Emcee Quinn Ferree and Lady Chicken, winner of “Best Ol’ Pal” category. Photo: Julie Thompson/Brooklyn Eagle
Weather: Day 79°, Night 66°, Slight Chance of Showers then Chance of Showers
The Lede: Less than 12 hours after taking to the streets in celebration of the Knicks’ championship victory, Brooklynites were back for another competition. The starting lineup looked a little different on Sunday as four-legged contenders made their entrance on Montague Street for the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual dog show.
The Rundown
The art of waiting for a woodcock: For more than 50 years, Brooklyn birder Peter Dorosh has helped generations of New Yorkers learn to look more closely at the natural world around them.
‘I’ve been waiting all year for this’: No, not the Knicks’ championship win — it’s the annual dog show in historic Brooklyn Heights: Now in its third year since returning from a decade-long hiatus, the show drew nearly 75 canine contestants, according to Brooklyn Heights Association Deputy Director Kim Glickman.
No surprise – Brooklyn’s real estate outlook remains bullish: One developer sums it up: "We go where things are popular, and people want to live in Brooklyn."
Mural brightens McGuinness Blvd. as bike lane project promised by Mamdani gets underway: A temporary mural along McGuinness Boulevard at Father Studzinski Square in Greenpoint has been completed, transforming a long stretch of asphalt and concrete bike barrier into engaging and accessible artwork.
I grew up in Williamsburg. I know what happens when we don’t build affordable housing: "If Monitor Point doesn’t move forward, hundreds of affordable homes stay unbuilt. The people who have lived in the city for generations and helped make it great will head to Florida or Texas or wherever they can afford a home."
Polls are open, New York: What to know about the top House races: From the western Bronx to Downtown Brooklyn, it’s an unusually competitive primary election season that’s often pitting Mamdani-backed insurgents against establishment Democrats. (The City Reporter)
Our world in photos: Cats, cups, competitions and more.
Our World in Photos
BANGLADESH — A Bangladeshi soccer fan wears an Argentina jersey, in support of the team competing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup during a rally in Dhaka. Photo: Rajib Dhar/AP
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Staff Picks
READ: “What If Everyone Saw Your Whole Digital Life?” (New York Mag)
EAT: Here are all of the New York City James Beard winners. (Eater)
CARTOON: New signage on the White House lawn. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "In New Luxury Kitchens, Everything Is Hidden — Even the Sink" (NYT)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1951, the Eagle reported, "More than 270,000 motorists in the metropolitan area look to the Automobile Club of New York, local chapter of the American Automobile Association, for service. They find this particularly important as highway traffic increases and each Summer sets a new vacation travel record." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
Sarah Jessica Parker smiles for Fendi.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Horses, Hats and Harriet Sperling: The Royal Family Keeps Queen Elizabeth's Tradition Alive at the Royal Ascot" (Vanity Fair)
🏀 SPORTS
Liberty clinch Commissioner’s Cup finals berth (Brooklyn Eagle)
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
Songwriters Hall of Famer Barry Manilow, who was born in Brooklyn
Former “Saturday Night Live” star Joe Piscopo
Tennis superstar Venus Williams
Rapper Kendrick Lamar
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