors Fontaine: The Brooklyn Museum’s beautiful Beaux-Arts Court hosted 615 attendees to support The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation’s annual Founders Ball, honoring outgoing Board Chair Lizanne Fontaine.
NBA player Terry Rozier hit with new bribery charges in sports gambling sting: Ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, 32, was charged Thursday in a superseding indictment in Brooklyn federal court with bribery in sporting contests and honest services wire fraud conspiracy.
Don’t trash your old vapes — NYC’s volunteer recyclers want them: Hazardous disposal vapes are everywhere and can’t go in the garbage. These New Yorkers have made it their mission to lay them to rest properly. (THE CITY)
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Staff Picks
READ: "I Turned Off My Phone for a Month and Used a Landline: No texts, no Instagram, no subway Slack." (New York Magazine)
EAT: North America's 50 best restaurants were just announced, and Brooklyn landed one spot on the list. (Eater)
CARTOON: A sad cycle. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "New Residential And Commercial Projects Underway in Red Hook" (New York YIMBY)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1867, the Eagle reported, "Fishing has commenced at Canarsie. Sheeps Head, Blue, Weak and Black Fish, and also Bass are being caught daily. Boats and Yachts are ready for hire." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
Actress Emilia Clarke takes a seat for Variety.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Kate Middleton reached 'final straw' with Prince Harry after comment about King Charles' cancer: Author" (Fox News)
🏀 SPORTS
Scholastic Roundup: Fort Hamilton volleyballers came oh so close (Brooklyn Eagle)

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman
“Trainwreck” star Amy Schumer
"Spider-Man" star Tom Holland
Supermodel Heidi Klum
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
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