Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where extreme heat is blanketing us.
Here's what else is happening:
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani, fresh off his pied-à-terre tax hype video controversy, had sit-downs with two prominent bank CEOs yesterday.
- Residents of 545 West 110th Street are mourning the death of Jason Negron, the doorman of 20 years who was hit and killed by a drunk driver on the Upper West Side last Friday.
- Oprah is producing an Apple TV comedy inspired by Harlem institution Melba's.
- A Jackson Pollock painting sold at Christie’s in New York yesterday for $181.2 million, making it the fourth most expensive work of art ever purchased at auction.
- "Giant," the limited-run Broadway play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, was successful enough to earn back its $5.6 million investment.
- The clothing label Chrome Hearts has dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit against Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts.
- "East of Eden" is so in.
- Got mosquitoes? Get patchouli oil.
- And finally, steer clear:
