James Ramsay

Because the city doesn't want to represent Adams in his sexual harassment case, here are your afternoon links: Brooklyn Bridge upgrades coming, RuPaul's runaway train movie, Ottawa's mayor taking bleak but kind of beautiful pictures of his city and more.

Because a $1 million prize wasn't enough to warrant giving up a good thing, here are your early links: Naomi Wolf's Flatbush weather report, traumatic experience for BTS fans at the "Tonight Show," Sturgill Simpson's chart hit and more.

Because they've failed a few times, here are your early links: NYC population flattened due to an immigration drop, Yankees win season opener, Mets win award for best stadium food and more.

Because the Garden State has the country's biggest scholastic esports league, here are your afternoon links: The Mets have "comic book" uniforms, doormen on the verge of striking, capybara on the run and more.

Because you'll want to refresh it this afternoon, here are your early links: City still hasn't explained how the $17 million youth employment ATM scam happened, the best NYC movies of the 21st century, Mamdani-Ossé détente and more.

Because people here love crispy chicken, here are your afternoon links: A lot of NYPD officers could retire with full pensions now, J.D. Vance's guy from Atlantic City, medieval period drama shot in Ridgewood and more.

Because sometimes you're in a rush and can't grab a tallboy before you board, here are your early links: Air Canada crash adds to Canadian concerns about coming to the United States, NYU strike, Jane Fonda podcast and more.

Because the elite city dwellers are weighing in, here are your afternoon links: Bruce Blakeman paperwork snafu may cost him public matching funds, Kathy Hochul is well-dressed, update on the Lyme vaccine and more.

Because a local lawmakers loves Saul, here are your early links: Foley Square needs some fixes, NYU women's basketball team loses, cuff your pants and more.

Because people are digging through ancestry records to get backup passports, here are your afternoon links: Calvin Tomkins dies at 100, nice apartment in The Dakota for sale, "Bachelorette" guys react to the big news and more.

Because fall has pumpkin spice and sweaters and spring has allergies and mud, here are your early links: Arizona vs. Long Island University in an Iced Tea Madness matchup, gas on the Upper West Side tops $5 a gallon, Donald Trump Elementary School in NJ not gonna happen, and more.

From this week's Looped In newsletter: A case for the doctor's appointment capital of the world.