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Early Addition: The NBA Finals are over, but a NYC basketball tournament is just starting
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Emily Nadal
Published Jun 18, 2024
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It's Tuesday morning in New York City, where both tenants and landlords are upset over the Rent Guidelines Board's decision to hike rents for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.
Here's what else is happening:
- The Westminster Dog Show is finally coming back to its home at Madison Square Garden after bopping around different venues the past few years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- People are leaving poor ratings on Google reviews for a Midtown restaurant that hasn’t even opened yet.
- Last year, the NYC office that investigates misconduct claims in public schools received more than 10,260 complaints, which was a record high. But many of those complaints are not leading to investigations, in part due to the office’s staff shortage.
- There’s a 1920s-style yacht that will take you on a tour of the city’s abandoned islands this summer.
- Could it be time to do away with plus-ones at weddings?
- Being a social media influencer might be a dream career for some, but many influencers aren’t actually making that much money.
- The annual NYvsNY basketball tournament, where neighborhoods play each other across the city, kicks off today.
- And finally, kid stuff:
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