🎆Are we in for another summer filled with illegal fireworks? 🎆

Thursday June 10, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [Will Last Summer's Firework Boom Return To NYC?]( [Fireworks are seen in the distance with low buildings on a Bushwick street at night]( [A fireworks store owner said of 2020, "The demand exceeded supply ten times. Inventory couldn't keep up."]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Mayor de Blasio holds a sign that shows his ranked choice for pizza toppings; green peppers, then green olives, then sausage, then mushrooms and finally pepperoni]( [De Blasio Introduces NYC To Ranked Choice Pizza Topping Voting]( "Let me just say: pineapple, I respect you greatly, just get the hell away from pizza. Okay. Live your own life. Go independent. Do your own thing. Get away from my pizza." [WABC's Comptroller debate]( [How To Watch And What To Watch For At Thursday's Comptroller Debate]( The first televised debate for the New York City Comptroller candidates will be held Thursday night, offering New Yorkers a chance to consider who is best prepared to tackle the pressing financial issues facing the city post-pandemic. [Photos of the Ring Of Fire solar eclipse over lower Manhattan on June 10th, 2021]( ["Absolutely Magical": NYC Fell In To A Burning Ring Of Fire Solar Eclipse]( On Thursday morning, NYC got a front-row view of a stunning "ring of fire" solar eclipse. Missed it? Here are some photos. [An empty classroom with desks in it]( [NYC Says It Will End Absent Teacher Reserve Formerly Known As "Rubber Rooms"]( The move may close the chapter on the city’s infamous Rubber Rooms. [Eric Adams at a recent press event in Lower Manhattan.]( [Black NYC Voters Helped Elect A Progressive Candidate For Mayor In 2013. Will They Now Back Eric Adams?]( On the heels of the defund the police movement and escalating gun violence, Black voters will once again be tested on where they stand on policing, an issue that affects them disproportionately. [NY Phil at Bryant Park]( [Photos: New York Philharmonic Kicks Off Bryant Park Picnic Performances Series In Style]( Hundreds of people lounged on the lawn on Thursday night for the sold-out opener, and there's plenty more culture coming to the park this summer. [Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (teal) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.]( [Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York]( These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and State, as well as in NYC boroughs. ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} from this list](    [update subscription preferences]( New York Public Radio · 160 Varick Street · New York, NY 10013 · USA