Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where the mayor likes soccer.
Here's what else is happening:
- Gov. Kathy Hochul told Politico that after giving New York City some extra cash and backing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax plan this year, he'll be on his own in 2027 when it comes to managing the city's budget.
- New York City is getting a new area code: 465.
- Former New Jersey first lady and failed U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Murphy is the chair of the New York New Jersey FIFA World Cup Host Committee, though the public wouldn't know it.
- Real estate agents are trying to sell a beautiful seven-unit house on Washington Square Park for $23.5 million to a buyer who's interested in turning it into a single family home and also doesn't mind the presence of drug users and TikTok creators across the street.
- The city is planning to install a protected bike lane on a stretch leading up to the Brooklyn Bridge that's currently often full of cars with parking placards.
- The studio that makes the kids' show Cocomelon said it partnered with researchers at UCLA and determined that, actually, its videos aren't harmfully addictive but rather good at teaching kids basic concepts like how to brush your teeth.
- The designer who created the New York Knicks' logo also made some alternate versions with the Empire State Building in the background.
- And finally, refreshing:
