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It's Tuesday in New York City, where the 44th annual Mermaid Parade will return to Coney Island this summer after all.
In early March, the beloved neighborhood parade looked like it might be canceled after organizers said they were facing an "urgent financial crisis."
But after the nonprofit’s GoFundMe campaign took in thousands of dollars and blew past multiple fundraising targets, the June 20 event appears to be back on.
Here's what else is happening:
New Jersey's work to remove lead paint from homes has surged in recent years thanks to pandemic-era federal relief funding. What happens when the money runs out?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is inviting certain municipal employees with young children to apply for free child care as part of a city pilot program launching this fall.
Regulars at Forest Park in Queens and Silver Lake Park on Staten Island want to join Central Park and Prospect Park in going 100% car-free.
The New York Post reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stopped by a Nassau County event last night to hear small business owners "rave about how they are making ends meet in the current economy under President Trump."
Renderings of the over-budget-and-behind-schedule borough-based jails, which are intended to eventually replace Rikers Island, look impressive.
Renderings of the Trump presidential library tower destined for downtown Miami look shiny.
- Deborah Coffy, a member of a survivor-led committee sponsored by the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, on
THE CITY'S ANTI-STREET HARASSMENT CAMPAIGN
After Mayor Mamdani announced plans to expand free child care to the city’s 2-year-olds, some New Yorkers say the dream of having a kid — or another — got a boost.