Good morning and happy Tuesday. Get ready for another lovely day. Temperatures will keep below 80 — and there is the chance of a few showers after sunset. Go out and enjoy this fab weather…
Thanks to some dazzling technical artistry, a striking double rainbow will be shining a light on both the start of PRIDE Month and the continuing need for LGBTQIA+ advocacy at the Crossroads of the World throughout June. Read more…
However, in the colorful world of marijuana… Proposed packaging and sales restrictions from a state board preview the future of cannabis consumption in New York — drained of the eye-catching colors and candy concepts that street sellers from Washington Square to Washington Heights use to entice customers. Read more…
What we’ve been reading
Mayor calls the cops after security scare at Hell’s Kitchen ferry terminal. (New York Post)
The Times Square Hilton will be coming back after a discounted sale. (The Real Deal)
This reporter has already dined at over 200 New York restaurants this year. (Grub Street)
The “Stop the Chop” Act has been given the go-ahead from both houses of the state legislature. (amNY)
Why being tardy has fallen out of fashion. (New York Times)
Freeze Frame
Watch where you are walking when you are looking up for that rainbow in Times Square. Thanks to Tom Coyne for this picture which he captioned: “Upside down before you turn me inside out and round and round. 🎵”
Happy birthday today to Chris LeBron and Matthew Tallarico.
