Scaffolding surrounds the former Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague St. as SomeraRoad develops it into luxury co-ops. Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group has announced it will open a full-service restaurant on the ground floor. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

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The Lede: Good morning. Fine dining is returning to the former Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague St. in Brooklyn Heights, according to restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.

The Rundown

  • Park Slope Food Co-op members vote to boycott Israeli products: The vote was ultimately held via Zoom, due to concerns over expected crowds and security. The proposed boycott got 4,780 votes in favor, 1,796 against.

  • Danny Meyer to open full-service restaurant at former Hotel Bossert: Meyer, known for the highly-rated Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern and The Modern, has chosen a prime site for his first full-service restaurant in Brooklyn —  3,200 square feet on the ground floor of the historic 14-story, Renaissance Revival-style Bossert.

  • New York, New Jersey launch investigation into FIFA World Cup ticket prices: Officials said fans have complained about deceptive pricing, misleading seating arrangements and ever-increasing costs.

  • The midnight lie of Paul Revere: "The human mind is not built for chaos — for the sprawling, contradictory, leaderless mess of how things actually happen."

  • ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot: Though he was raised assisting on his father’s films, David Greaves didn’t remain in moviemaking. He co-founded and ran the progressive Brooklyn community newspaper Our Time Press.

  • Greenpoint Open Studios returns this weekend: From 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, see the creative process in action, purchase art directly from artists, and meet the makers shaping the neighborhood.

  • Mamdani to lower rent for poorest New Yorkers in city-financed buildings: Other details of the housing plan announced Tuesday include new senior housing and growing opportunities for home ownership.

  • Our world in photos: Athletes, contestants, settlers and more.

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PARIS — Aryna Sabalenka reacts as she plays against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro during their first round women’s singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament. Photo: Christophe Ena/AP

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  • "The borough’s ‘backbone’: Brooklyn Org awards more than $1.5M to 15 community nonprofits" (Brooklyn Paper)

  • "Brooklyn Hospital Gala Raises $1.43 Million for Patient Care" (BKReader)

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