This undated photo provided by Steve Duncan, shows the Canal Street sewer in New York. Photo: Steve Duncan via AP
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The Lede: It wasn’t the rats. Or the smells. Or the germs. No, the most unpleasant part of descending into New York City’s vast sewer system — according to former urban explorer Steve Duncan, who the Brooklyn Eagle interviewed in 2016 — was the cockroaches.
The Rundown
Bikes vs. cars at first Grand Army Plaza redesign meeting: The plan, announced in April, would connect the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch and Bailey Fountain to Prospect Park’s main entrance in a single pedestrian plaza.
What it’s like to go inside New York City’s dank, dangerous, bug-filled sewers: “They’re all over the place, crawling on walls, dropping down on you,” Steve Duncan recalled this week to The Associated Press. “They were the worst.”
East Williamsburg wins $20M in state grants to revitalize neighborhood: The $20 million will help revitalize East Williamsburg, build more affordable housing and bolster the community’s local economy, Hochul said in a release.
Jalen Brunson is playing for an NBA championship and maybe for the title of best Knick ever: After just four years, Jalen Brunson is all over the record book for a Knicks franchise that has been around for all 80 NBA seasons.
Stroll and shop at FAD Market on Montague Street this Sunday: The outdoor marketplace, running between Clinton and Henry streets, features roughly 60 makers, designers and small businesses.
Alleged Coney Island gang busted for luxury thefts: cheese, meat, cigs: An alleged gang of thieves from Uzbekistan was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the theft of over $4 million in goods from warehouses.
New Yorkers, electricity will now come to you from dams in Canada: The completed Champlain Hudson Power Express brings a significant influx of cleaner energy to the city’s electric grid, which is mostly powered by fossil fuels.
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MANHATTAN — Applied Aerospace & Defense CEO Trip Ferguson watches as his daughter Sofia, age 5, rings a ceremonial bell when his company begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Richard Drew/AP
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