The Brooklyn Half Marathon is tomorrow: What you need to know about road closures and more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday May 19, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [The Brooklyn Half Marathon is this Saturday: What you need to know about road closures and more]( [Runners pass by Grand Army Plaza.]( [About 26,000 people are expected to run this year.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A casket sits in a carpeted sanctuary in front of a large crowd.]( [Friends, community leaders gather to mourn at Jordan Neely funeral in Harlem]( [In his eulogy, the Rev. Al Sharpton called for changes to the systems that allowed Neely to fall through the cracks.]( [an aerial view of Sandy Hook beach]( [Extra Extra: Families and nudists agree, Gunnison Beach in New Jersey rules]( [Because the beach has made top-100 lists for both family beaches and skinny-dipping spots, here are your end-of-day links: MTA making Access-A-Ride users travel just to get approved, the new Nate Silver, cow named Miles and more.]( [A picture of a restaurant with signs.]( [Drink and dine like Malibu Barbie and more things to do around NYC in the coming week]( [It’s impossible to keep up with everything happening in New York City arts and culture, but here are some recommendations for events you shouldn’t miss during the week ahead.]( [RETI Executive Director Tim Gilman-Sevcik checking one of the shorter, experimental lines of kelp.]( [Gowanus Canal kelp farm celebrates its first commercial harvest]( [Kelp grown in the canal is too toxic to eat, so the RETI Center will experiment with new, climate-friendly uses for the crop, including making plant-based concrete.]( [A colorfully dressed cast performing a play outdoors]( [The Public Theater Mobile Unit presents Shakespeare in your park, with a song]( [A 90-minute bilingual musical adaptation of “The Comedy of Errors” has played this month in community spaces all over the city, and makes its way to the Public Theater next week.]( [A photo of a dead beached whale at Robert Moses State Park]( [Another whale found dead on Long Island beach]( [A beachgoer shared a photo of the humpback whale stranded on the shore of Robert Moses State Park.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.