It's Monday in New York City, where the Knicks are returning to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight.
And while the public watch party outside the arena has been canceled for security reasons — President Donald Trump is attending the game — crowds of fans are still expected in Bryant Park, Central Park and outside bars around the city.
New York state lawmakers, who took an extra two months to pass a budget this year, have left Albany and headed home after their least productive legislative session of the Gov. Kathy Hochul era.
Groups that run youth soccer programs in New York City are welcoming Gov. Hochul's $6 million initiative to rehabilitate and build more fields.
A Long Island teen is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and criminal weapons possession in the shooting of a 15-year-old on the A train earlier this year.
The city last month set out bait for capturing rabid raccoons, but if you think you spot one on a walk, keep your distance.
Also, don't bother the beaver in Hudson River Park.
People aren't visiting the Statue of Liberty quite as much this year.
Pacha, which operates a thriving club in Ibiza, has promised to inaugurate a new era for the industrial district of East Williamsburg as it takes over the massive space that previously housed the Brooklyn Mirage.
"I used to keep the Tony Award hidden away in my half-bath in the back of my apartment because I thought if I had it displayed prominently, it would be too ostentatious," said Danny Burstein. "But what happened was, friends would come over and always would ask to see it."
