Attentat auf CSD: So reagiert die queere Szene (faz.net)
Why even some Trump supporters are souring on his handling of the economy (washingtonpost.com)
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report. (wapo.st)
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Petition to preserve Tompkins Square Park fitness area tops 2,000 signatures
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Back in May, we reported that the city's planned reconstruction project for the Tompkins Square Park mini-pool, basketball courts and fitness area had prompted concerns among some park users.
The proposal returned to the spotlight...
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Signage alert: Barnes & Noble on Avenue A
The first of the coming-soon signage for Barnes & Noble is up at 181 Avenue A, between 11th and 12th Streets.
The bookseller is expected to debut its 11,600-square-foot storefront here in November, per the Barnes & Noble website.
B&N will be the first retail tenant in the base of Steiner East Village, which has been vacant since residents began moving into the condoplex eight years ago.
A church, school and rectory for Mary Help of Christians were here until demoliton time in the summer of 2013.
Developer Douglas Steiner bought the former Mary Help of Christians property in 2012 from the Archdiocese of New York for $41 million.
EV Grieve
• Unknown
New trash enclosures arrive in Tompkins Square Park
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
If you've walked through Tompkins Square Park in the past week, you may have noticed a long row of new black metal enclosures lining a fence in the center.
We're told that the enclosures are designed to keep garbage out of sight while helping reduce odors and limit access for rats and other pests.
The bins are part of the city's broader containerization efforts, which replace exposed trash bags with enclosed waste storage. (They are currently locked and empty ... no word on when they will be put into use.)
Whether they'll make a noticeable dent in the park's persistent rat population remains to be seen, though keeping trash contained would seem like a step in the right direction...
And yes — someone already tagged one of the bins.
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Openings: Lerivez Coffee on 12th Street
Photos by Stacie Joy
Lerivez Coffee opened earlier this month at 515 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
The husband-and-wife team of Pedro Chavez (below) and Erika Chau, who both previously worked as baristas at other coffee shops, are now running their own neighborhood café.
The name combines Luna, the couple's dog, with "Eri" from Erika and the "vez" from Chavez.
As they told NY Locals, their goal is to create "a welcoming café where both coffee lovers and non-coffee lovers can enjoy a specially curated menu that truly has something for everyone."
Speciality drinks include an apple pie iced tea, peach cobbler cream soda and apple butter matcha.
For now, Lerivez is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. You can check for updates on Instagram: @lerivezcoffee.
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Openings: Skinny Louie on 2nd Avenue
The EV outpost marked the debut by giving away free burgers to the first 100 people in line starting at 6 p.m. (Based on what several EVG readers told us, the line stretched well beyond the 100-person mark.)
Founded in Wynwood, Fla., in 2023, Skinny Louie serves a compact menu centered on Black Angus smash burgers, fries and shakes. (They also offer an Impossible burger and gluten-free buns.)
The East Village outpost is the brand's fourth in New York City, following locations in NoMad, the West Village and the Upper East Side. Penn Station and Park Slope locations are expected to open later this summer.
And they have late (early?) hours here, too: Sunday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 a.m.
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
Copyright Scammers Weaponized Meta’s Rights Manager with Backdating Exploit
Scammers are allegedly exploiting a flaw in Facebook's 'Edit Post' feature to backdate stolen videos and hijack copyright claims through Meta's Rights Manager. This allows them to monetize content of other creators, while also hitting them with strikes. The problem is at the center of several Indian lawsuits that want the American tech giant to close this surprisingly simple loophole.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
The City Reporter
• Kaitlyn Schwanemann
At Jacob Riis ‘People’s Beach,’ Pushback Grows as Iconic Bathhouse Turns Into Ritzy Clubhouse
For nearly a decade, the Jacob Riis Bathhouse in the Rockaways has been promised a makeover. This summer was supposed to be when a semi-private beach club finally opened inside the 1930s Art Deco building, including a pool and lounge for paying members. There’s a $750 joining fee, and a standard annual membership will run […]
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The City Reporter
• Samantha Maldonado
Property Dispute Forces Redesign of $2B Flood Wall for Battery Park City
Part of an embattled flood protection project in Lower Manhattan will need a redesign after local condo owners and a state entity couldn’t reach a deal on access to private areas during construction — keeping public space closed for longer and delaying a climate resilience effort that’s been in the works for more than a […]
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WIRED
• Chris Haslam
Soundcore Nebula P1i Projector Review: New Design, Classic Pitfalls
I tested the Soundcore Nebula P1i, an affordable projector, to see if it could overcome the typical drawbacks that most budget projectors suffer from.
WIRED
• Teruyuki Hayakawa
It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel
Black holes eject powerful energy jets that blow away the surrounding gas to great distances. So how can they continue to grow?
Seth's Blog
• Seth Godin
Optimizing yourself into a corner
Organizations thrive on incremental improvement. They find a stable foundation and then build a feedback loop of relentless improvement. This leads to great efficiency, higher productivity and more profits. It enables more throughput and builds market share. Except things change. Optimized offerings are brittle. When the foundation shifts, all of that incremental improvement breaks into […]
Trump Poll Collapse Hits New Milestone as Leaks Reveal Fresh GOP Panic
Donald Trump has hit a trifecta, throwing away the traditional GOP edge on the economy, immigration, and national security. The latest polls show Democrats are leading Republicans on the economy by a comfortable nine points, have hit near-parity with the ...
Aston Villa, the Premier League's best sellers - and why they have to be (nytimes.com)
Three Dead and Four People Wounded in Seattle Shooting (wsj.com)
wsj.com/us-news/two-dead-and-five-people-wounded-in-seattle-shooting-76782445?st=pZUrY6