Music, dance and stilts close out Montague Open Streets season: You had to look way up there on Sunday to see some of the musicians on Montague Street, when the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band paraded on stilts along the car-free street.

NYPD drone crashes, catches fire near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn Bridge Park: According to the NYPD’s Public Information desk, officers were operating the drone above the park when the unit “had a malfunction and fell from an elevated position,” causing the lithium-ion battery to catch fire.

Brooklyn star-maker Clive Davis honored at funeral that draws Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick: Kenny G played a mournful sax solo, Jennifer Hudson’s voice soared and Bruce Springsteen spoke glowingly at the funeral Monday for music legend Clive Davis, as pop royalty honored a man who championed so many of their careers.

Knicks op-ed: Old habits die hard: "One by one, things I had accepted as laws of nature started getting repealed. The Knicks finally won. Knick-owner James Dolan looked human. Two million New Yorkers managed to share a public space and there weren’t (too many) arrests made."

Motor scooter crash injures 12 inside Commodore Barry Park: A dozen people were hospitalized after the driver of a motorized scooter plowed into a group celebration at a park near Flushing Avenue on Sunday evening, according to local news and city safety officials.

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s July 4th fireworks lottery closes: Winners will be randomly selected and notified by email, with a window to claim their tickets from June 30 through July 2.

TJ Democratic Club, powerful influencer for more than half a century, celebrates sway in Primary Day watch party: The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, one of the most active political organizations in New York, recently celebrated Primary Day at its headquarters in Mill Basin. 

Fulfilling his promise, Mamdani’s Rent Board votes through stabilized rent freeze: Thursday’s vote marked the first rent freeze ever for two-year leases. (The City Reporter)

Our world in photos: Hippos, pups, pigeons and more.

"New York Unveils $5 Billion Plan to Finish Brooklyn Mega-Development" (NYT)

"The Best Ways to Watch the July 4th Fireworks in NYC" (Time Out)

"Ex-school aide in Brooklyn accused of pocketing over $110,000 for after-school programs" (amNewYork)

READ: "‘Hard to Say Goodbye’: Aqueduct Racetrack to Close After 132 Years" (NYT)

EAT: At Bark Barbecue in Bushwick, expect Central Texan cuisine with a Dominican touch. (Eater)

CARTOON: Looking into the future. (Brooklyn Eagle)

LIVE: "Meg Ryan Lists the Hamptons Home She Bought Two Years Ago" (NYT)

“Too Close for Comfort” star Nancy Dussault

N.Y. Mets World Series hero Ron Swoboda

“Law & Order: Criminal Intent” star Vincent D’Onofrio, who was born in Brooklyn

International Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, who was born in Brooklyn

 “Along Came a Spider” star Monica Potter

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