Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins children “running the ribbon” at Tuesday’s 3K opening in Boerum Hill. Councilmember Lincoln Restler can be seen with his son Elliot in the rear. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

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The Lede: It wasn’t exactly a ribbon cutting, but rather a “ribbon running,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani joked Tuesday at a celebration opening a long-shuttered early childhood education center in Boerum Hill. Holding the mayor’s hands, children burst through the ribbon to kick things off. “We know that scissors and toddlers are not the greatest combination,” Mamdani said.

The Rundown

  • Councilmember Chi Ossé arrested at protest over eviction of alleged deed theft victim: A video shared across social media by Councilmember Chi Ossé shows the councilmember being pulled forcefully away from the gate of the house at 212 Jefferson Ave., before being pushed to the ground and handcuffed, alongside other protesters at the rally.

  • Shuttered since 2022, a much-needed 3-K finally opens in Boerum Hill: The city has been paying a monthly lease on the building for the last four years, Restler said. A spokesperson from his office told the Brooklyn Eagle that the rent amounted to $5.1 million.

  • NYC DEP and Doe Fund unveil $4.5M green job program: As part of GROW, or Green Readiness Opportunities for the Workforce, an 18-member team will maintain 1,035 rain gardens in East New York and South Ozone Park, Queens.

  • Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth: Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the planet’s most daunting problems with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.

  • 213-unit affordable housing project in Cypress Hills to break ground Thursday: Of the 213 units, 66 will be set aside for the formerly homeless, with the remaining apartments reserved for families earning between 40 and 80% of Area Median Income, with rents starting at $788 for a studio.

  • 2 cyclists under investigation for possible hate crime after knocking off elderly Jewish man’s hat: The incident surfaced as New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch disclosed that confirmed hate crimes rose nearly 12% citywide in the first quarter of 2026, with antisemitic offenses accounting for 55% of all confirmed hate crimes. 

  • Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial: Prosecutors once again portrayed Harvey Weinstein as a onetime Hollywood power player who used his sway as a tool of sexual assault, repainting a familiar but fraught picture Tuesday at a rape retrial nearly eight years after the former movie tycoon’s arrest.

  • To fight heat, NYC sets 2040 tree canopy deadline with riskiest areas first: How the plan will be funded is unclear. The Mamdani administration has not earmarked money for its tree-expansion initiative. (THE CITY)

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