Happy Monday in New York City, where the guests are due to arrive in just a few hours, and we haven’t even decided what we’re wearing.
Starting in June, New York will host an estimated 1.2 million tourists travelling from all over the world for the FIFA World Cup — a surge that the city is struggling to meet. Shortly after, President Trump is planning for a major naval and aerial exhibition in New York Harbor to honor the country’s 250th birthday on the Fourth of July. There also remain rumors about the upcoming wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, which some outlets claim is scheduled for July 3 in New York City.
“It will be the biggest party New York has seen and New Jersey has seen in literally decades,” Kathryn Garcia, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, told POLITICO.
First, there’s the matter of public relief. New York City already struggles to provide enough public restrooms for its 8.4 million residents, and some lawmakers worry an emergency is brewing for the summer surge. A new City Council bill would open temporary pop-up restrooms in high-traffic locations around the city, but it remains under review.
Transportation remains a pressing issue as well. NJ Transit announced last week that it would have to raise ticket prices to $150 to accommodate the tens of thousands of fans traveling to MetLife Stadium for the matches. Now, Chuck Schumer is calling on FIFA, the governing world soccer organization, to foot the bill. “FIFA’s making 11 billion and sticking New Jersey transit with a $48 million tab to move their fans. That's a rip-off,” the Senate Majority Leader said at a news conference in Manhattan yesterday. FIFA remains adamant that it will not pay the public transportation costs.
Most important is security. To keep law enforcement from stretching itself too thin, Mayor Mamdani blocked all major events in city parks for the summer, including concerts and festivals. The NYPD plans to scale up operations and has increased overtime for its officers. Still, there is some concern that it won’t be enough.
“The massive summer workload will have a significant impact on police officers’ quality of life, at a time when we still have hundreds of cops quitting or retiring every month. The city needs to start working with us now to help keep cops on the job,” Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, said in a statement.
Remember to stay safe out there this summer, walk everywhere and don’t consume any water or beverages. Sounds like a party to me… NOT!
Ashleigh F., an eighth-grader from Bay Ridge, is still the city’s reigning Girl Scout cookie saleswoman after slinging over 3,000 boxes of cookies this season.
A threatened strike by 34,000 New York City residential building-service workers was averted on Friday as representatives of the workers’ union and building owners announced a tentative four-year contract deal.
Governor Kathy Hochul put forward a proposal to protect undocumented students’ right to attend public school for free and enshrine that right into law.
The city Department of Transportation is seeking public input on where to locate a new batch of 25 e-bike battery-swap cabinets across the five boroughs.
Jenny Maribel Chaco Sanchez was killed in Bushwick on Friday morning after she dropped her 6-year-old off at school. While walking in the crosswalk, the driver of a box truck made a left turn and failed to yield, fatally striking Chaco Sanchez.
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SAO PAULO — Nature’s delight — capybara family enjoying the water: A capybara and its cub cool off in Pinheiros River in Sao Paulo, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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One night in Brooklyn to save the earth: Jane Fonda on BAM stage to clarify urgency of climate crisis
A scene from “Dear Everything,” a new folk-rock musical which will star Jane Fonda at BAM on Earth Day. Photo: Jenny Anderson
Extreme temperatures, flooding, wildfires and storms are undeniable evidence that the climate crisis is here. Though the catastrophe is clearer than ever, the American federal government has run in the opposite direction, rolling back Environmental Protection Agency regulations, selling off public forests and ramping up oil and gas production.
As the crisis worsens, fueled by unregulated corporations and reinforced more recently by federal policy, concerned artists turned to the theater.
The result was “Dear Everything,” a folk-pop musical starring Jane Fonda about the climate crisis, which will play for one night only at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Earth Day on Wednesday.
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Earth Day Fun: Earth Day activities will be taking place across Brooklyn this week, with numerous opportunities to have fun and go green. “Just show up!” said Cadman Park Conservancy President Doreen Gallo. The park’s spring Mulch Fest takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon; meet in Juneteenth Grove, near the intersection of Cadman Plaza West and Tillary Street. Read on for more Earth Day activities in Brooklyn.
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On This Day in 1939, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Horse race followers who use the pick-the-winner-by-his-name system have a varied selection in the 115 thoroughbreds nominated for the Kentucky Derby, May 6. [...] Wagerers who like something unusual in names might find it in Hysterical, Race Riot, Roll and Toss, Touch and Go or Say Judge, five potential entries. At least one horse with a breezy moniker has galloped home first. That was Behave Yourself in 1921.”
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