June 28, 2025. Good morning and welcome to today’s Daily Editra. Type and Design Book Fair at Cooper Union (the new building) continues. Many are wondering if tomorrow might be a good day to take the ferry to the beach. MoMA’s Flaherty Film Seminar at 70 begins today (runs through June 26).
Today's high will be 64ºF, Light rain in New York. Tomorrow, expect 75ºF and Broken clouds.
Around the Web:
º NYC to launch pilot for universal child care as part of $116B budget deal
º Exhibition in Abu Dhabi marks collaboration between Korean and Emirati institutions
º Trump dances with Jeffrey Epstein in new National Mall sculpture
The next few days:
º Monday: Club Wonder Reading, Seventh Heaven. 4 Irving Ave, Brooklyn.
º Tuesday: Vengeance is Mine, Roxy Cinema. 2 Avenue of the Americas.
º Tuesday: Pavements, Roxy Cinema. 2 Avenue of the Americas.
º Tuesday: An American in Paris, Paris Theater. 4 W 58th St.
º Wednesday: The Plot Against Harry, Roxy Cinema. 2 Avenue of the Americas.
A Final Thought:
Did you feed the cat?
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