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<news:title>Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup for Free</news:title>
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<image:caption>Futbol fans piled into Times Square on Friday, June 12 to watch FIFA World Cup games where the USA Men’s National Team beat Paraguay 4 to 1. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fifth watch parties will be held on the Intrepid museum throughout the 2026 World Cup.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Governor Kathy Hochul, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened a mini-soccer pitch at Tavern on the Green in Central Park that will offer free drop in events open to all through July 18. </image:caption>
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<news:title>Philippines Independence Day Parade Hails Nation—&amp;amp; Knicks! </news:title>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day celebrated the nation &amp;amp; the Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day celebrated nation &amp;amp; Knicks Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Phillipines Indepdence Day Parade included people of Gingoog City.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day hails nation &amp;amp; the Knicks.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day celebrated the nation &amp;amp; Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day celebrated the nation &amp;amp; the Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day hails nation &amp;amp; the Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence Day celebrated the nation &amp;amp; the Knicks’ Jordan Clarkson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Philippines Independence DAy Parade with the Filipino American Cosplay Epic Society.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-14T18:38:50-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hundreds Experience Jimi Hendrix Way Unveiling in West Village </news:title>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Janie Hendrix, Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Manhattan Beep Brad Hoylman-Sigal.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling at Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Eddie Kramer.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Assemblymember Grace Lee.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Valerie Simpson.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, here including Steven and Maureen Van Zandt.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Vernon Reid in a camouflage Knicks hat.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T11:13:13-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New School Lays Off Nearly 90 Trying to Cut $50 Million Deficit</news:title>
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<image:caption>The New School University center on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 13th Street.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New School Welcome Center at 72 Fifth Avenue, June 2026 May 2024, the latter during a pro-Palestine faculty “occupation”, that ended with NYPD removing the occupiers.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The New School is laying off nearly 90 employees, including some at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts on East 11th Street.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The New School includes the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts on East 11th Street.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New School Parsons School of Design, 66 Fifth Ave.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New School University Center at 63 Fifth Avenue; nearly 90 people have recently been laid off.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New School Welcome Center, 72 Fifth Avenue, June 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New School Welcome Center during faculty pro-Palestine, “occupation,” May 17, 2024.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The New School in Greenwich Village recently laid off nearly 90 employees, including faculty members as it tries to close a growing budget deficit.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T11:28:36-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Will NY-12’s Democratic Primary Be Another Battle of the East vs. the West?</news:title>
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<image:caption>NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks. </image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.otdowntown.com/news/midtown-surprise-teacher-wins-25000-flag-award-for-excellence-BN5935762</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T14:30:38-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Midtown Surprise: Teacher Wins $25,000 FLAG Award for Excellence!</news:title>
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<image:caption>Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, receives the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. Beginning June 8, six exceptional New York City public school teachers received surprise $25,000 checks for winning FLAG Awards for Teaching Excellence. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ian Weissman is greeted by cheering students who rush to congratulate him on his award.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ian Weissman (right) poses with Michael Fram (left), principal of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ian Weissman poses with Risa Daniels (left) and Laura Twersky (right), Co-Presidents of The FLAG Foundation for Excellence in Education.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Students of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts attend class in the school’s black box theatre. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>A sign upon entrance of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts advocates for student creativity and curiosity. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>A handmade banner created by students at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts celebrates the graduating Seniors of 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T15:41:07-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Legislator Passes Rebate Bill for Battery Park City Residents </news:title>
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<image:caption>State legislators have passed a bill that would provide ground rent rebates to Battery Park City residents, and are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign it into law. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justine Cuccia, president of the BPC Homeowners Coalition, called the bill a “victory” at a June 10 presser. </image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T15:44:29-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Veronica Gonzalez Runs for 74th Assembly District Seat on Republican Line</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.otdowntown.com/city-arts/ny-classical-s-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-a-play-with-no-stage-KH5922792</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-15T16:29:50-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NY Classical’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”: a Play with No Stage</news:title>
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<image:caption>The cast of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in Central Park during its outdoor performance on June 5th.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Night had fallen by the time Julius Caesar (Clay Storseth) and Brutus (Oneika Phillips) take final bows on June 5th, 2026 along with the cast.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Julius Caesar (Clay Storseth) and Mark Antony (Paul Deo JR.) in The Tradgedy of Julius Caesar.</image:caption>
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