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Be ready, a warm day is ahead.
Readings will reach the 80s in the afternoon.
Skies will also be bright, with breezy conditions.
Highs: Low 80s
Lows: Near 60
June feeling
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Around NYC
1. Gateway Tunnel getting ready to start boring in New Jersey
Preparations are underway to excavate the Gateway Tunnel — the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.
“What you’re looking at behind us here is the future portal,” said James Starace, the chief of program delivery for the Gateway Development Commission. “That will go back about another 75 feet to a vertical face, and that’s where the boring operation will begin.”
2. Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg thinks Democrats need a makeover
Making a bid to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District, Jack Schlossberg thinks he can come out on top of a crowded Democratic primary field to represent parts of Manhattan, including the Upper West Side and Upper East Side.
He told NY1 that he is keen on taking on President Donald Trump — revealing a new plan outside Trump Tower he calls his “Board of Piece Fund.” If passed into law, the measure would require Trump to reimburse the city for security measures provided by the NYPD. After the 2016 election, reports showed that the NYPD spent over $300,000 a day.
3. Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration Monday calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of U.S. bombs to Israel.
Led by the antiwar group Jewish Voice for Peace, the crowd of hundreds initially attempted to stage a sit-in inside the Manhattan offices of the two Democratic lawmakers they accused of abetting Israel’s intensifying attacks in Lebanon and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Around the Nation
1. Trump AI image drawing comparisons to Jesus and pope criticism met with swift reaction
2. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations
3. Iran war expected to have ripple effects on U.S. supply chain, experts say