New York, NY
- Some East Village regulars want the city to preserve the not-so-fancy bars at Tompkins Square Park as the park gets a makeover.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Liz Vladeck, the Department of Education’s top lawyer, to lead New York City’s Office of Labor Relations and handle collective bargaining with the city’s unions.
- Free flower market in Greenpoint this weekend.
- Softville is now open at 137 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, serving gelato and churros alongside its art studio.
- Free women’s health fair in uptown Hoboken this Sunday.