New York Daily News - 12 June 2024

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Those terms can be found at NYDailyNews.com/terms under “User Content.” Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Vol. 105 — No. 354 NEW YORK LOTTERY Evening: 497 Win 4: 9188 Midday: 530 Win 4: 3592 Pick 10: 1-4-12-14-18-19-25-30-34-36-39- 40-42-43-44-47-50-58-62-80 Cash 4 Life: 3-12-30-41-45 Cash Ball: 1 Mega Millions: 1-5-7-22-24 Mega Ball: 8 Megaplier: 4x Take 5 Evening: 7-13-24-27-29 Midday: 12-13-14-19-33 NEW JERSEY LOTTERY Evening Pick 3: 307 Pick 4: 9967 Midday Pick 3: 480 Pick 4: 3912 Cash 5 Xtra: 5-6-17-20-26 x2 105 YEARS BOLD BY MOLLY CRANE-NEWMAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The moderator of a white supremacist Telegram channel targeted to neo-Nazis stockpiling weapons is expected to be extradited to New York for allegedly dealing gun parts to an undercover NYPD cop from a Louisiana prison, prosecutors said Tuesday. Hayden Espinosa of Corpus Christi, Texas, was serving a 33-month sentence for selling unregistered machine gun parts at the time of the sales, which a Manhattan Supreme Court indictment alleges were promoted on his extremist channel “3D Amendment” and facilitated with contraband cell phones. At a news conference, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg described Espinosa’s online channel, replete with Hitler iconography and racist, misogynistic and homophobic language, as a “hub for racially and ethnically motivated extremism.” He said the case underscored the urgent need to legislate against homemade manufacturing of firearms and dismantle gun trafficking networks fueled by hateful ideologies. “We see this sad and tragic combination far too often, the intersection of gun violence and gun trafficking and hate and extremism,” Bragg said. “It is very, very disturbing.” According to the indictment, the 24-yearold Espinosa attempted to sell a Glock-style handgun to a New York-based undercover between August and November 2023 and sold him two auto sears used to transform semiautomatic firearms into machine guns — dangerous devices the DA said authorities were increasingly encountering. “We are soberly seeing their prevalence continue to grow,” Bragg said. The NYPD caught on to Espinosa’s racket in May 2022 after finding his Telegram account, which counted among its members the 19-year-old who traveled for three hours that month to murder 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store in a mass shooting driven by racism against Black people. Espinosa advertised guns and firearm accessories on the messaging app from his cell at the Federal Correctional Complex Pollock, according to court records, where his customers posted details of their purchases that were motivated by accelerationism, white supremacy and neo-Nazi ideologies. “Accelerationist chatter and sharing these beliefs often occur on encrypted messaging and social media platforms such as Telegram to encourage lone actors to take whatever actions are necessary to hasten violence and the collapse of the status quo,” prosecutors wrote in court papers accompanying his indictment. “These actors believe that violence is the only catalyst for societal collapse and, to that end, promote the acquisition of firearms and weaponry.” Rebecca Weiner, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, said Espinosa’s case illustrated a confluence of growing threats facing Americans, including the scourge of illegal firearms and gun parts, the online spread of race-based hate and neo-Nazi ideology, and the digital ecosystem that enables it. “This case, it is a gun case, but it has elements of all of that. And it’s an excellent example of how in today’s world, even straightforward crime often has a very multidimensional backdrop,” Weiner said at Tuesday’s news conference. The case was born from a long-running, multiagency ghost gun probe involving Bragg’s office, the NYPD, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Espinosa was released from federal custody June 4 and immediately rearrested by local authorities on charges brought by the DA. He’s charged with four counts of transporting deadly weapons and one count of attempted criminal sale of a firearm and is expected to appear in Manhattan for his arraignment June 24. It wasn’t clear whether Espinosa had retained a lawyer who could comment on his behalf in his New York case. Jailed Tex. gun seller tied to neo-Nazis to face rap in NYC Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday said there is a “disturbing” and growing connection between hate groups and homemade weapons. LUIZ C. RIBEIRO FOR NYDN 2 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

HOLY CHOW! JOEY’S OLY CHOW! JOEY’S OUT BY JOSEPH WILKINSON AND JAGER WEATHERBY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Joey Chestnut has been kicked out of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Coney Island for agreeing to endorse plant-based vegan hot dogs. Major League Eating, which runs the contest, said Chestnut was booted for signing a sponsorship deal with a competing food company, reportedly the famously beef-free Impossible Foods. “We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plantbased hot dogs rather than competing in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest,” Major League Eating said in a statement posted on social media. The competition said it would welcome Chestnut — “an American hero” — back with open arms if he returned to their side in the dog fight. Chestnut addressed the controversy in a statement on social media Tuesday night, but did not directly mention Impossible Foods. “I was gutted to learn from the media that after 19 years I’m banned from the Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest,” he wrote. “I love competing in that event, I love celebrating America with my fans all over this great country on the 4th and I have been training to defend my title.” “To set the record straight, I do not have a contract with MLE or Nathan’s and they are looking to change the rules from past years as it relates to other partners I can work with,” his statement continued. “This is apparently the basis on which I’m being banned.” Major League Eating earlier claimed Chestnut was not “banned” from the competition, but he will not be allowed to compete if he continues his Impossible Foods endorsement. “We would love nothing more than to have him at the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, which he has dominated for years,” the organization said. “We hope that he returns when he is not representing a rival brand.” Though Chestnut is easily the face of the Fourth of July competition — he has won 16 of the past 17 events — Major League Eating has seen beef like this before. Japanese star Takeru Kobayashi, who won six consecutive competitions between 2001 and 2006, was kicked out in 2010 for refusing to sign the required exclusive endorsement deal. Kobayashi attended the event as a spectator in 2010, and was dramatically arrested after jumping onstage following Chestnut’s win. All charges against Kobayashi were dropped, but he never returned to the contest, clearing the way for Chestnut’s reign of dominance. After news broke of Chestnut’s removal from the competition, online commenters shared their anger with both parties. “This is the single-most absurd thing in the history of competitions everywhere,” one person wrote on X. “Joey is the competition. Joey is the 4th of July. Joey is freedom.” “Bro, why did you sell out? You have been eating Nathan’s for years,” another wrote on an unrelated Chestnut Instagram post. Chestnut has not commented on whether he’d consider dropping his reported endorsement deal, but promised fans they’d “see [him] eat again soon!” Competitiv Competitive eater Joey Chestnut e eater Joey Chestnut shoves ’em down in last year’s ves ’em down in last year’s Nathan’s F Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July amous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating contest. International Hot Dog-Eating contest. But the man who has o But the man who has owned the wned the constest for so long will be gone this constest for so long will be gone this year. ANDREW SCHW ANDREW SCHWARTZ FOR NYDN ARTZ FOR NYDN Nathan’s hot dog champ booted for endorsing non-meat rival athan’s hot dog champ booted for endorsing non-meat rival DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 3

BY EMMA SEIWELL AND LEONARD GREENE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A Bronx family is searching for answers after an 18-year-old fell to his death off an elevated parkway near the George Washington Bridge when he abandoned a car he had allegedly used to evade police. Cops said Cesar Martinez jumped out of a stolen vehicle near Broadway and W. 207th St. in Inwood, where it broke down, and sprinted along the Henry Hudson Parkway toward the bridge in the early hours of Sunday. The fleeing suspect apparently misjudged a gap as he fled and plunged to his death onto Riverside Drive below, police said. His family is struggling to make sense of it all. “For me, it’s very hard, it’s very painful,” said Xiomara Morel, 41, Martinez’s mother. “Sometimes I realize what happened, but at the same time, I don’t believe it happened to me. I’m confused. I don’t know. I have so many questions.” Officers from the Bronx’s 52nd Precinct tried to pull the young man over for driving in a stolen car about 1:30 a.m., cops said. After Martinez fell, medics took him to Harlem Hospital, where he died of his injuries, officials said. But everything that happened in between, Morel said, is a mystery. “The last thing that my son said to the police was, ‘I’m not going back to jail,’ the detective told me,” Morel said. “How, if he’s running, he’s going to say to the police, ‘I’m not going back to jail’? For me, it does not make sense.” Relatives admitted that Martinez had previous run-ins with the law, but they said he was putting his criminal life behind him. “He had his history, but he was definitely changing his ways,” said Xihara Martinez, 19, Martinez’s sister. “He was staying out of trouble. He was outside less. He was not doing the same things he was doing before. He was genuinely becoming a better man.” Xihara said her brother’s death grew even more confusing when she received a text from a girl who said she had been in the car with him. “We was getting some food and then all of the sudden cops started chasing us,” the girl said in the text. “When we was on the highway, he made a wrong turn, hit a pole, then the cops hit the car. Then he ran, I don’t know where he went.” The friend said she was arrested and released. The family said they don’t know whose car Martinez was in. Martinez lived with his mother, sister and a 7-year-old brother. He went to Bronx Collegiate Academy, but did not finish, his sister said. She added that he liked to fix and ride motorcycles and scooters. “I still can’t believe this. I’m like a walking zombie,” Xihara said. “I’m getting things done because I have to, but on the inside there’s like nothing. It happened so sudden. We saw him sitting with his friends where he always chilled at like an hour prior.” The family’s Ring camera last caught Martinez about 11 p.m. on Saturday, when “he was good, he was playing with my dog,” Xihara said. “He was like, ‘Bye.’ “ Morel said she spoke to her son the evening of his death when he was sitting on a stoop down the block with some friends. “He said, ‘’I’m gonna be here like 10 more minutes and then come to the house,’ ” she recounted. “And then after that …” Morel said that Martinez, despite his setbacks, always managed to put family first. “He was always helping me to pick up his younger brother from the after-school program every day,” the grieving parent said, noting that he worked with her own mother in a beauty salon. “He helped my mother to cashier and to clean the salon. He told me that he wanted to be an engineer to work in the elevators.” Martinez’s girlfriend, Kimberly Martinez — who said it was a coincidence that they had the same last name — described the young man as devoted to his mother. “He would never hide anything from his mom,” she said. “He would tell his mom everything. Good news, bad news — he would just go straight to his mom. His mom was his world.” Teen’s kin struggling A makeshift memorial is put together outside Cesar Martinez’s (inset) family home in the Bronx. Police say he abandoned a stolen car and ran on foot from officers before falling to his death from an elevated roadway. EMMA SEIWELL FOR NYDN Bx. 18-year-old running from cops fell to death along pkwy. 4 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY COLIN MIXSON AND THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS An 84-year-old Brooklyn woman wounded by a stray bullet as she sat on her walker enjoying a summer-like evening recently beat cancer — but her recovery is being complicated by blood thinners she takes for clots in her legs. “I’m so grateful that she’s alive regardless of situation and circumstances,” victim Althea Lawson’s relieved daughter Carine Scott said Tuesday. “She has other conditions because she is already a cancer survivor. She’s in remission.” Lawson had just finished hanging out with friends near Foster and Brooklyn Aves. in East Flatbush and was about to head home when a man opened fire at a group of people just before 6:50 p.m. Monday, according to police. The mother of seven routinely sits by the corner on her walker with friends in the evenings. The bullet blew through Lawson’s left arm. Medics rushed her to Kings County Hospital, where she was recovering a day later. “She’s in pain,” said Lawson’s niece and caregiver Simone Boothe. “She was just in a lot of pain. The only worry that we have is because of the blood clots. She had [clots] in both legs actually. Her legs are swollen. She just got treatment for one of the blood clots recently.” “They’re trying to keep the blood from flowing,” Scott said of her treatment for the bullet wound. “They might have lowered the blood thinner so that she doesn’t bleed that much more.” When the shots were fired, Lawson “didn’t know she was hit,” her niece said. “She just saw the blood and that’s when she fell,” Boothe said. “Two gentlemen came and rushed to her side and ripped their shirts off and wrapped her arm.” When she learned her aunt was hospitalized Boothe feared the worst. “I completely thought that she wasn’t alive. I started crying. I broke down and I have anxiety so my heart was just pounding,” she said. “When I went into the emergency room I couldn’t breath and I had to walk out.” “It was difficult to see her in pain and her arm was bleeding out. It was just scary. I didn’t want to leave her,” she added. “It was hard for me to leave her last night, knowing I had to come into work today.” The doctors at Kings County Hospital were amazed how calm and composed Lawson was. “The strongest person they know,” Boothe said of the doctors. “She wasn’t complaining. She wasn’t crying. She’s just a really strong woman. She doesn’t let anything stop her.” Scott agreed, noting that despite everything that’s happened, her mother has been able to find the humor in every setback. “She is a very happy person regardless of situations,” her daughter said. “I’ve never seen anybody being happy like her in her weakest and down time. You never know what she might be going through.” Witnesses said Lawson was even laughing on the phone as she as she spoke to family while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. “She was even being humorous about it,” said one witness, who wished not to be named. “She was saying, ‘If you had been here they’d have shot you too!’ ” Yet the deadly reality Lawson could have faced wasn’t lost on her older sister Enid. “I don’t want her to leave me,” the 88-year-old sibling said. “I prefer I leave her. I’m older than her.” The shooter ran off and and has not been caught. Cops were scouring the area for surveillance footage that could help them identify the shooter. Boothe became her aunt’s caretaker after Lawson gave her a place to stay while Boothe went through college. “I had nowhere to live and she took me in without question, without asking me anything,” Boothe remembered. “I never had to ask for anything, I was fed, I was sheltered, I was clothed.” “She’s one of these beings that will always give and think about others before she thinks about herself,” she added. “I’m sure that’s why God protected her. She’s an incredible woman.” Scott said her mother was just grateful she survived. “[She’s] praising the lord for life and that she lived to tell her story that she heard so many times — and that she happened to be a survivor of this situation,” Scott said. “There are too many guns. Something must be done about this gun issue.” Yet Lawson wouldn’t want the gunman treated too harshly, her daughter said. “She would like that these persons are put to justice in whatever way [that would] help young people,” Scott said. “She’s always there for young people. She’s a person that would pick someone up off the street, wash them, feed them, and send them on their way. That’s who she is.” JUST GLAD SHE’S ALIVE ST GLAD SHE’S ALIVE Police investigate scene on Foster Ave. in Brooklyn where Althea Lawson (below) was wounded in the arm by a stray shot Monday night. Inset, shirt a bystander used to help staunch blood after the shooting. SAM COSTANZA FOR NYDN ‘Really strong woman,’ 84, on mend after stray bullet hit her Really strong woman,’ 84, on mend after stray bullet hit her DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 5

BY MICHAEL GARTLAND NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The battle over whether to shift broker fees from renters to landlords is landing on the City Hall steps Wednesday, but only after some behind-the-scenes intrigue forced one group off that coveted piece of New York City real estate. According to two City Hall sources, Councilman Chi Ossé attempted to book time on the steps for a rally supporting his bill, which would require that whoever hires a real estate broker pay their often exorbitant fees. Under current practice, landlords can shift that cost to renters. But after Ossé was initially told he had made his request too early and needed to call back, the steps were instead reserved for a powerful pro-real estate group. “Ossé’s office attempted to reserve the steps within the correct period, but they were denied because someone cut the line,” one source said. A hearing Wednesday on Ossé’s bill, before the Council Consumer and Worker Protection Committee, will be preceded by two rallies — one hosted by Ossé in City Hall Park, and another on the steps that’s being hosted by the Real Estate Board of New York, which is opposed to the Brooklyn Democrat’s legislation. Of those two locations, the steps are regarded as the prime piece of rally real estate because they’re connected to City Hall, while the park sits on the other side of a wrought iron fence. Two sources told the Daily News that Ossé called the mayor’s office to reserve the steps for his June 12 rally more than a month before it was scheduled to take place. But he was told to call back because he couldn’t make such a reservation until the rally date was 30 days away or less. A representative from the mayor’s office told Ossé the earliest he could make a reservation was May 13, a Monday, because no one would be available to take his call on a Sunday, according to the sources. But when Ossé called early Monday morning to make the reservation, he was told the space had already been reserved by the mayor’s office the Friday before for a “residential” press conference. Fast-forward to this past Monday. The real estate board announced that their group would host an event on the City Hall steps at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to oppose Ossé’s bill, which they say would “harm both agents and renters.” Ossé declined to comment for this article, but has contended that his bill, dubbed the FARE Act, would rectify a situation in which “families are forced to pay for a service they did not contract.” A spokesman for the mayor did not immediately respond to questions. Apt. broker battle & City Hall brawl The hot-button issue of who pays broker fees for apartments (the buyer or seller) will be focus of dueling rallies Wednesday. The renters are backed by Councilman Chi Ossé (below right). 6 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY CHRIS SOMMERFELDT, THOMAS TRACY AND ELLEN MOYNIHAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mayor Adams joined relatives of the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack Tuesday to decry what he described as a “despicable” pro-Palestine protest held a day earlier in Manhattan, where a flag with the group’s emblem was displayed as well as a sign lauding the massacre. Monday’s protest started in Union Square, where footage posted to social media showed a small group of demonstrators holding up a flag saying, “Long live October 7th.” Protesters then flooded into the subway and rode down to Wall St., where they staged a larger action outside the Nova Exhibition, a memorial created to honor the victims of Hamas’ attack, in which terrorists killed some 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds hostage. At the Wall St. protest, footage showed a protester waving a flag with Hamas’ logo on it and another with the emblem of Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S., while someone else was seen holding a sign saying Zionists are “not human.” “What we saw yesterday was despicable,” Adams said in a Tuesday afternoon appearance at the Nova exhibit. “Hamas is a terrorist organization. Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. … Is this what New York represents? I say no.” With the mayor at the exhibit to condemn the protest were Menashe and Segal Manzuri, the parents of Roya Manzuri, 22, and Norelle Manzuri, 25, who were among the Israelis killed in the Oct. 7 massacre. Menashe Manzuri, who was at the exhibit when the protest erupted outside Monday, told reporters he entered a state of shock upon seeing the commotion outside. “I cannot find the right word how I felt when somebody shouting and supporting the people who murdered your daughters,” said Menashe Manzuri, who was clasping a photograph of the two. “I cannot describe what I felt. It was like they killed me again and again and again.” According to the NYPD, one protester was arrested during the demonstration on Wall St. and charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Many other protesters at Monday’s action were flying Palestinian flags and chanting, “Free, free Palestine!” and other slogans that have become more common at demonstrations across the city since Israel launched its attack on Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault. Nearly 40,000 Palestinians, including thousands of children, have been killed in the Israeli onslaught. Progressive Democrats in the city, many of whom have otherwise been supportive of pro-Palestinian protests and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, agreed with the more moderate mayor that Monday’s event devolved into antisemitism. “The callousness, dehumanization, and targeting of Jews on display at last night’s protest outside … was atrocious antisemitism — plain and simple,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens, Bronx) wrote on X. “Antisemitism has no place in our city nor any broader movement that centers human dignity and liberation.” Since Oct. 7, hate crimes against both Jews and Muslims have been on the rise in the city. As of April 14, police statistics show there had been 96 reported antisemitic hate crimes this year, a 45% increase compared with the same time frame in 2023. Also as of April 14, there had been nine reported Islamophobic hate crimes, compared with just one in the same span in 2023, according to NYPD data. Before leaving the Nova exhibit Tuesday, the mayor said he supports New Yorkers’ right to protest against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. “I get angry when I look at some of the things that are said and portrayed; it really angers me to see that we will wave the flag of Hamas in this city, but the laws are the laws and we can’t break the law to enforce the law,” he said. “I’m asking all those who feel the anger that I feel to turn your pain into purpose.” AGONY OF SICK RALLY GONY OF SICK RALLY Segal and Menashe Manzuri, the Segal and Menashe Manzuri, the parents of two murdered Hamas arents of two murdered Hamas hostages, sho hostages, show Mayor Adams w Mayor Adams their kids’ pictur their kids’ pictures on a wall with es on a wall with other Hamas victims of the No other Hamas victims of the Nova music festiv music festival. The exhibition al. The exhibition on Wall St. is a remembrance of all St. is a remembrance of the Oct. 7 attack on the Isr the Oct. 7 attack on the Israeli fest that w fest that was dedicated to peace as dedicated to peace but brutally attack but brutally attacked by Hamas ed by Hamas terrorists, who killed 1,200 orists, who killed 1,200 innocent people. Adams, kin outrag dams, kin outraged as protesters at memorial d as protesters at memorial praised Hamas raised Hamas LUIZ C. RIBEIRO FOR NYDN DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 7

BY JOHN ANNESE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS “Bling Bishop” Lamor Whitehead should spend 12½ years in prison for several frauds, including swindling a parishioner’s mother out of her life savings, Manhattan federal prosecutors argue. The politically connected pastor continues to show an “utter lack of remorse” for his crimes, and has even taken to selling documents to subscribers on the Patreon site that were given to his defense under seal, prosecutors said in a Monday court filing. Whitehead, 46, is asking for time served and supervised release, in part because of conditions at Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center — but prosecutors scoffed at that request, pointing out that he’s been in the jail only for a few weeks as he awaits his sentencing next Monday. Jurors in Manhattan Federal Court found Whitehead guilty of five counts in March, including wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI. Prosecutors say the bishop kept on lying, both on the witness stand and after the trial, and are asking for a 151-month sentence. “Lamor Whitehead presented himself to the world as a religious leader, a preacher of the ‘prosperity gospel’ whom God had made wealthy,” federal prosecutors wrote. “These trappings of wealth and success — which aided and were a part of the defendant’s frauds in this case — were phony. The defendant was living a lie. His extravagant lifestyle was a facade, funded by crimes for which he has now been convicted.” Judge Lorna Schofield threw Whitehead in jail May 20, after prosecutors argued he violated the terms of his bond by disparaging victim Pauline Anderson and her son, and by hawking the prohibited court documents in an April YouTube stream. “The jury could not get this at all. You guys could not get this at all. This is exclusive paperwork,” he said in the now-removed April 30 video, according to court documents. “And all of this paperwork, we will have it on the Patreon.” Patreon is a site where content creators provide exclusive material to different tiers of paid subscribers. Last week, Whitehead tried to leverage what New York federal defendants often refer to as the “MDC discount” — when a judge shaves months or years off a sentence to account for the notoriously hellish conditions at Brooklyn’s federal jail. Prosecutors argued that he should get no leniency because his complaints about the jail are “outdated, false, unsourced or not specific to the defendant, but in any event are largely irrelevant here, as he has been detained only for a matter of weeks and will most likely be designated to a different facility after he is sentenced.” The pastor, a self-described mentee of Mayor Adams, is known for his flashy clothing and jewelry. He’s also a convicted fraudster who started his church after his 2013 release from state prison. His blustery personality started drawing public scrutiny in May 2022, after he became involved in the unsuccessful attempt to broker an accused subway shooter’s surrender, angering police and defense attorneys alike. In July of that year, a trio of armed robbers famously robbed him of his bling during a livestream of one of his services in Brooklyn. The jury found him guilty of a string of loan frauds that netted him $6 million, of fleecing Anderson out of her $90,000 life savings, and of lying about his ties to Adams to extort and try to defraud Bronx body shop owner Brandon Belmonte in a real estate deal. “Whitehead did not just steal from fellow alleged criminals; he did not just steal from faceless financial institutions; he did not just steal from trusting parishioners. He stole from all of them. He stole constantly. And he did it all by himself. Even money he brought in ‘legitimately’ was, in truth, a product of his frauds,” prosecutors wrote. “To the extent Whitehead received public attention and had followers, it was because of his flashy, expensive, luxury lifestyle — his mansion, his Rolls-Royce, his expensive suits. All of those things, too, were funded by his crimes.” Give him can for scam Bishop Lamor Whitehead swindled a parishioner’s mother out of her life savings and lied to the feds. THEODORE PARISIENNE FOR NYDN Feds say lying bishop has no remorse, deserves 12 years 8 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9 Public Notice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on July 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached on the calendar, at which time and place those wishing to be heard will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed disposition of the real property identiied below. The public hearing will be held via conference call. Call in #: 1-646-992-2010; Access Code 717 876 299. Pursuant to Section 695(2)(b) of the General Municipal Law and Section 1802(6)(j) of the Charter, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) of the City of New York (“City”) has proposed the sale of the following City-owned property (collectively, “Disposition Area”) in the Borough of Staten Island: Addresses Blocks/Lots 123 Father Capodanno Boulevard Block 3124, Lot 116 398 Hamden Avenue Block 3728, Lot 20 181 Moreland Street Block 3734, Lot 38 183-185 Moreland Street Block 3734, Lot 39 187 Moreland Street Block 3734, Lot 41 176 Kiswick Street Block 3736, Lot 20 457 Lincoln Avenue Block 3738, Lot 5 455 Lincoln Avenue Block 3738, Lot 6 111 Grimsby Street (Tentative 111 & 113) Block 3795, Lot 37 (Tentative Lots 37 and 38) 521 Lincoln Avenue Block 3802, Lot 5 770 Patterson Avenue Block 3873, Lot 28 529 Greeley Avenue (Tentative 527 & 529) Block 3881, Lot 1 (Tentative Lots 1 and 3) 1144 Olympia Boulevard Block 3884, Lot 14,15 (Tentative Lot 14) Under the Open Door Program, eligible sponsors purchase City-owned or privately owned land and construct cooperative or condominium buildings afordable to moderate- and middle-income households. Where dictated by lot size, the program may also fund the construction of new one- to three-family homes. Construction inancing may be provided through loans from the City (“City Subsidy”), the New York State Afordable Housing Corporation, private lenders and developer equity. The City provides a tax exemption for the homes. Upon construction completion, the sponsor will sell the homeownership units to households who agree to owner-occupy their units for the length of the regulatory period. If the homeowner sells or reinances during the regulatory period, the homeowner may realize up to 2% appreciation on the original purchase price per year of owner occupancy. Upon resale, the homeowner will also be required to sell to a household earning no more than the project’s income limit. The proposed project consists of the new construction of approximately seven single-family and eight two-family homes containing a total of approximately twenty-three dwelling units on the Disposition Area. Under the proposed project, the City will sell the Disposition Area to Resilient Homes Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”) for the nominal price of one dollar per tax lot, and the Sponsor will convey beneicial ownership of the Disposition Area to Resilient Homes, LLC (“Company”), which will develop the Disposition Area. The Company will also deliver an enforcement note, and the Sponsor and the Company (collectively, “Owner”) will deliver an enforcement mortgage, for the diference between the appraised value of the land and the purchase price (“Land Debt”). Upon the sale of each homeownership unit to an initial purchaser, the Land Debt and City Subsidy, if any, will be apportioned pro rata to each unit. At such time, HPD may unsecure or forgive all or a portion of the Land Debt, and unsecure, but not forgive, all or a portion of the City Subsidy, based on the appraised value of a homeownership unit and/or, in the case of forgiveness of Land Debt, if HPD determines that the forgiveness is necessary to reduce the taxable consideration for a unit. The sum evidenced by the note and secured by the mortgage will be reduced to zero upon maturity of the Land Debt and City Subsidy, respectively, if the owner has complied with the program’s restrictions. The appraisal and the proposed Land Disposition Agreement and Project Summary are available for public examination by emailing Margaret Carey at [email protected] on business days during business hours. To make a request for accommodation, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayor’s Oice of Contract Services (“MOCS”) via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone at (212) 298-0734. TDD users should call Verizon relay services. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least three business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability. Publication Date: June 12, 2024

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Jurors found Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days. The jury in Wilmington deliberated for about three hours over two days. Biden started straight ahead and showed little emotion as the verdict was read. After the verdict, he hugged both of his attorneys and smiled wanly. He kissed his wife, Melissa, and they left the courtroom together. First Lady Jill Biden arrived at the courthouse minutes after the jury delivered its verdict and was not in the courtroom when it was read. Hunter Biden left the courthouse holding hands with the first lady and his wife. They did not speak with reporters, got into waiting SUVs and drove off. He faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced by Judge Maryellen Noreika, though first-time offenders do not get anywhere near the maximum, and it’s unclear whether she would give him time behind bars. The judge did not set a sentencing date. Now, Hunter Biden and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the chief political rival of President Biden, have been convicted by jurors in an election year that has been as much about the courtroom as it has been about campaign events and rallies. President Biden has steered clear of the federal courtroom in Delaware where his son was tried and said little about the case, wary of creating an impression of interfering in a criminal matter brought by his own Justice Department. But allies of the Democrat have worried about the toll that the trial — and now the conviction — will take on the 81-year-old, who has long been concerned with his only living son’s health and sustained sobriety. Hunter Biden and Trump have both argued they were victimized by the politics of the moment. But while Trump has continued to falsely claim the verdict was “rigged,” President Biden has said he would accept the results of the verdict and would not seek to pardon his son. Hunter Biden’s legal troubles aren’t over. He faces a trial in September in California on charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes, and congressional Republicans have signaled they will keep going after him in their stalled impeachment effort into the president. The president has not been accused or charged with any wrongdoing by prosecutors investigating his son. The prosecution devoted much of the trial to highlighting the seriousness of Hunter Biden’s drug problem, through highly personal testimony and embarrassing evidence. Jurors heard his ex-wife and a former girlfriend testify about his habitual crack use and their failed efforts to help him get clean. Jurors saw images of the president’s son bare-chested and disheveled in a filthy room, and half naked holding crack pipes. And jurors watched video of his crack cocaine weighed on a scale. Hunter Biden did not testify but jurors heard his voice when prosecutors played audio excerpts of his 2021 memoir “Beautiful Things,” in which he talks about hitting bottom after the death of his brother, Beau, in 2015, and his descent into drugs before his eventual sobriety. Prosecutors felt the evidence was necessary to prove that Hunter, 54, was in the throes of addiction when he bought the gun and therefore lied when he checked “no” on the form that asked whether he was “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell had argued that Hunter Biden’s state of mind was different when he wrote the book than when he bought the gun — when he didn’t believe he had an addiction. Lowell pointed out to jurors that some of the questions on the firearms transaction record are in the present tense, such as “are you an unlawful user of or addicted to” drugs. And Lowell suggested Biden might have felt he had a drinking problem at the time, but not a drug problem. Alcohol abuse does not preclude a gun purchase. Hunter Biden had hoped last year to resolve a long-running federal investigation under a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Under the deal, he would have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses and avoided prosecution in the gun case if he stayed out of trouble for two years. But the deal fell apart after Noreika, who was nominated by Trump, questioned unusual aspects of the proposed agreement, and the lawyers could not resolve the matter. Attorney General Merrick Garland then appointed top investigator David Weiss, Delaware’s U.S. attorney, as a special counsel last August, and a month later Hunter Biden was indicted. Biden has said he was charged because the Justice Department bowed to pressure from Republicans who argued the Democratic president’s son was getting special treatment. The reason that law enforcement raised any questions about the revolver is because Hallie Biden, Beau’s widow, found it unloaded in Hunter’s truck on Oct. 23, 2018, panicked and tossed it into a garbage can at Janssen’s Market in Wilmington, where a man inadvertently fished it out of the trash. She testified about the episode in court. Hallie Biden, who had a romantic relationship with Hunter after Beau died, eventually called the police. Officers retrieved the gun from the man who inadvertently took the gun along with other recyclables from the trash. The case was eventually closed because of lack of cooperation from Hunter Biden, who was considered the victim. HUNTER GUILTY IN Convicted on three counts of lying to arms seller: Said he 10 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Hunter Biden leaves court Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., after being convicted on three felony counts related to the purchase of a gun. AP GUN APPLICATION was not using illegal drugs, although at the time he was DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 11

BY MOLLY CRANE-NEWMAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a member of the prosecution team that secured Donald Trump’s conviction for covering up a conspiracy to hide information from voters agreed Tuesday to testify about the case before Congress next month. “It undermines the rule of law to spread dangerous misinformation, baseless claims, and conspiracy theories following the jury’s return of a full-count felony conviction in People v. Trump,” a spokesman for Bragg said in a statement to the Daily News. “Nonetheless, we respect our government institutions and plan to appear voluntarily before the subcommittee after sentencing.” Bragg and Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo, who delivered the prosecution’s opening statement at the hush money trial, will voluntarily submit to questions from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee on July 12, a day after Trump’s sentencing. Both have been the subject of relentless attacks from the right alleging their involvement in a Democrat-led plot to prevent the former president from regaining power. A jury found Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, guilty May 30 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records following a seven-week trial in Manhattan Supreme Court, making him the first U.S. president ever to be convicted of a crime. Trump has vowed to appeal and could face prison time when he returns to court. He is also accused of plotting to subvert the results of the 2020 election and hoarding and mishandling sensitive government documents in three other cases, in which he’s pleaded not guilty. The Manhattan charges stemmed from Trump’s reimbursement to Michael Cohen for paying off porn star Stormy Daniels 11 days out from the 2016 election within a scheme to disguise sordid allegations about his past from the electorate that also included payoffs to former Playboy model Karen McDougal and a Trump Tower doorman. In the latest effort of many by Trump-backing Republicans to bring into disrepute criminal accusations against their leading contender for president, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan requested he day after Trump’s conviction in May that Bragg and Colangelo testify before the subcommittee on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government.” Jordan is chairman of the subcommittee. Trump’s allies have alleged Colangelo and Bragg’s crossover at the New York attorney general’s office and Colangelo’s former position at the Justice Department is evidence of a conspiracy to take Trump down orchestrated by the White House. President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was convicted Tuesday of gun charges in a Justice Department case carrying up to 25 years behind bars. The House Judiciary Committee announced Tuesday it would also hold a hearing this Thursday to review the DA’s “political prosecution of President Trump.” In a letter to the committee first reported by ABC News on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Carlos Uriarte said that “extraordinary steps” taken to investigate claims by Trump’s allies in Congress found no back channel between the Justice Department and the DA. “[The] conspiracy theory that the recent jury verdict in New York state court was somehow controlled by the department is not only false, it is irresponsible,” Uriarte wrote. “Indeed, accusations of wrongdoing made without — and in fact contrary to — evidence undermine confidence in the justice system and have contributed to increased threats of violence and attacks on career law enforcement officials and prosecutors.” Uriarte categorically denied any collaboration between the state-run DA’s office and the Justice Department against Trump, and said he believed that was clear to those levying allegations. “The department has no control over the district attorney, just as the district attorney has no control over the department,” Uriarte wrote. “The committee knows this.” Bragg to face House panel An embittered Donald Trump speaks at Trump Tower last month a day after his conviction in Manhattan Supreme Court. BARRY WILLIAMS FOR NYDN Manhattan DA & key Trump prosecutor will ‘voluntarily’ testify 12 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Police released surveillance footage Tuesday of the two suspects wanted for gunning down a 29-year-old Bronx man just blocks from the victim’s home. Kelvin Sims, 29, was returning home from a neighborhood store in Morris Park when two gunmen opened fire at Sacket Ave. and Williamsbridge Road about 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, cops said. Sims was hit in the head and chest and died, cops said. “It sounded like fireworks, four to five shots,” Sims’ neighbor Paola Castaldi told the Daily News on Monday. “I didn’t realize it was him until later.” Medics rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, but he could not be saved. Friends and neighbors remembered Sims as a quiet, humble man who spent his spare time making music. “It’s sad. He was only 29 years old,” Castaldi said. “Nobody deserves this. It’s crazy.” It was not immediately clear why Sims was targeted. The gunmen ran off, but the NYPD recovered surveillance footage of the suspects at the scene. Cops are asking the public’s help identifying them and tracking them down. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. NYPD airs photos of two men sought in fatal Bx. shooting BY THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A knife-wielding Staten Island suspect shot at by cops trying to arrest him was willing to die — as long as nobody hurt his cat, body camera video released by the NYPD Tuesday reveals. “You going to shoot me, shoot me! But don’t shoot the cat!” Marcelino Allende screamed from his fire escape on Daniel Low Terrace in New Brighton during the March 25 confrontation with police, the video shows. Members of the NYPD warrants squad were attempting to take Allende, 30, into custody for a past assault but he refused to surrender. After refusing to answer the door when cops banged on it at 6:20 a.m., he tried to crawl down his fire escape only to find cops waiting for him on the ground. He was holding a small gray cat as he screamed and cursed at the cops, refusing to comply with their orders. “Listen man, I’m gonna die!” he screamed. “I got no family! I got nothing to lose! I want to die! You ain’t going to be handcuffing me.” Detective Genaro Barreiro, who ultimately fired a shot at Allende, first tried to calm the suspect down. “I ain’t gonna kill you, that’s for sure,” the cop promised. “The farthest you’re going to go is jail, that’s it. If you want the cat to be safe, you got to come down, man!” Allende again refused and went back into his apartment, forcing the cops to kick in the door. When cops found him inside he had the cat in one hand and a knife in the other. The officer’s tased him, bringing him to the ground, the video shows. But Allende still refused to drop the knife and slashed at cops as they drew closer. Barreiro fired off a shot in the madness, hitting no one. As soon as the shot was fired Allende’s bluster evaporated. He dropped the knife and raised his hands in surrender, the video shows. “All right! All right!” he said calmly as cops rolled him onto his stomach and cuffed him. “I’m not resisting!” Cops charged Allende with menacing a police officer, weapon possession, obstructing government administration and resisting arrest. He was also charged with assault and harassment for the March 18 incident that brought police to his door. He is due back in Staten Island Criminal Court June 18 and is being held on Rikers Island on $50,000 bail. JUST DON’T KILL MY CAT Cop fires, but misses man waving knife, holding kitty Marcelino Allende, a Staten Island man shot at by police, was willing to die as long as the officers didn’t harm his cat (circled), body camera video shows. NYPD DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 13 Public Notice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on July 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached on the calendar, at which time those wishing to be heard will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed acquisition of the real property identiied below. The Public Hearing will be held via Conference Call. Call-in #: 1-646-992-2010; Access Code 717 876 299 Pursuant to Section 506 of the General Municipal Law and Section 1804 of the Charter, notice is hereby given that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) of the City of New York (“City”) has proposed the acquisition of certain real property in the Willets Point Urban Renewal Area (“Area”). The Area consists of certain property located in the Borough of Queens, City and State of New York, and generally bounded by Northern Boulevard on the north, the Van Wyck Expressway and the western boundary of Block 1833, Lot 1 on the east, Roosevelt Avenue on the south, and 126th Street on the west. The Willets Point Urban Renewal Plan (“Plan”) for the redevelopment of the Area provides for the acquisition of certain real property in the Area known as: on the Tax Map of the City (“Acquisition Parcels”). The acquisition of the Acquisition Parcels by the City is necessary to carry out a program of renewal in the Area, as is more particularly described in the Plan. The Plan is available for public examination at https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/willets-point-urp.pdf To make a request for accommodation, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayor’s Ofice Of Contract Services (“MOCS”) via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone at (212) 298-0734. TDD users should call Verizon relay services. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least three (3) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability. Publication Date: June 12, 2024 Block Lots 1820 6 1820 34 1820 108

NATIONAL NEWS BY JESSICA SCHLADEBECK NEW YORK DAILY NEWS In a letter written before what was supposed to be a romantic cross-country adventure, Gabby Petito declared her love for Brian Laundrie — her fiancé and suspected killer — but she also asked that he stop “calling her names.” The heartrending note was among more than 350 pages of documents released by the FBI in connection with the case, one that gripped the nation and for weeks dominated headlines. In the handwritten missive, Petito references an argument with Laundrie, then begs her husband-to-be to move on, assuring him he is not alone. “Brian, You know how much I love you, so (and I’m writing this with love) just please stop crying and stop calling me names because we are a team and I’m here with you,” she wrote. While she does not provide the specifics, Petito goes on to apologize for getting “upset over a dumb piece of paper,” adding that her anger and frustration is coming from a place of love. “Yes, I can be a child sometimes, I know, but it’s cause you give me this energy and I just love you too much, like so much it hurts,” she wrote. “So you in pain is killing me. I’m not trying to be negative but I’m frustrated there’s not more I can do.” Petito, a Long Island native, said that she would also help him fix up a van when she “returned from [New York,]” likely the same vehicle the couple used to embark on their fateful road trip. “We can work on the van together and they are OUR dreams now,” she wrote. “So I hope you understand when I’m upset it’s cause I love you too much,” Petito concluded. “Now, stop crying!!! And come home and say you love me with a big hug.” As an aspiring travel influencer and blogger, Petito embarked on a cross-country journey with Laundrie on July 2, 2021. Her family grew concerned when Laundrie returned alone Sept. 1 to his parents’ home in North Port, Fla. Petito’s body was found Sept. 19 at a campground near Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming, and a coroner concluded she died of strangulation. Laundrie later died by suicide and had admitted he was responsible for Petito’s death in a notebook found near his body in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in Florida. Gabby’s tragic note to Brian before they both died: ‘I love you, but stop calling me names’ Doomed lovers Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie when romance was in the air. BY MURI ASSUNÇÃO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Pamela Smart, the New Hampshire woman serving a life sentence for her role in a plot to kill her husband in 1990, has admitted full responsibility for the first time in a video statement released Tuesday. The 56-year-old was convicted of being an accomplice in the murder of her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry, N.H. Her high-profile trial, which made front-page headlines in early 1991, was the inspiration for the best-selling novel “To Die For” and a 1995 film starring Nicole Kidman. Smart worked as a high school media coordinator when she began an affair with 15-year-old Billy Flynn. According to prosecutors, she threatened to break up with him if he didn’t kill her husband. Flynn did, but Smart denied knowledge of the plot. She was eventually convicted of being an accomplice to first-degree murder and other crimes and sentenced to life without parole. While Smart has served her sentence in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County for the past three decades, only the governor of New Hampshire and that state’s five-member executive council have the power to commute it. In the newly released video statement, Smart (photo at prison) requested to have a meeting with the executive council, where she hopes to have an “honest conversation” to express her remorse and discuss her “acceptance of responsibility” and transformation over the past 33 years. Her public acknowledgment of guilt came after she joined a writing group, which led her to “dig deeper into [her] own responsibility,” Smart explains in the video. “I had to acknowledge for the first time in my own mind and my own heart how responsible I was, because I had deflected blame all the time, I think, almost as if it was a coping mechanism, because the truth of being so responsible was very difficult for me,” she said. Over the past three decades, Smart has “matured beyond her years and has grown to realize her part in the murder of her husband,” her attorney Mark Sisti wrote in a petition for commutation addressed to New Hampshire’s attorney general, governor and executive council. “She takes full responsibility for her actions,” Sisti added. This is the fourth time Smart has sought a commutation. In her last clemency petition, in March 2022, she was denied the right to present her case. Flynn was released on parole in 2015 after serving a 25-year sentence. With News Wire Services Yes, I plotted to kill hubby in 1990, she admits in bid to go free 14 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY JOSEPH WILKINSON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS King Charles’ first official portrait was vandalized Tuesday by animal rights protesters. Two people with the group Animal Rising pasted a cartoon image over the king’s portrait at the Philip Mould Gallery in London and shared video of the incident on social media. The portrait is protected by a sheet of plastic and was not damaged, according to the gallery. Both demonstrators were simply asked to leave, and the gallery did not seek criminal charges against them, according to the BBC. “The gallery did not wish to report a crime and as such there is no further action by police,” London authorities told the broadcaster. In the protest, a picture of the cartoon character Wallace from “Wallace and Gromit” was pasted over Charles’ head, and a speech bubble was added that read, “No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms!” In the U.K., the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals certifies certain farms as “RSPCA Assured,” meaning they’re endorsed for not abusing animals. However, Animal Rising claims the RSPCA has neglected its duty to actually inspect its assured farms. Last month, the group issued a report finding animals were treated inhumanely on 45 “RSPCA Assured” farms. “The RSPCA are selling a myth and profiting from it to the tune of around £4m [$5 million] a year in fees from farms where animals live and die terribly,” Animal Rising wrote in its report. King Charles is the royal patron of the RSPCA and has built a reputation for supporting environmental causes. He did not publicly respond to the incident. Animal Rising activists said they selected “Wallace and Gromit” because the king himself has mentioned being a fan of the stop-motion comic. “With King Charles being such a big fan of ‘Wallace and Gromit,’ we couldn’t think of a better way to draw his attention,” activist Daniel Juniper told the BBC. The RSPCA said it was “shocked” by the vandalism and remained committed to animal welfare throughout the U.K. With News Wire Services Vandals mar King Charles’ portrait over animal rights An activist pastes a picture of a character called Wallace, from the “Wallace and Gromit” comedy series, over a portrait (below) of Britain’s King Charles at the Philip Mould Gallery in London on Tuesday. AP; AFP/GETTY DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (CEQR No. 23DCP118M) MSK Pavilion Project Identification Lead Agency CEQR No. 23DCP118M City Planning Commission ULURP No. C240236GFM, M240240LDM, N240239ZAM, 120 Broadway, 31st Floor N240242ZCM, C240237ZMM, N240238ZRM, New York, New York 10271 C240235ZSM, M240241ZSM SEQRA Classiication: Type I Contact Person Stephanie Shellooe, AICP, Director, 212-720-3328 Environmental Assessment and Review Division New York City Department of City Planning The City Planning Commission (CPC), acting as lead agency, issued a Notice of Completion on April 26, 2024 for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the MSK Pavilion proposal in accordance with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law. A public hearing on the DEIS will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the City Planning Commission Hearing Room, located at 120 Broadway, Lower Concourse, New York, New York 10271, in conjunction with the CPC’s public hearing pursuant to ULURP. Comments are requested on the DEIS and will be accepted through 5:00 PM, Monday July 8, 2024. To continue to allow for broad public participation, DCP will hold the public hearing accessible both in-person and remotely via the teleconferencing application Zoom. Anyone attending the meeting in-person is encouraged to wear a mask. To join the meeting and comment remotely, please visit the NYC Engage site, https://www.nyc.gov/engage. If you would like to register to testify remotely via phone, need assistance with technical issues, or have any questions about participation you may call any of the phone numbers listed below, then enter the following Meeting ID. 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They can be submitted via email to [email protected] or mailed to Stephanie Shellooe, AICP, Director, Environmental Assessment and Review Division, New York City Department of City Planning, 120 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10271. Copies of the DEIS may also be obtained by contacting the Environmental Assessment and Review Division, at the contact address above, by calling (212) 720-3328 or by emailing [email protected]. In addition, the DEIS and Final Scope of Work are available for download on the project ZAP page: https://zap.planning.nyc.gov/ projects/2022M0359. To view the MSK Pavilion Final Scope of Work, DEIS Notice of Completion and full DEIS and Appendix, navigate to the MSK Pavilion project page in ZAP and select Public Documents, then “Final Scope of Work,” “DEIS_Notice of Completion” and “DEIS_23DCP118M”. Please inform the Department of City Planning if you need a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, in order to participate in the meeting. Requests for a reasonable accommodation or foreign language assistance during the meeting should be emailed to [email protected] or by calling 212-720-3508. Requests must be submitted at least ten business days before the meeting. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the Applicant, is requesting a series of zoning actions including a rezoning from an R8 district to an R9 district; a zoning text amendment, authorizations, a special permit; a modiication to a previously established Large Scale Community Facility Development (2001 LSCFD) (the Project Area), a curb cut certiication and a revocable consent to construct an enclosed patient bridge across East 67th Street (Patient Bridge) to facilitate the development of a new 31-story inpatient hospital building (the Proposed Project) on MSKCC’s campus on the east end of the block bounded by York and First Avenues and East 66th and East 67th Streets (Block 1461, on a portion of Lot 21 and a portion of Lot 13) (the Development Site) in Manhattan Community District 8. In order to accomplish the Proposed Project, the Applicant is requesting the following zoning actions, all of which occur within the Project Area: • Zoning map amendment to rezone Block 1461, Lot 13 and the western portion of Lot 21 from R8 to R9. The existing maximum permitted zoning loor area within the Project Area (a/k/a the 2001 LSCFD) is approximately 2,212,906 sf and the utilized zoning loor area is approximately 1,962,800 sf (inclusive of the Sloan and Scholars buildings). With this proposed rezoning, the permitted zoning loor area within the Project Area would increase by 140,584.5 sf. • Zoning text amendment to Zoning Resolution (ZR) Section 79-43 to authorize CPC, by special permit, to allow modiication of lot coverage and signage regulations in Manhattan Community District 8, for zoning lots located in R9 and R10 districts. • Authorizations pursuant to ZR Section 79-21 to allow for the location of a new 31-story inpatient hospital building on the south block within the 2001 LSCFD without regard for (a) height and setback regulations applicable within the interior of the 2001 LSCFD, (b) rear yard regulations to facilitate construction of the Proposed Project, and (c) to allow for the distribution of loor area for all zoning lots within the 2001 LSCFD without regard for zoning lot lines and streets. • Special permit pursuant to ZR Section 79-43, as amended, to allow modiications of regulations relating to height, setback applicable to the perimeter of the 2001 LSCFD, lot coverage, and signs to facilitate construction of the Proposed Project. • Modiication to the 2001 LSCFD to update the Site Plans and zoning calculations for the three zoning lots previously authorized by the CPC. • Cancellation of the 2001 LSCFD Restrictive Declaration. • Certiication pursuant to ZR Section 26-15 to permit more than one curb cut on East 67th Street for accessory parking, loading bays and the through block driveway and on East 66th Street for accessory parking and the through block driveway. • Revocable Consent from the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Patient Bridge over East 67th Street. The Revocable Consent application will be coordinated with required approvals for the Patient Bridge from the New York City Public Design Commission. The Proposed Project would also require a Certiicate of Need from the New York State Department of Health (DOH). A coordinated review will be conducted. The Proposed Actions would facilitate development of the Proposed Project, also referred to as the “MSK Pavilion,” a new, 31-story, approximately 903,065 gross square feet (gsf), state-of-the-art facility entirely devoted to in-patient care for acutely ill cancer patients, providing 28 new state-of-the-art operating rooms and up to 206 new specialized single-bedded patient rooms and the necessary clinical and mechanical support spaces, connected to MSKCC’s existing campus and medical services via the two-story patient bridge over East 67th Street. The Proposed Project would replace the only two existing non-clinical, non-medical MSKCC buildings within the 2001 LSCFD, Scholars and Sloan. These two buildings contain contract housing for MSKCC medical staff and students as well as administrative ofices. Below-grade parking connects with the existing Rockefeller Research Laboratories (RRL) building adjacent to the west. Existing research functions and staff would remain in RRL. However, some ground loor conference room space (approximately 2,080 square feet [sf]) would be removed to provide a new two-way parking garage ramp on East 67th Street to serve the existing 263 spaces in the garage, which would remain. The garage would continue to have an entrance on East 66th Street and would be available exclusively to MSKCC staff, patients, and visitors with valet service. Located on the east side of the building along York Avenue, the glass-enclosed lobby would be set back from the building line providing entry plazas with space for sidewalks, landscaping, seating, signage, and possibly public art. The new entry plazas would provide approximately 2,800 sf of public open space. The Proposed Project would be built out over the course of approximately six years. Following land use approvals, construction of the Proposed Project would commence in late 2024. The Proposed Project is expected to be completed and operational by 2030. The DEIS identiies potential signiicant adverse impacts related to shadows and construction (transportation and noise). Mitigation measures to address those impacts, where feasible and/or practical, are proposed in the DEIS. DCP, as the Lead Agency, will continue to coordinate with interested and involved agencies and further examine and reine these recommended measures between the DEIS and FEIS. If no feasible and practicable mitigation can be identiied, the impacts would remain an unavoidable signiicant adverse impact of the Proposed Actions. The DEIS considered two alternatives – a No Action Alternative and a Reduced Height Alternative. Neither of these alternatives would meet the primary objectives of the Proposed Actions, and no feasible alternatives are available that would result in no unmitigated impacts and meet the Proposed Action’s goals.

BY EMMA SEIWELL AND SHANT SHAHRIGIAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS An elderly woman remains rattled weeks after a moped-riding man heartlessly robbed her in Harlem — the latest in a string of incidents targeting some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Thelma Mason, 97, was coming home from shopping about 5:25 p.m. on May 24 when she noticed the man who would go on to victimize her. “I looked at him and he looked at me. I’m just minding my own business and he cranked that thing up and came towards me and just snatched the necklace off my neck,” she told the Daily News on Tuesday. Mason fell to the ground, suffering a nasty scratch on an arm and banging her hip, she said. The robber sped away down W. 127th St., according to police. Workers at a nearby pharmacy sat Mason down at a bus stop and called 911, and first responders took her to Harlem Hospital for treatment. Surveillance footage from a camera at Ahma Rx Pharmacy on Frederick Douglass Blvd. near W. 127th St. showed the crook had been stalking Mason, said Carlos Santana, the store’s manager. “He came right here to the bus stop and he was just waiting patiently, patiently,” said Santana, 47. “Once he saw her, he just, like, took off on the scooter, ran up to her and just jacked the chain and just kept going. She was hurt. “We did call the cops. We sat her on the bus stop right there. That’s all we could do,” he added. “It was bad, ’cause you don’t want that to happen to nobody, especially an elderly person. I don’t wish that on nobody.” Mason, a retired office cleaner, has seen plenty since moving to Harlem in 1951. But she said last month’s incident marked an unnerving first for her. “I used to work nights and I had no problem,” she said. “I used to party at night, come home 2 or 3 in the morning. Nobody ever bothered me. I wasn’t attacked or anything. “Now you can’t even go out in the daytime before they’re taking things from you,” Mason added. The stolen necklace was made of 18-karat gold and had a Gemini pendant, the victim said. A gift from her daughter from years ago, she didn’t know the monetary value of the jewelry but expressed that it had great emotional worth. “They had to pay a pretty penny for it,” Mason remarked. Cops released images of the suspected robber Monday and asked for anyone with information about him to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. For now, the sound of mopeds cruising her neighborhood is giving Mason starts. “I can’t stand nobody getting close to me now when I’m traveling, especially with these motorbikes,” she said. “I’m always jumping. I don’t know if somebody’s going to attack me again.” Recent weeks have seen both the very young and the very old become victims of crime. An 84-year-old woman was struck by stray bullets in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Monday, police sources said. She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large. In a jaw-droppingly callous robbery on Friday, a man stole $8 from a 10-year-old boy as he and his younger sister walked down a Crown Heights, Brooklyn, street, police said. That crook is also wanted. In April, a 68-year-old grandmother was pushed down the steps of a Queens church in a robbery. She was so badly hurt that she didn’t recognize her own family for days as she recovered at a hospital, relatives told the Daily News. The suspect in that case was caught. “They don’t have any home training at all. They’re not trained or anything because they don’t respect the elderly at no time,” Mason said of criminals like the man who robbed her. “I was always taught to respect elders and I taught my daughter and my grandson the same thing,” she added. “You give them respect, and if you can help the elderly, you don’t take away from the elderly. You help the elderly.” Even daytime not safe Chain-snatch victim, 97, rattled by brazen punk on scooter Thelma Mason, 97, who has lived in Harlem since 1951, was not seriously hurt in chain-snatching last month. She shows injury (above) as police hunt thief on moped (below). EMMA SEIWELL FOR NYDN’ NYPD 16 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY COLIN MIXSON, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND THOMAS TRACY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS An man armed with a hammer targeted a Brooklyn church’s beloved statues of Mother Teresa and a Catholic pope, smashing their faces in, police said Tuesday. Randy Maldonado-Avila is accused of bashing a statue of Pope John XXIII, who led the Catholic church from 1958 till his death in 1963, with a hammer, as well as lopping off one of its hands. He also allegedly smashed a statue of St. Teresa of Calcutta, denting her face. Maldonado-Avila, 30, also used the hammer to smash the glass front doors of St. Dominic’s Catholic Church on Bay Ridge Parkway near 20th Ave. in Bensonhurst around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Lifelong parishioner Joanne Liggieri, 54, was in her apartment across the street from the church when her daughter alerted her someone was vandalizing the church. “He started smashing all the statues and as I’m seeing this, I video tape it and at the same time I got 911 on the phone,” said Liggieri. “I gave his description, what he was wearing, what he had in his hand and what block he turned down.” Maldonado-Avila muttered under his breath as he wielded the hammer, according to Liggieri. “I don’t know what he was saying, but he sounded agitated,” she said. “He was mad.” With Liggieri’s help, cops caught up with the man nearby the church. “I did my Communion here. I got married here. All my kids got baptized here. All my kids did their sacraments here,” Liggieri said. “Just seeing this, I had to do something. I felt like it was my duty.” In a post on Facebook, the church said they “thank God no one was physically injured.” “We are saddened by the damage and the senseless violation of sacred statues and the broken glass of our church doors,” church officials posted. After fleeing the church, the suspect smashed a traffic light and destroyed a glass-enclosed bus stop before police rolled up and took him into custody, the officials said. “The person involved in this heinous act was quickly arrested by the police,” the church. “Let us continue to pray for peace and tranquility. Our faith community is strong and we will continue to bring the light of Christ to all people.” Cops charged Maldonado-Avila with criminal mischief. No hate crime charges were immediately filed. Maldonado-Avila lives in Kensington, according to cops. He doesn’t have a criminal history in New York but does have a diagnosed mental illness, a police source said. “I figured somebody’s angry at God, [but] later I found out it could be a mental issue,” Liggieri said. “But why that poor church?” Maldonado-Avila’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Tuesday. MAN HELD IN VANDALISM OF B’KLYN CHURCH A hammer-wielding vandal smashed statues and doors at St. Dominic’s Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. PHOTOS BY JOANNE LIGGIERI DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 17 vote.nyc EARLY VOTING SATURDAY, JUNE 15,2024 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 23,2024 vote.nyc NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION Polls will be open 6 A.M. until 9 P.M.*** To find your poll site and hours, visit: THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Executive Office, 32 Broadway, 7TH Floor New York, NY 10004 COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS Jodi Morales Michael J. Coppotelli Carol R. Edmead Gino A. Marmorato Keith Sullivan Simon Shamoun Michele A. Sileo Frederic M. Umane—Secretary Rodney L. Pepe-Souvenir—President Jose Miguel Araujo To find out if you are eligible to vote, find your poll site, become a poll worker, or view sample ballot, visit: or call Toll Free: (866) 868-3692 • TTY Number: (212) 487-5496 or call Toll Free: (866) 868-3692 TTY Number: (212) 487-5496 TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2024 ***Richmond County polls will not be open— Primaries are uncontested

BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND ELIZABETH KEOGH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A day after a Queens family questioned how a father of three could have fatally shot his brother, wounded his mother and then killed himself, police revealed he had written a manifesto detailing family tension and shame stemming from a failed business venture. Karamjit Multani, 33, went on the rampage in his family’s home on 111th St. near 95th Ave. in Richmond Hill around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to authorities. Earlier, the killer argued with his family before his brother Vipanpal Multani, 27, went to sleep, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said during a Tuesday news briefing. As the younger brother slept, the elder brother entered the bedroom with two guns and opened fire, shooting the victim all over his body, Kenny said. “The father comes in [and] manages to grab one pistol from the shooter,” the chief said. “Mom throws herself on top of her 27-year-old son while he’s still shooting and she gets shot.” The mom, Amarjit Kaur, was shot once in the arm and once in the torso. The older brother rushed on to a neighborhood street, where surveillance video caught him removing his turban and shooting himself once in the head, Kenny said. In between, the killer’s mom and dad partially disarmed him, dad Bhupinder Multani previously told the Daily News. Karamjit Multani died on the pavement as his brother lay dying in their family home, cops said. Kaur was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where she survived her injuries. During the shooting, the elder son’s wife and three young children were in Indiana, where the unhinged man had previously tried to open a grocery store after his dad gifted him and his slain brother a large sum of money and property to start their own businesses. With his share of the gift, Vipanpal Multani opened a “very successful” deli in Valley Stream, L.I., while his older brother struggled to keep his store open, according to Kenny. “Unfortunately, due to COVID, the grocery store fails miserably,” Kenny said. “[Karamjit Multani] goes bankrupt and is forced to move back home.” In text messages to his wife sent the day before the shooting, the man outlined ”very detailed, prolonged texts message about the abuse he’s been suffering at the hands of his family,” Kenny said. “[There is] a lot of tension between him and the brother over snide comments about how he’s a failure,” Kenny said. “The father is giving him a hard time about the store not being successful out in Indiana.” Karamjit Multani sent his wife and three children — ages 1, 2, and 4 — back to Indiana, the woman’s home state, the day of the shooting, according to his dad. The killer’s brother-in-law Jaspreet Singh said Monday that the violent breakdown came “out of nowhere.” “Honestly, we’re confused ourselves,” said Singh, 33. “It was a happy family. We were always hanging out together, making jokes, videos.” Bhupinder Multani, a prominent deli owner, described his oldest son during an interview with The News as a successful family man. “Every weekend, they post pictures with kids,” he said. “He was a very good father, hardworking. Never a problem like this … He was making good money.” Queens killer’s shame Note tells of his failed biz before rampage that left him, bro dead Police at Richmond Hill house after Karamjit Multani (below right) killed his brother Vipanpal Multani (below left). Karamjit died by suicide. Their sister (below center) survives. Karamjit also wounded his mother in the family tragedy. THEODORE PARISIENNE FOR NYDN; COURTESY OF FAMILY 18 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY EVAN SIMKO-BEDNARSKI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A Brooklyn bus driver says she was punched in the face in East New York after a passenger missed his stop Friday, one of at least three assaults on transit workers in four days including a brutal stabbing. The driver of a B6 bus, who spoke on the condition that her name be withheld because she feared for her safety with her assailant on the loose, wore a patch over her right eye Tuesday while speaking to reporters at the Transport Workers Union Local 100 hall in Brooklyn. “A guy gets up and he says, ‘You passed my stop, can you let me off?’ ” she said. “I said, ‘I cannot let you off.’ ” The driver said he asked again, and she gave the same answer. “Before I finished it, I was getting punched in my face — driving, and I still had to make sure that I don’t crash,” she continued. “Then he said to me, ‘B—h, open the door or I’m going to kill you,’ ” she said. “So I stopped and I opened the door, because I thought about my precious kids that I wanted to get home to.” The driver was hit in both of her eyes, according to an MTA incident report reviewed by the Daily News. “Sometimes people come and they just take their anger out on us,” she said. Police sources confirmed the details of the assault Tuesday. As previously reported by The News, another bus driver was attacked in East New York on Saturday. An angry passenger stabbed 60-year-old MTA driver Isaac Egharevba in the neck after striking him with a bottle, cops said. Egharevba has since been released from Kings County Hospital. NYC Transit President Richard Davey denounced the attacks on his bus drivers Tuesday. “The senseless attacks of the last few days on bus operators who were doing their job of moving New York City simply cannot continue, period,” he told The News in a statement. “Thankfully, our high-quality network of bus cameras have produced clear images and we are confident as ever that the NYPD will find the individuals responsible and deliver maximum justice for our colleagues.” Union officials said a third transit worker — a conductor working on the D train — was punched while working at 145th St. on Monday night. “We are not the public’s punching bag,” J.P. Patafio, the TWU’s vice president for buses, said Tuesday. “Eventually, something’s going to happen,” Patafio said, “and transit workers are going to march with their feet.” New York State prohibits work stoppages and other actions by public sector workers under the Taylor Law. MTA leadership accused the TWU of violating that prohibition in February, when crews slowed down A train service after conductor Alton Scott was violently slashed in an overnight attack. Asked if he was threatening a strike, Patafio demurred. “Let me put it this way,” he said. “If there’s a house that’s burning, people are going to leave the house.” Rider missed stop, so he punched me – bus driver Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Richard Davis (at mic) and J.P. Patafio (below), the union’s vice president for buses, at a news conference Tuesday addressing spate of assaults against transit workers in recent days. GARDINER ANDERSON FOR NYDN DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 19 Norcross(GA) Tel. 470-359-7717 Fax. 770-558-1789 Carrollton(TX) Tel. 469-986-3100 Fax. 972-242-3258 Peachtree Parkway(GA) Tel. 770-802-8220 Fax. 770-802-8283 Bayside(NY) Tel. 718-701-3810 Fax. 718-701-4766 Doraville(GA) Tel. 770-451-7200 Fax. 770-451-7023 Suwanee(GA) Tel. 770-495-1310 Fax. 770-495-9983 Duluth(GA) Tel. 678-417-7474 Fax. 678-417-7454 Johns Creek(GA) Tel. 770-418-1363 Fax. 770-418-1963 Palisades Park(NJ) Tel. 201-882-0200 Fax. 201-482-0708 LA(LPO) Tel. 714-735-8669 Fax. 714-735-8687 Los Angeles(CA) Tel. 323-922-3120 Fax. 213-380-0233 Seattle(LPO) Tel. 425-412-3220 Fax. 425-361-1207 BAYSIDE (NY) 718.701.3810 • PALISADES PARK (NJ) 201.882.0200 First IC Bank NMLS#1629665 Your own successful business, The precious dream of owning a house. All about loans, First IC Bank solves it. First IC Bank is with you in your bright future. Christopher Moon 201-819-5354 COMMERCIAL LOAN/SBA LOAN Peter Kim (NMLS #1573613) 201-486-8822 MORTGAGE LOAN www.firsticbank.com Bayside (NY) 718-701-3810 Palisades Park (NJ) 201-882-0200

ON BROADWAY A guide to current Broadway shows by Daily News theater critic Chris Jones: & Juliet: A savvy jukebox musical from London offering a feminist reworking of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” with added bits and songs made famous by Pink, Britney and Kesha, et al. This nonstop party-empowerment show is derivative, over-confident and fun. Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St. A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical: Wanna be transported back to when you swayed to “Song Sung Blue,” seduced to “Red, Red Wine,” sniffled to “Love On the Rocks” or were stirred by “Play Me,” before you actually got played in life? Then this biographical jukebox tribute to the gravel-voiced singer-songwriter is your show. But if the idea of a “Sweet Caroline” audience singalong sounds hellish, move on down the list. Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St. Aladdin: Disney’s “Aladdin” is a bit too frenetic, gag-heavy and overly anxious to please — but it has settled in as an entertaining family attraction featuring a diverse cast, a fun genie whose antics will always remain a tribute to Robin Williams, and the requisite magic carpet ride against a backdrop of the glittering lights of a utopian Arabian night. New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St. Appropriate: Not since Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s “August: Osage County” has Broadway seen such a blistering display of ensemble acting as in director Lila Neugebauer’s ruthless and riveting production of “Appropriate,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ironically titled play about a combative, wounded and self-loathing family who rip each other into little pieces over their dead patriarch’s legacies. Sarah Paulson, the lead performer, is on fire all night long. Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St. Back to the Future: The Musical. Closer to a thrill-park ride than a traditional musical, this frenetic new spectacle from London showcases a flying DeLorean car essentially re-creating the role played, years ago, by the helicopter in “Miss Saigon.” The show is attracting a family and tourist audience, and Roger Bart at peak eccentricity is fun to watch. But unlike the film, the show makes you feel very little. Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway. The Book of Mormon: A relic of an era when satirists had more guts, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s show lampoons the LDS religion with the same sharp edge familiar from “South Park.” Go enjoy a wicked musical from before America lost so much of its sense of humor. Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St. Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club: An epic disappointment and a money-grabbing misfire, this revival of a musical theater masterpiece is overpriced, under-eroticized and, for the most part, poorly sung. It’s an example of the immersive theater craze taken too far and with the wrong show to boot. Eddie Redmayne, emcee of this unfortunate shebang, comes off a creepy human jack-in-the-box. Spend your money elsewhere on Broadway. August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St. Chicago: This long-lived show celebrating real-life killers of prohibition-era Chicago has been pulling in Broadway suckers since 1996. The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match. Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St. The Great Gatsby: This is what many people think of when they ponder a big Broadway night out: a familiar yet glamorous title from the Jazz Age, a star tenor in the titular role, songs of passion, obsession and resolve set to stringheavy orchestrations, and a massive Art Deco set cascading off the stage, which has the décor to match. The show is dull and emotionally inert but it’s the best dressed crowd on Broadway. Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway. Hadestown: A dystopian 2019 musical rooted in the 2010 concept album by Anaïs Mitchell and updates and retells the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice via a compellingly theatrical blend of steampunk, “Westworld” and self-aware Bourbon St. sensuality. It’s a thrillingly alarmist show, albeit potentially jarring to those who prefer warmer or more traditional musicals. Mitchell’s music variously evokes gospel, blues, blue collar work-song and the ravings of a rabid cult. Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St. Hamilton: Still a tough and expensive ticket, this Lin-Manuel Miranda global cultural phenomenon employs a young, diverse cast to tell the story of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father with the long-term berth on the ten-spot, but also a scrappy immigrant who wrote like he was running out of time. The music is eclectic and often gorgeous, the emotional intensity still capable of blowing all else away. Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: An epic commitment requiring two tickets and six hours has now been reduced to a more manageable single show. We purists lament the change, which cut much of the subtlety and fun in the text but left all the spectacular theatrical effects. Even in this version, though, Harry Potter fans leave fully satiated. Lyric Theatre, 214 W. 43rd St. The Heart of Rock and Roll: This modestly scaled and warm-hearted jukebox tribute to Huey Lewis and the News might prove to be one of the sleeper hits of the season thanks to an inestimably witty book with plenty of hard laughs, a suite of winning lead performances under director Gordon Greenberg and another tour de force suite of choreography from Lorin Latarro, who sure has shaken up Broadway this season. It’s a blue-collar “Mamma Mia!” James Earl 20 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Jones Theater, 138 W. 48th St. Hell’s Kitchen: The songs of Alicia Keys are well suited to a jukebox musical. The burst of energy that flows from hits like “Girl on Fire” are dynamic blasts in a show drawing from Keys’ own origin story as a kid growing up in the federally subsidized artists’ haven of Manhattan Plaza in Hell’s Kitchen. No surprises here and you have to love Keys’ music. Lots of warm sentiment and affection for a creative Gotham childhood. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St. Illinoise: A late entry to the season, “Illinoise” is not a traditional musical; it is Justin Peck’s wordless choreographic response to the Sufjan Stevens album, as played live. If you remember Twyla Tharp’s “Movin’ Out,” a response to the music of Billy Joel, or can imagine “A Chorus Line” in the cornfields of the Prairie State, you’ll have a sense of what transpires here. It’s not for all tastes but very beautiful nonetheless. St. James Theater, 246 W. 44th St. The Lion King: Julie Taymor’s masterful work is 25 years old but still as fresh as a Serengeti morning. This Disney family attraction features stunning puppets, visual tableaux, Elton John songs, African music. It’s deservedly the most successful musical of its era. Minskoff Theatre, 200 W. 45th St. MJ The Musical: This homage to the King of Pop is set during the creative process for Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” world tour. Although there is little mention of the MJ controversies (the estate prefers it that way), “MJ” offers the chance to hear a slew of iconic MJ hits and experience his choreographic soul through the simpatico-but-original ideas of Christopher Wheeldon. Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. Mary Jane: Amy Herzog’s beautiful play is at its core a study of the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to care for her child. But the takeaway goes beyond even that realization. You leave with a near-crushing awareness of the unfairness of life. Rachel McAdams is fabulous in the lead role: She deglamorizes herself without letting that undermine the formidable optimism of this mom. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. Merrily We Roll Along: Broadway never saw a better triple-act than Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe, the triumphant triumvirate at the heart of the gorgeous new revival of from the famed British musical theater star Maria Friedman. What a delight they are to watch as life kicks their ever-hopeful characters in the teeth. Life severely batters these old pals in this brilliant, backward-moving musical about showbiz types by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, as based on an old Kaufman and Hart play. It’s a near-perfect production. Hudson Theatre, 141 W. 44th St. Mother Play: Paula Vogel has created a deeply personal play about life with her late mom, who surely would have been delighted to be portrayed by no less than Jessica Lange, an actress who turns her into a boozy but sympathetic hybrid of Mama Rose in “Gypsy,” Joan Crawford in “Mommie Dearest” and Tennessee Williams’ Amanda Wingfield. The play is esoteric but the performances from Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Kennan-Bolger are superb. Hayes Theatre, 220 W. 44th St. Moulin Rouge the Musical!: A decadent translation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 movie musical and an intense, anachronistic extravaganza that stuffs cuts of pop anthems (70 songs! 161 composers!) inside a letter-box of gorgeous retro-red velour. This is datenight pastiche with a unifying playlist, and an omnisexual dip into a sensual ocean with nervous fellow travelers. Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St. The Notebook: This weepy new musical based on the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel and the hit 2004 movie has a gorgeous suite of songs from Ingrid Michaelson, landing somewhere between Duncan Sheik, Jeanine Tesori and Sara Bareilles. The populist show is not for romantic cynics, as you might expect; it is a strikingly artful and minimalist telling of love across generations. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St. The Outsiders: The beloved YA author S.E. Hinton famously penned “The Outsiders” after watching two rival gangs explode at her own Will Rogers School in Tulsa, Okla. The resultant musical needed greater expansion of character, a gentler, simpler touch, a better sense of authentic teenage angst and a deeper focus on the heart. But many love this story and will enjoy the talents here and the fresh roots/country score by the Austin-based Jamestown Revival. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St. Patriots: Vladimir Putin gets “The Crown” treatment in Peter Morgan’s juicy play about the rise of one of the world’s nastiest despots. This gripping show comes with a terrifying performance from Will Keen as a Richard III type as it offers an amped-up history of Russia from the era of bumbling Boris Yeltsin to the present. The central question: How did Putin happen? Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 W. 47th St. SIX: The Musical: Just 90 minutes, this small-cast original pop musical is centered on the six wives of Henry VIII who bond in a post-death sisterhood and compete for who actually had the worst time with their bearded pig. Audiences generally ignore the relatively thin gruel and have an empowering blast. Lena Horne Theatre, 256 W. 47th St. Stereophonic: A fabulous, three-hour dissection of ego, insecurity and the messy, messed-up gorgeousness of the creative process, David Adjmi’s “Stereophonic” is about an up-andcoming British rock band on the brink of superstardom making a studio album in California between the summers of 1976 and 1977. What a brilliant piece of must-see Broadway. It’s Chekhovian, babe. Golden Theatre, 242 W. 45th St. Suffs: With Hillary Clinton as a producer and a weighty topic like the history of U.S. women’s suffrage leading up to the 1920 ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Shaina Taub’s new Broadway musical “Suffs” certainly suggested more of a moralistic gathering than a complex evening suffused with surprise. But in the end, “Suffs” does what all of the best Broadway musicals do: it humanizes and empowers, and it entertains and moves an audience. Taub’s enormous talent is the biggest single reason. Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St. The Who’s Tommy: Pete Townshend’s prescient 1969 rock opera, a horrifying if ultimately transcendent howl of anger and anguish at the damage wrought on the boomer generation by their war-scarred parents, has returned to Broadway in a new, born-in-Chicago production from Des McAnuff that will sock you right in the gut. The Who leader’s epic 1967 achievement now returns as a loud boomer coda, an emancipatory rock banquet and a reminder that dads really have improved. Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41st St. Uncle Vanya: Filled with sad-sack characters living lives of soul-sucking boredom, Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” ain’t ever a walk in the park to produce or, for that matter, to watch. Still, the new Lincoln Center production from the typically reliable director Lila Neugebauer is so disconnected and alienating that I spent most of the production wondering how on Earth such a collection of famous, talented actors — Steve Carell, Alfred Molina, Anika Noni Rose, Jayne Houdyshell, Alison Pill, for goodness sake— had mostly failed to cohere. Lincoln Center Theater, 150 W. 65th St. Wicked: Now more than 20 years old, “Wicked” is one of Broadway’s best loved attractions. It’s a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” and focused on the intense friendship between two witches, one good, one maybe better. The Winnie Holzman book is a witty tour de force and Steven Schwartz came up with a bevy of emotional numbers, including “Defying Gravity,” one of the great Act 1 closers of all time. Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51st St. MARY JANE DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 21

Y esterday, Hunter Biden was convicted by a Delaware federal jury on three felony counts related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018. This trial and conviction is how things are supposed to work. His guilt hinged on whether Biden was being honest when he answered on the federal gun purchase form that he was not addicted to or using illegal drugs. His lawyers had argued that Biden had completed a rehabilitation program and did not think of himself as an addict at the time he completed the form. The prosecution argued he was lying, and the jury thought this to be a more plausible explanation, which seems fair. You’ll notice who was not part of this sequence of events: Joe Biden, who at the 2018 time of this crime was not in government and not involved in his son’s very bad decision-making apart from giving him the support we should all want families to provide those in recovery. This certainly won’t matter to the political operatives who will try to paint this as all but the president’s direct responsibility, but the repetition doesn’t make it true. Congressional Republicans were unable to find any nexus between the then-vice president and his son’s business dealings in Ukraine and elsewhere, collapsing the incredibly flimsy impeachment inquiry they’d been pursuing, but there’s no chance they’ll let this go. President Biden, predictably, says he “accept[s] the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.” He also ruled out any presidential pardon for his wayward son. It was the correct reaction for a president. This is a decidedly different response to a legitimate unanimous jury guilty verdict in a legitimate criminal prosecution than what happened with Donald Trump’s reaction to his own trial and verdict in Manhattan. The Department of Justice is following the rules, as did the judge and the jury of 12 Delawareans. It’s all very normal, but for the fact it’s the president’s son in the dock, which is why there was a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, to make sure that the prosecution proceeded independently, as it did. A s things move to sentencing, Hunter must receive nothing more and nothing less than the average defendant in his position, which is to say a first-time offender convicted of a few nonviolent felonies. That may well mean that he receives some prison time or none at all. Both would be legitimate, even though no prison may be received in some quarters as the result of some politically captured judge, ignoring of course that Judge Maryellen Noreika was appointed by Trump. Hunter faces another federal case in California in September as his legal woes mount. Meanwhile, the House GOP continues its push to hold Garland in contempt for not providing audio recordings that the other special counsel, Robert Hur, made with his interviews with President Biden, despite already having the transcripts of this inquiry that notably did not lead to Hur recommending charges in the mishandled classified documents probe. In that investigation, the process also worked, without fear or favor. That’s the American way, to show respect for our principles of law and due process. Do process I t was four years ago tonight, during COVID and the presidential campaign, that a prominent Democrat and his wife visited with the president and first lady at a golf club. Donald Trump then tweeted: “Just finished dinner in Bedminster, New Jersey, with Governor Phil Murphy and his wonderful wife, Tammy. Talked about many things, including the opening of the beautiful Garden State, getting people back to work, and rebuilding America’s infrastructure with projects like the Portal North Bridge, which I have given authorization to proceed!” Trump, then running for reelection, got to appear a bit bipartisan hosting the Democratic governor. As for Murphy, he left the dinner with something more substantial, as Trump was getting behind a new rail bridge on the Hackensack River feeding passenger trains towards the Hudson River tunnel and Manhattan’s Penn Station. Actually, Trump was only forecasting a coming approval, as a week later, on June 19, the Federal Transit Administration advanced NJTransit’s $1.8 billion Portal North Bridge project into the engineering phase and qualified for a $766.5 million grant in the FTA’s Core Capacity program. The final contract between NJT and Uncle Sam for the $766.5 million was signed on Jan. 14, 2021, a week after Trump’s failed putsch at the Capitol and a week before Joe Biden was sworn into office. That payment of $766.5 million was, and remains, a fraud on the law, as Congress has explicitly required in statute that all such Core Capacity grants produce at least a 10% increase in ridership. And this new two-track bridge, now half built, will carry the exact same number of NJT trains as the 1910 two-track bridge it is replacing: a maximum of 21 commuter trains an hour at the peak of the morning inbound rush. There are also three Amtrak trains during that 60-minute period. We exposed this obvious fraud in a 2018 editorial with the headline “Bridge of lies,” as another of the terrible problems with the larger Gateway boondoggle, now costing perhaps $50 billion, but both the NJT and FTA continued to collude to fake the process. NJT is supposed to obey the law when applying for federal money and FTA is supposed to enforce that law. Instead both the state and federal agencies willfully ignored the law. T he scheming started during different Republican and Democratic administrations in both Trenton and Washington in 2016 when Barack Obama was president and Chris Christie was governor. NJT was then operating 13 double-decker trains and eight single level trains during the morning peak. They claimed that a new bridge would allow them to run all 21 as double-deckers, thus boosting capacity and meeting the 10% threshold. But it was a lie and the feds knew and let it slide. NJT was already in the process of replacing its single level train sets with the double-deckers. As of now, five have been switched over and the last three will be subbed out next year when new rolling stock arrives. That means that all of the gains will have been realized and the new bridge will not produce any improvements in capacity. Ergo, it doesn’t deserve a penny of Core Capacity money and definitely not $766.5 million. NJT must return every dollar to the feds. From a dinner to a huge rip-off P raising, even faintly, Gov. Hochul’s purported “indefinite pause” on congestion pricing is like praising the inventors of New Coke for deciding to pull it from the shelves. Hochul spent her tenure lamely trying to sell the scheme at press conferences at which she spouted climate change bromides that appeal to the activist class. Never was there substantial public support for the plan and, incredibly, it did not dawn upon our political establishment that imposing a huge toll upon an already highly taxed populace would face concerted opposition. Congestion pricing would be a tough sell even for talented politicians. Nonetheless, having passed it into law, to build public support, the governor and the mayor could have unveiled a concrete plan for the reform of the distrusted MTA, demonstrating ways in which the agency would reduce its operating expenses in return for the new revenue source. They could have appeared with the five district attorneys and announced an aggressive plan to crackdown on the many fare beaters that cost the system millions per year. Instead, they allowed MTA officials to dismiss the concerns of the plan’s opponents. It was obvious for some time that congestion pricing had become a political debacle. Yet it is the law and the MTA has, literally, banked upon its $1 billion annual revenue stream. The statute that governs congestion pricing requires the MTA (technically, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority) to implement the plan. Hochul has no power to impose a “pause.” She can only lawfully secure a delay if the Legislature amends or repeals the statute or if the MTA board votes to move the program’s effective date. The MTA may change the date, but, under current law, it must fix another for the commencement of the program. The fact that Hochul, apparently under pressure from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who has the audacity to claim he is “neutral” on the subject), suffered a moment of political panic does not unmake the law, nor does the governor have in hand the billions in funding needed to replace the congestion tolls that the state made a cornerstone of the MTA’s finances. The Legislature instantly rejected Hochul’s preposterous idea that the state should replace the revenue with a new tax on city businesses. She followed the tax plan with an insane proposal for the issuance of an “IOU” to the MTA in the amount of a billion dollars. As of this writing, she has not offered to sell the Brooklyn Bridge. The sheer incompetence and recklessness of the entire cast of characters is shocking, even by the low standards of New York governance. The governor and the Legislature cook up schemes in closed negotiations that they pass into law in the middle of the night. When they realize they lack public buy-in, they resort to ridiculous sloganeering instead of sensible policy explanations. They eventually apprehend the problem, but refuse to alter course, insisting it is all wonderful and damning their opponents. Finally, they face the impending political consequences and panic. Such has been the pattern with bail reform, the legalization of marijuana and now congestion pricing. Special dishonorable mention among the players goes to the mayor. He has been wholly absent from the public discourse on one of the most consequential policy decisions in the city’s modern history. He has only offered bizarre praise for the governor’s disastrous “pause.” The governor, of course, easily wins the least valuable official award. Her apparent inability to realize that a policy on the scale of congestion pricing cannot be “paused” on her say so demonstrates a complete unfitness for office. Regardless of one’s position on congestion pricing (I am not a supporter), it is a plan enacted by law, under the auspices of the MTA, and on which billions of dollars and scores of major capital projects depend. Hochul has neither the legal nor the practical ability to unwind the plan. The notion that she attempted to do so in order to avoid a second round of blame for costing the Democrats control of Congress ought to be a firing offense. The pathetic mishandling of congestion pricing has terribly undermined the cause of the transit system. It is the clearest instance yet of the ongoing crisis of competence that plagues our city and state governments. The MTA used to employ the slogan “Going your way.” It is time for New York to go in another direction. Browne is a lawyer. Hochul’s congestion pricing bungle BE OUR GUEST BY CHRISTIAN BROWNE 22 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BRAMHALL’S WORLD N orthwest Queens is at a crossroads. For decades, communities like Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights have been deliberately disinvested in by our city, leaving predominantly immigrant families to survive with little to no opportunities for growth. Even before the pandemic, this region experienced higher rates of unemployment, poverty and survival work than other parts of Queens. COVID-19 exacerbated these already dire conditions, as Corona and Elmhurst became the epicenter of the epicenter of the pandemic — ending not just lives but livelihoods, forcing residents to find other ways to survive. Four years later, we still see the ripple effects. Along Roosevelt Ave., for example, sex work is prevalent as our neighbors — including thousands of newly arriving asylum seekers — struggle to earn a stable living. We’ve made progress at Corona Plaza, where my office helped institute a program to help keep the famed space’s beloved vendors afloat. But it is untenable to continue putting Band-Aids on the societal wounds that have been inflicted on this community. We have the potential to change this narrative, however, thanks in part to the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal for the Citi Field parking lot, which sits unused and untouched for more than 200 days per year. Crafted by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, Metropolitan Park would be an investment in the economic vitality of Northwest Queens unlike any other in recent memory. The project would create 23,000 good-paying union jobs, putting families on the pathway toward upward mobility. Don’t believe it? Look no further than Resorts World in Southeast Queens where all employees, down to those sweeping the floors at night, are unionized and earn a living wage with benefits. Cohen has also committed to creating a $163 million community investment fund, which will provide badly needed financial support for local community-based organizations (CBOs) in fields like legal aid, health care, youth programming and more. Metropolitan Park would even include a Taste of Queens Food Hall, which I was proud to have successfully negotiated, providing Northwest Queens street vendors with a physical, brick-and-mortar location to sell their cuisine. I am not a gambling man, but the gaming portion of this project is not geared toward people like me. It’s geared toward the countless fans of the New York Mets, U.S. Open tennis and New York City Football Club — which will move into its new stadium at Willets Point in 2027 — coming into Queens for a game. It’s geared toward the tourist flying into LaGuardia Airport right down the street. With New York City tourism returning to pre-pandemic levels, it’s clear that Metropolitan Park has the potential to become a regional tourism magnet, a major job creator and a generational wealth builder for local families that have been long denied that possibility. That’s a reality understood by dozens of CBOs, community leaders, labor unions, elected officials, civic groups, small businesses and countless area residents who support the project. We understand that our borough is growing like never before, and we cannot turn our back on unprecedented economic development opportunities for communities that have historically been left behind. That is why no one single elected official should be the sole arbiter of this historic $8 billion investment in tourism, union labor and culture. And that is why Community Advisory Committees (CACs) were established by the state Legislature to oversee casino license application projects in the first place — to allow for collaborative decision making, provide public oversight and ensure any concerns the community has are acted on. These CACs ensure that elected officials from every level of government can review these projects, foster a public process and create the best deal possible for our constituents. We all deserve to have a voice and have our votes be cast after a thorough, transparent community discussion. Alienation of public land shouldn’t be at the discretion of one person, as every elected official representing the Metropolitan Park site has said in recent months. And by no means should acres of asphalt block families from ascending the financial and societal ladders to the middle class. Given the choice between a little-used parking lot and creating the borough’s next great revenue-generating tourism hub, I proudly support the option that will create jobs and uplift countless working-class families. “Queens get the money” isn’t just a motto — it’s our mission. We deserve to be the city’s premiere live, work and play borough. This is our chance to be just that, and we must not let this historic opportunity pass us by. Richards is the Queens borough president. Northwest Queens should build Metropolitan Park BE OUR GUEST BY DONOVAN RICHARDS DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 23

E dinburgh, Scotland: Listening to the early news on the BBC World Service, I was surprised my radio didn’t spontaneously implode. The report featured a U.S. diplomat working under Secretary of State Tony Blinken (photo) calling for calm in wartorn Sudan. Part of his plea was for parties to stop sending arms to the suffering nation where famine — among all the usual atrocities that go with long-term conflict — is imminent. It is a situation that is all too familiar these days, where it is the civilian population that suffers so cruelly — the ones we euphemistically call “collateral damage.” Like any sentient being, my first powerful brain smack was, of course: Can this be the same country that is arming Benjamin Netanyahu? The same country that failed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza when it might have made a difference to Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages? The same country that greenlighted the killing of, to date, more than 36,000 people in the tiny strip of Gaza, including more than 14,500 children? On Friday, the United Nations added Israel’s army to the list of militaries globally that are committing violations against children. Along with chucking in a bit of aid on the side, this sickening duplicity, hypocrisy and deliberate moral fraudulence surely makes America, at the very least, the world’s number one Jekyll and Hyde nation, with Britain, as usual, bringing up the rear. Amanda Baker The U.S. says, ‘End war by thee, but not by me’ Called him out Bronx: I am usually too poetic and long-winded to have my letters published by the tabloids, so I was truly inspired when I read a succinct rendering of the warmongering, bogus President Biden’s disingenuous truth by Voicer John Woodmaska. His thoughts mirror mine, documenting the power-prejudice presidency of Number 46, who projects top-tier humane values but executes death and destruction. We may recall Biden as a Barry Goldwater supporter in his youth who was directed to infiltrate the Democratic Party, but be that fiction or fact, what we clearly have is someone who has infiltrated the calculated clubs of benevolent boogiemen. History will prove this right, even if the current-day voters are blinded by the convoluted messaging and mischievous patriotic music that finance fear and promise atrocities abroad and at home. Dale Benjamin Drakeford Framing flunk Manhattan: Voicer John Woodmaska calls President Biden a “punk,” supposedly for causing Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, and for backing Netanyahu’s “turkey shoot” against innocent Gazan civilians and attacking an Iranian “diplomatic compound” in Syria. Putin unlawfully annexed Crimea five years before Biden took office. His continued territory grab in an aggressive war against Ukraine is in furtherance of his sick dream to establish a czarist territorial expansion and has nothing to do with that country’s application for NATO membership. Netanyahu is not engaging in some turkey shoot against innocent civilians. Israel is fighting a real existential war on all fronts against fundamentalist Islamic jihadists controlled by America’s sworn enemy, the brutal, ayatollah-led Iranian regime. And Israel is fighting a war it neither wanted nor expected after the savage Oct. 7 attack by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations. Ephraim Savitt Slanted coverage Manhattan: Reading any of your many articles about the Bronx-Westchester County congressional race, it is clear that you write to disparage Rep. Jamaal Bowman. In the most recent anti-Bowman article (“Chips may fall against Bowman,” June 10), you repeat the lies put forth by the opponent’s campaign or PAC. You do not focus on his support for a ceasefire in Gaza, but rather focus on disingenuous accusations about his voting record. Your bias does an enormous disservice to Daily News readers who are looking for facts. Lee Levin Abandonment issues Manhattan: Gov. Hochul pulled the plug on the long-established congestion pricing plan to clean up Midtown pollution and fund the MTA, she says, on advice she was given by people she talked to in diners. I wish she’d balanced the diner chats with visits to the neighborhoods where the people who rely on the transit system to get to work, school and doctors’ appointments actually live. Like AFP/GETTY Email to [email protected] or post your letter to Voice of the People, Daily News, PO Box 7180, New York, NY 10008. Please include full name, address and daytime phone number. The Daily News reserves the right to edit letters. former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, who rejected federal funding to replace the aging train tunnels under the Hudson River, risking a transit crisis and tristate economic meltdown, Hochul — unless she reverses her sudden reversal — will forever be associated with subway signal problems, lack of transit access for the disabled and delayed new rail cars. Laurie Aron Alternative flaws Brooklyn: To Voicer Virgilio Carballo: While odd/even plate number rotation sounds great, what about the hundreds, if not thousands, who have paid for custom plates that have no numbers? What about a family with two cars, one odd and one even, so they just swap cars weekly? There are too many ways to get around it. That makes the logic not work. Randy Contello Valued institution Mohegan Lake, N.Y.: I was glad to see Voicer and CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez’s letter and agree that additional resources should be focused on the CUNY system, which I consider a jewel of NYC. Both of my sons attended CUNY colleges, with my oldest graduating last year and my youngest entering his sophomore year this fall. They both feel they’ve received excellent educations that prepared them for the workforce and didn’t bankrupt our family. I always encourage people to consider CUNY colleges for higher education. I hope NYC increases its funding for CUNY instead of building another college that will be out of reach financially for many NYC residents. Alison Echevarria His way or the highway West Barnstable, Mass.: I am writing to express my deep disappointment and frustration with Mayor Adams’s leadership. Despite his promises, the city continues to suffer from his misguided policies and self-serving antics. Adams’ focus on his public image and social life is a stark contrast to the real issues facing New York City. His housing overhaul is a giveaway to developers, not a solution to the housing crisis. His approach to governance is autocratic and dismissive of community input. The ongoing feud with the City Council and the FBI investigation into his campaign finance irregularities are just the latest examples of his poor leadership. His prioritization of luxury development over affordable housing and community needs is a slap in the face to working-class New Yorkers. It’s time for Adams to put the needs of the city and its residents first. They honestly deserve a leader who will listen, respond and lead with transparency and accountability. Ronald Beaty Way too wacky Bellerose Village: I see that Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Donald Trump to Jesus at Trump’s Nevada rally. There’s a reason she’s not anywhere near being on his list for vice president: because even he knows she’s bat-crap crazy! Peter O’Connor Leaning right Massapequa, L.I.: To Voicer Marilyn Rodriguez: It’s time to take the rose-colored glasses off! The American people are fed up with the liberal lunacy that is destroying this country. The progressive movement has done nothing but given the criminals a free hand to rob, kill and destroy our cities. Free speech is no longer allowed — if you disagree with left-wing policies, you’re open to investigation and indictment by the government. Key evidence gets suppressed and dismissed as Russian collusion (laptop). Millions of unvetted, illegal migrants have invaded our country while our president sat by idly. You wonder why so many people are supporting Trump? Michael Greaney Sign of the times Fairfield, Conn.: The surest sign that the United States is now a bona fide banana republic is if a convicted felon gets elected president of the United States. Bob Bodo System scapegoating Smithtown, L.I.: Jeremy Kohomban and the organization he runs have found the solution to the Rikers Island situation (“How to slow the flow of people to Rikers Island,” op-ed, June 11). His commission has determined the reasons for incarceration, which include policing, criminalization and, of course, systemic racism. His solution is to provide everything that honest people work for free of charge to those who don’t. Never make this about personal responsibility or systemic family structure failures. That’s too tough an issue to challenge. Andrew Ross 24 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

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Police have identified the woman who fatally slit a mother’s throat during a brawl on a Bronx street between partygoers who had just been kicked out of an illegal after-hours club, cops said Tuesday. Authorities are searching for 32-year-old Jalessa Richardson in the June 1 death of Ashley Smith, 37. Both Richardson and Smith were partying at the makeshift club, which was operating out of a homeowner’s garages on Oakley St. near E. 219th St. in Highbridge, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing Tuesday. Smith went to the club with three friends, one of whom was knocked to the ground during an argument, Kenny said. After the scuffle, the owner of the garages directed the bouncer to kick all 40 of the attendants out onto the street just before 6:10 a.m., he added. Once on the street, a fight broke out among the large group, and Smith was slashed. Medics rushed her to Jacobi Medical Center, where she died a short time later, police said. Richardson fled the scene after the slashing, cops said. Smith, who grew up in Yonkers, was just days from moving out of a Bronx shelter into her own apartment, her grieving mother previously told the Daily News. She had two sons, ages 21 and 14, and a 9-year-old daughter. Her oldest son and his girlfriend were expecting their own child when the grandmother-to-be was killed. Cops are still searching for Richardson. Rocco Parascandola and Elizabeth Keogh Cops ID woman who fatally slit Bronx mom’s throat Cops have identified the bully who robbed a 10-year-old boy of $8 as he and his younger sister walked home from a local pizzeria, police said Tuesday. Six-foot-one Demba Ba, 24, “towered over” young Alex Medina and his 7-year-old sister as the crook snatched cash from the boy’s hand on Sterling Place near Utica Ave. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, around 11 a.m. on Friday, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said during a news briefing Tuesday. “He asked [Alex] first, ‘Can I have $5?’ ” Kenny said of Ba. “The kid says, ‘No,’ so he just takes it.” In an interview with the Daily News after the robbery, Alex said he had never seen Ba before. “It was my sister that was with me but there wasn’t many adults around to help,” Alex said. “I got scared. I didn’t know what he was going to do.” The siblings were not injured in the incident. Ba ran off after he snatched the cash out of the boy’s hand, but a Crime Stoppers tip led to a facial recognition hit through the NYPD’s database. The man lives in a homeless shelter about a mile from where he targeted the kids. He is still being sought. Rocco Parascandola and Elizabeth Keogh Cops ID 6-foot-1 bully who mugged B’klyn boy, 10 GET MORE OUT OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION by setting up your digital account It’s easy to start your online access! Visit: go-activate.com BY KERRY BURKE AND ELIZABETH KEOGH NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A shooting that wounded a man on a busy Midtown street on Tuesday evening sent shaken bystanders running for safety. At least three men got into an argument that boiled over near the corner of W. 33rd St. and Broadway just before 8 p.m., cops and witnesses said. One of the people involved in the fracas pulled out a gun and fired off a shot, striking a 33-year-old man in the left leg, according to police. “He was bleeding,” local resident Jose Rivera, 37, told the Daily News. “He was saying, ‘You shot me! I don’t want to press no charges, I don’t want anyone arrested, I want them dead!’ ” Pedestrians scrambled when the gunshot rang out, according to an ice cream vendor who was in the area. “[The victim] was sitting on the floor shirtless and bleeding,” said Mike Larry, 32. “He was saying, ‘You shot me in the leg! I want my money!’ ” The gunman ran off and is still being sought, police sources said. Medics arrived on the scene and rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was in stable condition. Cops took one person involved in the fight into custody. Charges against the person were pending late Tuesday. Pedestrian panic after a shooting in Midtown Crime scene near the corner of W. 33rd St. and Broadway, where a man was shot and wounded Tuesday night. A person was taken into custody. GARDINER ANDERSON FOR NYDN 26 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Soave, Victor (Vito) Happy 93rd Birthday in Heaven. I think of you every minute and every day. Until we meet again, I miss you and I love you. Your loving wife, Rose Hansen, Kenny 6-11-2001 We still miss your sense of humor you left a big open hole in this f amily, You will never be replaced, You were are eternal light, You r Family, The Harrigans In Memoriam DEATH NOTICES The New York Daily News extends condolences to the families and loved ones of those who have passed. 212-210-2111

TV CROSSWORD by Jacqueline E. Mathews ©2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. 6/27/21 36 “The Man in the __ Mask”; DiCaprio film 37 Bad day for Caesar 38 Actor Kevin’s kin 40 Albert or Fisher 41 Schoolkid’s writing assignment 42 Reason to bathe 43 Sinai & Fuji: abbr. 44 Holiday drinks DOWN 1 Move over a tad 2 Phil Keoghan reality series 3 Setting for “Heidi” 4 “Everybody Loves Raymond” role 5 “Ripley’s Believe It __!” 6 “__ & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” 7 “__ the Bounty Hunter” 10 “Clifford __” 11 “Man of __”; 2013 Henry Cavill film 12 “Murder, __ Wrote” 13 Dennings of “2 Broke Girls” 15 “Promised __” (1996-99) 17 Tarzan portrayer Ron __ 19 Tillis & Gibson 20 First class rating 22 “Paper __”; film for Ryan & Tatum 23 Pineapple brand 25 Claim against property 26 Slangy refusal 27 “What __ About You” (2002-06) 30 “__ Anatomy” 31 “NCIS: __ Angeles” 33 Israel’s Golda & others 34 Utilize 36 __ the kill; there for the climax 37 “__ Anything”; song from “Oliver!” 39 Suffix for critic or skeptic 40 Very long time ACROSS 1 “__ Trek: Voyager” 5 “The New Adventures of __ Christine” 8 Pepsi or RC 9 1977 LeVar Burton miniseries 12 Slapstick comedian Sales 13 Actor Ted 14 Large pigs 15 Asian nation 16 Wide shoe width 18 Addis Ababa’s nation: abbr. 19 Damon or Dillon 20 Early fratricide victim 21 Sherman Hemsley sitcom 23 Tiny lacy mat 24 Auctioneer’s cry 25 Shelley of “Cheers” 26 Mexican children 28 Robert of “The Sopranos” 29 Role on “Two and a Half Men” 30 2009-15 Lea Michele series on Fox 32 Large awkward bird 35 Nintendo video game console Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 6/27/21 BOGGLE R By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank sheet of paper. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. R YOUR BOGGLE RATING R BOGGLE POINT SCALE B G P H E A M I U W O O G L S K 4-6-22 Answers to Tuesday’s Boggle BrainBusters: TIN IRON GOLD LEAD COPPER SILVER R BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 2022 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved. 151+ = Champ 101-150 = Expert 61 -100 = Pro 31 - 60 = Gamer 21 - 30 = Rookie 11 - 20 = Amateur 0 - 10 = Try again 3 letters = 1 point 4 letters = 2 points 5 letters = 3 points 6 letters = 4 points 7 letters = 6 points 8 letters = 10 points 9+ letters = 15 points www.bogglebrainbusters.com We put special brain-busting words into the grid of letters. Can you find them? Find AT LEAST FIVE COUNTRIES STARTING AND ENDING WITH “A” in the grid of letters. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Boggle BrainBusters Bonus R WORD WHEEL Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit from 1 to 9. For strategies on solving Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. © 2020 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved. 9/16/20 Level 1 2 3 4 SUDOKU BONUS PUZZLE PAGE An extra array of word games, search and other tests to help you pass the time at home ANI T NEGRA AI LARTSUA AI NE MRA AI RTSUA AI NABLA DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 27

Sudoku Between the Lines Previous Puzzle How to Play Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3 by 3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9. © 2024 Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS Pooch Café Red & Rover One Big Happy Hagar the Horrible Jump Start Zits Mother Goose & Grimm The Argyle Sweater 28 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square to form four ordinary words. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer as suggested by the cartoon. ANSWER Yesterday’s answers: JUMBLES — GAVEL, WHIRL, TRENDY, NORMAL CARTOON — The car salesman’s aggressive approach — DROVE HER AWAY JUMBLE by David L. Hoyt & Jeff Knurek ACROSS 1 Seven — 5 Baby animal 9 Elec. unit 12 “To—his own” 13 Hot chocolate 14 Western Indian 15 — Minor 16 Essential oil from roses 17 Genuine 18 Blush 20 Missing student 22 Reputation 24 Dressed 25 Weave together 28 Cancelsalaw 32 Flat cap 33 Conspire 35 Tell a tale 36 Born and — 37 Defy, as the rules 38 Fermented grape juice 39 “All About —” 40 Tobacco kiln 41 Held on to 42 Wreck 45 Keep down 47 Feedbag grain 48 Hardware item 49 City on Lake Superior 52 Packed 56 “Shake——!” 57 Musical group 61 Political contest 62 Rush 63 Bonkers 64 Almost hopeless 65 Tiny colonist 66 “Easy—it!” 67 Earring type DOWN 1 Burn superficially 2 Relaxation 3 Sour 4 Followed in secret 5 Destiny 6 Play part 7 Extinct bird 8 Pear variety 9 Length times width 10 Nasty 11 Hit again and again 13 Body of literary works 14 Unrefined 19 Redact 21 Hit 23 Broadcasts again 24 Toasted bread cube 25 Dwindled 26 Effrontery 27 Kilmer poem 29 — and kicking 30 Actor’s words 31 Pips 34 — Angeles 37 Favorable start 38 Genghis Khan and the like 41 Skewer 43 Hard to chew 44 Betrayer 46 Pallid 49 Far-out art movement 50 — Bator 51 For fear that 53 “Hold on a sec!” 54 Beige 55 Title 58 Pigeon sound 59 Foot digit 60 Print measures PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED © 2024 UFS/Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS 6/12 Today’s Crossword Mutts Blondie Pearls Before Swine Grand Avenue WuMo Gasoline Alley Baldo DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 29

Everything will probably require a bit more effort today. The universe wants things in a particular order as the Moon enters analytical Virgo, before trining make-it-happen Mars in earthy Taurus. Events get stopped in their tracks, however, when buzzy Mercury in Gemini squares icy Saturn in Pisces, forcing us to rethink our plans. It will be particularly tempting to blast off into the unknown, when the Moon makes one last square to excitable Jupiter, also in Gemini. ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 You know what you’re doing — until you realize you’ve got it all wrong. It’s too easy to miss the bigger picture right now. Every twist and turn could seem to lead to more questions without answers, so don’t be shocked if you close out the day without achieving much. Take a break and circle back. TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 The way you spend your current time and energy isn’t going to be straightforward. Other people may have plans that you have to work with or include in some form. Making a usable compromise will probably require you to adjust your preferred trajectory. Patience is the name of the game. GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 Your obligations may feel limiting. You may have to exchange your easygoing mood for something more buttoned-up, so prepare to put on your most professional demeanor. Even if you have complicated feelings about this work, you’ll benefit by keeping your feelings to yourself now. CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 Everywhere you look, things are cordoned off with red tape, blocking your way. It’s not your imagination if things seem to be stuck behind a fence, literal or metaphorical. They won’t always be so untouchable, but for now, consider taking a nap and waiting for clearer skies. LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22 There is an undeniable pressure to the day. You’d likely love to spend time with friends and people who add joy to your life. A financial matter may require your attention, or a relationship could reach a serious turning point. Prepare to call a rain check on any pending invitations. VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 You are focused on proving your worth, perhaps specifically in your career. People may impede your progress, on purpose or not. Whether they shoot down an idea or put demands on you that impact your other plans for advancement, expect one person in particular to create issues. Diplomacy is required at this time. LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 Your mind can travel far, but your body will be stuck in more immediate realities. Circumstances may force you to roll up your sleeves and deal with any work in front of you. Save any flights of fancy or possible adventures for a time when the tasks at hand aren’t so pressing. SCORPIO OCT. 23-NOV. 21 There’s a dissonance between what you want and how you get it. Your mind is working behind the scenes, but the urge to open up could arrive. Unfortunately, this might feel uncomfortable — you may want to bow out of any expected performances with pushy people. Choose your battles wisely. SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21 Meeting other people’s expectations isn’t always easy. It may be difficult for you to hop over your hurdles in an effort to reach someone on the other side. This particular person may also ask more of you than you are willing to give, and if so, then it would behoove you to lay down the law. CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19 Today could be far less productive than you might prefer. It’s easy to get distracted by an old timewaster when you should be getting work done. It may be extra difficult to figure out what you ought to be doing though, so don’t beat yourself up. The path forward should soon become clear. AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18 Mundane matters may get in the way of more exciting aspirations. Work or finances might demand your attention, forcing you to postpone excitement until after you’ve done your due diligence. Once you get your tasks completed, however, there’s no reason you can’t go enjoy yourself. PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Properly voicing your needs requires a bit of effort today. You may find certain walls keep you from engaging with your natural emotions, but those walls can be breached if you are willing to break them down over time. Effort will be necessary, but it is effort well worth the time and energy. Being soft is sometimes the hardest thing to do. For Wednesday, June 12 7 ° ° v - High/Low.......................... 72°/59° Normal high/low .............. 78°/63° Record high.................. 95° in 1973 Record low ................... 46° in 1972 24 hrs through 7 p.m. yest. .. 0.00” Sun 5:24 a.m. 8:28 p.m. Moon 11:18 a.m. 12:36 a.m. First June 14 Full June 21 Last June 28 New July 5 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2024 7/61 79/65 New York Harbor: Wind SSW 6-12 mph today. Seas 2 feet or less. Visibility clear. Coney Island: Wind NW 7-14 mph becoming S today. Seas 2 feet or less. Visibility unrestricted. Sandy Hook: Wind NW 7-14 mph becoming S today. Seas 1-3 feet. Visibility generally clear. Montauk: Wind SW 6-12 mph today. Seas 1-3 feet. Visibility generally unrestricted. Statistics for New York City through 7 p.m. yesterday 2 5 10 10 5 2 Hig i Almanac Yesterday Temperature Precipitation Sun and Moon Rise Set r . o lantic City ay ach Marine Forecast V Index Today 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm AccuWeather.com UV Index™ 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme. Today’s forecast ............ Moderate Yesterday ..................... Moderate “S/G” denotes Sensitive Groups Air Quality The presence of man-made pollutants affecting aspects of human health. Source: NYDC Moon Phases 30 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com ALZ.org/TimeToTalk If you’re noticing changes, it could be Alzheimer’s. Talk about visiting a doctor together. “Early detection gave us more time to find information and support together.”

DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 31 CROSSWORD II ACROSS 1 Onesie fastener 5 Close pals, for short 9 So inclined? 14 Speck of dust 15 Ink stain 16 “The Very Busy Spider” author Eric 17 The “U” in UX 18 *Place to argue a case (In this clue’s answer, note the first 4 letters + the last 2) 20 Chicken ___ masala 22 Olympics sled 23 Domino dot 24 *Initial guess (... first 3 letters + last 2) 28 Parody 29 Not many 30 Frustrated cry 32 ___ gin fizz 35 Direct (to) 39 *Relaxing rub for a pregnant person (... first letter + last 6) 43 Fire truck sound 44 Overflow (with) 45 Fluffy boot brand 46 What bouncers check 48 Prince or princess 51 *2006 dark fantasy film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro (... first 2 letters + last 2) 56 Fast aircraft 57 Give up 58 In a heap 60 Ended a relationship ... and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 64 “Dibs!” 65 Hunter among the stars 66 Common smoothie berry 67 “My Girl” actress Chlumsky 68 Aircraft 69 “Wide Sargasso Sea” novelist Jean 70 Loose-___ tea DOWN 1 X-rated literature 2 Polite refusal 3 Followed Jewish dietary rules 4 Become more cheerful 5 “Doctor Who” network 6 Progressive spokeswoman 7 Infractions in sports 8 Walk with confidence 9 Ones cooking up a plot 10 “The ___ of Pooh” (1982 book) 11 Explode 12 “Eighth Grade” actress Fisher 13 Chick sound 19 “The weekend is almost here!” 21 In the past 25 Have guests over 26 D sharp equivalent 27 Amazes 30 Google Maps tech 31 “Pressure” singer Lennox 33 Flamenco cheer 34 ___ board (mani-pedi tool) 36 Likely locale for an earthquake 37 What’s cracked in the kitchen 38 Government rule, informally 40 German “no” 41 “OK, that’s a wrap!” 42 Love, in Spanish 47 Iditarod vehicle 49 Squeaky toy sound? 50 Ox or fox 51 Oyster’s gem 52 Sun-filled lobbies 53 Marketing battle 54 Seashore 55 Natural hair dye 56 Music genre that’s big in Tokyo 59 Like many ASL signers 61 Boatload 62 “Woot!” 63 Certain sib Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved 6/12 ©2024 Andrews McMeel Syndication To place an ad, go to Placeanad.NYDailyNews.com RENTING? 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Performing hands-on s/w dvlpmnt & tstng for Pricing mdels, & other tools used in the Global Trvl finance org. Must have a Bachelor’s deg in Mgmt Info Sys or a rltd field plus four (4) yrs of rel exp. May work remotely from home located anywhere in the United States. $133,872- $170,000. e-mail resume to: [email protected] & ref Job Req.# J-68066 Help Wanted General Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, Risk & Regulatory (Mult Pos), PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC, New York, NY. Slv cmplx tech, prcss & orgnztnl security rel chllngs rel to fightng fincl crime. Req Bach’s deg or foreign equiv in Comp Sci, Acct, Econ, Fin, Engg, or rel + 6 yrs rel wrk exp, of whch at least 5 yrs mst be post-bach’s, prgrssv rel wrk exp; OR a Master’s deg or foreign equiv in Comp Sci, Acct, Econ, Fin, Engg, or rel + 4 yrs rel wrk exp. 80% telecommtng permitted. Mst be able to commute to designated local office. Domestic &/or intl trvl up to 80% req. Salary $177,000/yr. 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32 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0243-24- 118725 for beer, wine and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a Hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 851 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10019 for on-premises consumption. RPH Hotels 51st Street Owner LLC & Highgate Hotels, L.P. d/b/a Romer Hell’s Kitchen Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0340- 24-119506 for beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at One Penn Plaza, a/k/a Penn 1, Level Space C147, New York, NY 10119 for onpremises consumption. PENN TRACKS LLC d/b/a Tracks Raw Bar & Grill Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0240-24- 118781 for wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 185 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012 for on-premises consumption. Supernatural Restaurants, LLC d/b/a CHLOE Notice is hereby given a license, number 1370927 for on-premises beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 851 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10019 for on premises consumption. RPH Hotels 51st Street Owner LLC & Highgate Hotels, L.P. d/b/a Romer Hell’s Kitchen To Satisfy a Storage Lien Donald Bader Auctioneer as Agents will sell under NY State Lien Law on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 9:00am at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bellerose, 251-37 Jericho Turnpike, Bellerose, NY 11426, The Property Described As Household/ Business Records Of: Mark Louis 4118, Corine Dye 2114, Haresh Gopie 2061, Marco Pazmino 2103, Jamil Dennis 4332, Maxine Harris 3024, 4206. Donald Bader DCA #865815 Auctioneer as Agent. 6/12/24 7649124 Legal Notices Notices Far Rockaway - Renovated 3 BR/1 BA, programs accepted. $2,950/mo Owner / Agent 646-246-3518 or 917- 300-3522 Rental - Queens Queens Village - Principls Only/No Prgrms. 3 BR/2 BA. $2850/mnth. Tenant pays own Util./Gas/Elect. Clse to bus/shopping. Call or text Owner (347) 245-0637 Rental - Brooklyn Notice is hereby given that a license for OP 252 Wine, Beer, Cider and Liquor License, has been applied for by Botte Tribeca LLC dba Botte Tribeca, to sell wine, beer, cider and liquor under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at the premises located at 6 York Street, New York, New York 10013. Notice is hereby given that a license for RW 241 Wine, Beer and Cider License, has been applied for by Salka Food LLC dba Copper Mug Coffee, to sell wine, beer and cider under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at the premises located at 131 N 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0340- 24-120325 for beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 120 Leroy Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10014 for on-premises consumption. 609 Padel LLC and Mogador Greenwich LLC Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0240-24- 120239 for beer, wine and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 120 Leroy Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10014 for on-premises consumption. 609 Padel LLC and Mogador Greenwich LLC Notice is hereby given a license, NYS Application ID: NA-0243-24- 118736 for beer, wine and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a Hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 790 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10019 for on-premises consumption. RPH Hotels 48th Street Owner LLC & Highgate Hotels, L.P. d/b/a Kimpton Hotel Theta SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 135005/2023 COUNTY OF RICHMOND _______________________________________________ SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC. Plaintiff, vs. MANUEL ABUIN SR; MANUEL ABUIN JR, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; LARRY “DOE” (REFUSED LAST NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #3; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #4; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #5, “JOHN DOE #6” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last seven names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates RICHMOND as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 436 WATCHOGUE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304 Block: 478, Lot: 54 _______________________________________________ To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $290,000.00 and interest, recorded on January 31, 2006, in Land Doc Number 103696, of the Public Records of RICHMOND County, New York., covering premises known as 436 WATCHOGUE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10304. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. RICHMOND County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: May 2nd, 2024 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 Legal Notices Got Pets To place an ad Go To PROBATE CITATION FILE NO. 2020-443 SURROGATE’S COURT – RICHMOND COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: THOMAS A. IORIZZO & NICHOLAS J. IORIZZO & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR of the County Of Richmond, State of New York & The ATTORNEY GENERAL of the State of New York & GERALD ANTHONY RISPOLI a/k/a GERARD ANTHONY RISPOLI if living and if dead, to his heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if he died subsequent to the decedent herein, to his executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of HARRY RISPOLI a/k/a ORESTE RISPOLI, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained. A petition having been filed by FRANK GRAFFEO who is domiciled at 133 Greenwood Drive, North Massapequa, New York 11758, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Richmond County, located at 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York on the 15th day of July, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. of that day, why a decree should not be made in the Estate of HARRY RISPOLI a/k/a ORESTE RISPOLI lately domiciled at 35 Charleston Avenue, Staten Island, New York, admitting to probate a Will dated December 5, 2019, (a Codicil dated NONE) (a Codicil dated NONE), a copy of which is attached, as the Will of HARRY RISPOLI a/k/a ORESTE RISPOLI, deceased, relating to real and personal property and directing that X Letter Testamentary issue to: FRANK GRAFFEO Letter Trusteeship issue to: n/a Letter of Administration c.t.a. issue to: n/a (State any further relief requested) NOTICE: Appearances on the return date of the citation will occur by video conference untilizing the Microsoft Teams application, by typing in https://notify.nycourts.gov/meet/Okdhcd into an Internet browser, found on the court’s website at https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/13jd/surrogates/ index.shtml. A video connection is required. If you do not have a device or computer with the technology to access the link above, you may appear at 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York to use a computer terminal to access the court. Appearances on the return date by dial-in may be made only if approval is received for the court prior to the return date, by dialing (347)378-4143 and entering conference I.D. 868 464 127#. Dated: May 17, 2024 /s/ MATTHEW J. TITONE, Surrogate /s/ RONALD M. CERRACHIO, Chief Clerk Attorney for Petitioner: Demetra Arniotes Calakos, Esq. Attorney Telephone No 917.353.6731 or 718.833.9006 Address of Attorney: Law Office of ARNIOTES CALAKOS PLLC, 7206 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11209 NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. However, if you fail to appear for this citation as indicated above, it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Legal Notices Legal Notices Health Care To place an ad, call 212-210-2111 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS FAREVERSE LLC I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, -againstMICHELLE HURGUS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on January 23, 2019, wherein FAREVERSE LLC I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC is the Plaintiff and MICHELLE HURGUS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE on the COURTHOUSE STEPS OF THE QUEENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA, NY 11435, on July 12, 2024 at 12:15PM, premises known as 17835 137TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11434; and the following tax map identification: 12992-42. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 714591/2016. Richard A. Piccola, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. Foreclosures Foreclosures

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million in guaranteed money. TWO VETS AMONG TRYOUT GROUP Two recognizable veteran players are trying out with the Jets during mandatory minicamp. Wide receiver Jakeem Grant and defensive lineman Takkarist McKinley were among the six players trying to land a contract with the Jets. In 2016, Grant was selected by the Dolphins in the sixth round out of Texas Tech. He spent six seasons in Miami, averaging 9.7 per punt return and 24.8 kickoff return. The Dolphins traded Grant to the Bears in 2021 for a 2023 sixth-round pick. He spent one season in Chicago, and made the Pro Bowl after averaging 11.9 yards per punt return and 23.4 per kickoff return. In 2022, Grant signed a three-year deal with the Browns. However, injuries have limited Grant over the last two seasons. After an Achilles injury during training NOT THERE YET Giants tackle Neal has to sit on the side until training camp while rehabbing foot injury PAT LEONARD, Pages 36-37 A aron Rodgers wasn’t in attendance for the Jets’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. With all the attention shifting to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, the practice was a mixed bag for the offense. During 11-on-11 drills, Taylor completed 5-of-7 passes. He also was 4-of-4 in 7-on-7 drills. Taylor completed a few check-down passes to running back Xazavian Valladay and wide receiver Xavier Gipson. He also completed passes to Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard. However, there were a few miscues during 11-on-11 drills. Taylor pitched a ball to rookie running back Braelon Allen, but the ball fell to the ground. Then, during red zone work, Taylor fumbled the snap rom center Joe Tippmann. Taylor also threw the ball over tight end Jeremy Ruckert‘s head. He also had an incompletion to Lazard during red zone drills, which Sauce Gardner broke up. Taylor told reporters he first learned he would get the starting first-team reps on Tuesday morning. “I’ve been in this league long enough to know it’s a next-man-up mentality,” Taylor said. “If you create a culture around that, it is about going out there and executing play in and play out competing at a high level. “I think the guys did a great job of doing that today. We competed our butts off against the defense all spring. We have another opportunity tomorrow before we go on break and in training camp. “I think the guys did a great job of competing today and all spring.” The Jets signed Taylor to solidify the backup quarterback position after the carousel of quarterbacks — Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle and Trevor Siemian — following Rodgers’ Achilles tear four plays into the Jets’ season debut against the Bills last September. Taylor, 34, has a ton of experience in the NFL after stops with the Ravens, Bills, Browns, Chargers, Texans, Giants and now Jets. In addition to being a journeyman backup QB, Taylor has started 58 games under center, most of them with the Bills from 2015-17. In 2017, Taylor helped Buffalo make the playoffs for the first time since 1999. The following offseason, Taylor was traded to the Browns, with the Bills eventually selecting Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL Draft. Taylor says his experience in various offenses in the past has helped him grasp the Jets system. “It’s been good,” Taylor said. “Obviously, the change of scenery altogether, but learning new verbiage and a fairly new system, but I think with Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3, we’ve repped enough things and enough times to have some comfort level around it. “The name of the game is to continue to get better each and every day. And that’s the focus for me and this team. Challenge ourselves to get better and that starts in the classroom and applying it to the field and that’s been my mindset day-to-day.” Most of the Jets’ offensive line practiced Tuesday except for guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and right tackle Morgan Moses. On Tuesday, before practice, Jets coach Robert Saleh told reporters he expects Vera-Tucker and Moses to be ready for training camp. Vera-Tucker has been recovering from an Achilles tear he suffered last October against the Broncos. Moses had offseason surgery on a torn pectoral muscle he sustained while with the Ravens last season. He has been working out in the rehab area throughout the spring. Running back Breece Hall also didn’t practice on Tuesday. Saleh said if it were a typical game week, Hall would participate in practice. However, the next two days will be opportunities for rookies Allen and Isaiah Davis to receive more snaps. Wide receiver Mike Williams, whom the Jets signed in March, faces a longer recovery period. However, the team remains optimistic, and Williams is expected to be ready for the Jets’ Week 1 contest against the 49ers on Sept. 9. Saleh said Williams would be on a similar timeline as Hall last year, who was returning from his 2022 ACL tear. Hall played in all 17 games a season ago, but the Jets had a pitch count on him early in the year. When he was a member of the Chargers last season, Williams tore his ACL during their Week 3 road win against the Vikings in late September. He had 19 catches for 249 yards before his injury. Jets running back Israel Abanikanda was shaken up during 11-on-11 drills and was escorted to the sideline with trainers. Abanikanda is expected to compete for the backup running back role with Allen and Davis. Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, who missed organized team activities, attended mandatory minicamp. In March, the Jets signed Kinlaw to a one-year deal worth $7.25 million with $6.91 With Tyrod at QB, offense inconsistent on first day TWO OF JETS’ MAIN By ANTWAN STALEY Aaron Rodgers does not show up for Day 1 of Jets’ minicamp, but coach Robert Saleh says the QB has been in communication and is attending an event that is ‘very important to him.’ Meanwhile, new pass rusher Haason Reddick (below) is missing also. GETTY 34 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

CENTER OF IT ALL Liberty’s Jones has carried team to 5-0 mark during tough Commissioner’s Cup stretch FIIFI FRIMPONG, Page 41 LOL. Aaron Rodgers skips Jets Mandatory Mini-camp. Cue the pre-season complaints on why the offense is out of sync. @TBunio BY ANTWAN STALEY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The absence of Haason Reddick, a key player, from the Jets facility continues to be a significant development. However, Aaron Rodgers’ unexpected inclusion on the absentee list for the mandatory minicamp added a surprising twist. Jets coach Robert Saleh told reporters on Tuesday that not only did Reddick not report for mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, but so did Aaron Rodgers. Both players are subject to fines for not reporting to mandatory minicamp. “We both have two unexcused absences, one of them being Haason,” Saleh said. “Spoke to him over the weekend, and I appreciate the dialogue, and he is in a really good place mentally and working his tail off. “Aaron and I spoke before OTAs started. He has been good with communication and has been here the entire time. It’s unexcused, but he had an event that was very important to him.” Reddick not showing up for mandatory minicamp was hardly a surprise to anyone. The Jets acquired Reddick in a trade with the Eagles on April 1. However, he has not been with the team during their offseason workouts, which has cost him $250,000 in workout bonuses. Reddick, 29, is in the final year of his contract, scheduled to pay him $14.2 million. He has no guaranteed money remaining on his contract. Despite that, the Jets still made the decision to trade for Reddick because of pass rush ability. The Jets’ defensive line has undergone some cosmetic changes this offseason. They traded veteran defensive lineman and one of the team leaders, John Franklin-Myers, to the Broncos draft weekend. Jets general manager Joe Douglas said the team couldn’t financially keep both Reddick and Franklin-Myers on the roster. A month before that, the Jets let homegrown talent and last year’s sack leader Bryce Huff sign with the Eagles for three years and $51.1 million. Reddick’s failure to report to the mandatory minicamp has resulted in the loss of his $250,000 workout bonus and a potential loss of more than $50,000. When the Jets acquired Reddick, it was thought that he and the team were working on an extension. But no such agreement has been made. During the last four seasons, Reddick has recorded double-digit sacks with the Cardinals (2020) and Panthers (2021) and the previous two seasons with the Eagles (50.5 during that four-year span). In his first season with the Eagles in 2022, Reddick posted a career-high in sacks (16) along with 49 tackles and 11 tackles for loss. Reddick followed that up last year with a 38-tackle, 11-sack campaign. He was named to the Pro Bowl in both seasons in Philly. When he was in Philadelphia, Reddick indicated he was seeking a contract extension. When he didn’t receive that and after Huff signed a three-year, $51.1 million with the Eagles, they put Reddick on the trade market. That’s when the Jets acquired the pass rusher for a conditional 2026 third-round pick that could be a second if Reddick plays at least 67.5% of the upcoming season and has 10 or more sacks. Many outside the building are surprised by Rodgers’ absence from mandatory minicamp. He participated throughout the Jets’ spring workouts after returning from his season-ending Achilles injury last September. Rodgers was in the building on Monday for Jets media day before departing. Rodgers is also subject to a fine of more than $50,000. “Selfishly, I want all our guys here all the time, but when you get to these mandatory things, you make the best decision for yourself,” Saleh said. “Obviously, selfishly, I want all of them here all the time, but he made a decision, and that’s what he went with.” Tyrod Taylor will first-team reps during minicamp, with Rodgers not practicing the next two days. The Jets signed him to a two-year contract in March. “He has been fantastic, Saleh said about Taylor. “Elite human, elite leader. The speed at which he is grasping the offense has been pretty cool. He is calling two-minute [offenses] already. He is going to get another opportunity tomorrow to do the same thing.” Rodgers & Reddick not around for kickoff of mandatory minicamp MEN ARE MISSING camp, Grant missed the entire 2022 campaign. Then, last year, in a preseason game against the Chiefs, Grant suffered a broken patella and again was out for the entire season. “All the kickoff rules, you know, like I said, between punt return and kick return, those guys are going to touch the ball over 100 times,” Saleh said about bringing Grant in for a tryout. “You know, just trying to get as many eyes on as many guys as possible.” McKinley did not play during the 2023 season after he was released by the Cowboys last year. He began his career with the Falcons after they selected him in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of UCLA. During his six NFL seasons with the Falcons, Raiders, Browns and Rams, McKinley has registered 98 tackles and 20 sacks. Offensive linemen Patrick Elflein, Ilm Manning, Corey Luciano, and defensive lineman Jeremy Lewis were the other players players who tried out for the Jets on Tuesday. DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 35

Evan Neal (73), still working way back from broken left foot, sees his onfield practice cut back at Giants minicamp. WINSLOW TOWNSON/AP IMAGES FOR PANINI) G iants right tackle Evan Neal’s reduced on-field workload was dialed back even further Tuesday on the first day of mandatory minicamp. Neal is simply following the recommendations of the surgeon who operated on the fracture in his left foot late last season, the Daily News was told after practice. But it stood out again on Tuesday — just as it did at last Thursday’s OTA practice — that Neal was physically removed from the rest of the team. He emerged from the weight room midway through practice dripping sweat from an indoor workout and watched some of practice before returning inside. That was an even more dramatic step than last Thursday’s open practice, which saw Neal dialed back from individual work and riding a bike about 70 yards away from the rest of the team stretching — a group that included multiple players who ultimately didn’t practice. “You’ll see him at training camp,” Brian Daboll said. “He’s about the same (as he has been). We’re going to back off him here and hopefully we can get — the plan is right now as of whatever today is, I think we should have everybody ready to go for training camp, which is important.” “So we’re going to be smart with a few people,” Daboll added. “Then hopefully once training camp (on) July 24 hits, unless something happens between now and then, hopefully we’ll have everybody.” It’s critical to document and monitor Neal’s slow progression here, though, because his health and improvement will be vital for the Giants’ offensive line in his third NFL season. GM Joe Schoen drafted Neal No. 7 overall in 2022 and has assembled no reliable depth behind him. The Giants plan to start Neal at right tackle and give him a chance to protect that job when he’s ready, but circumstances outside the player’s control have slowed that process. Neal, 23, was diagnosed with a sprained ankle after getting hurt on Nov. 5 of last season in Las Vegas, and he was initially rehabbing it as a sprain. But then the Giants abruptly shut him down and put him on injured reserve on Christmas Eve due to a new diagnosis of a fracture that required surgery. The result was Neal never got back on the field late last season, and he underwent surgery that required rehab into the spring and now has significantly affected his practice participation. Unless Daboll intends to move free-agent signing Jermaine Eluemunor outside this summer after practicing him at left guard seemingly wire-to-wire this spring, the next tackle up is third-year pro Josh Ezeudu, a converted guard. Ezeudu, a 2022 Schoen thirdround pick, had a rough time last season after the Giants put him in a training-camp guard rotation and then moved him out at left tackle to protect Daniel Jones when Andrew Thomas and Matt Peart got hurt. “We thought we would give him EVAN HEAL RT’s dialed-back rehab plan will keep him on side until training camp an opportunity here to play tackle this spring and let him hone in on both sides and continue to work and improve,” Daboll said Tuesday. If the Giants had to move Eluemunor out to right tackle, free agent signing Aaron Stinnie — who has been working with the twos — presumably would slide up to left guard with the starters. Schoen also added former Lion Matt Nelson at tackle in free agency, but Nelson has been on the side most of the spring and worked with the third-team offense Tuesday. He is an unknown commodity. Ideally, for the Giants’ sake, Neal’s medical and rehab plan results in the best version of a player Schoen selected over the likes of Seahawks tackle Charles Cross and Jets receiver Garrett Wilson two years ago. But the outward signs so far have indicated more caution than confidence. RECEIVER HIGHS AND LOWS Wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson had a strong practice, starting with a slant from Drew Lock that Robinson took to the house for a touchdown after beating corner Cor’Dale Flott off the line. But it wasn’t a great day for the Giants’ receivers. Three of them left practice with apparent injuries: Darius Slayton, Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Chase Cota. Cota, a third-stringer, landed hard on his left shoulder diving for a deep pass from Nathan Rourke and was carted off the field. Ford-Wheaton, who hauled in a deep corner route from Tommy DeVito, walked off with a trainer seemingly looking at his right shoulder. Slayton slipped while running a route to the right of Lock in the red zone, initially struggled to get up and then limped off the field with a trainer before going inside for good. There were no immediate updates on those players. WHERE’S THE BEARD? Daniel Jones’ beard was gone on Tuesday, but the Giants quarterback left the door open to the possibility that it could return. “I had to clean it up a little bit,” Jones said with a laugh. “Had to clean it up. But we’ll see. We’ll see. We had picture day yesterday, and it was just time to clean it up.” Although Jones won’t progress BY PAT LEONARD 36 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY JAMES O’CONNELL NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The Mets got one of their big boppers back, however, the results remained the same. The Amazin’s dropped the first of a three-game set against the Marlins on Tuesday night, 4-2, at Citi Field. Carlos Mendoza’s squad managed just two runs on four hits despite Francisco Alvarez returning from his two-month absence. Marlins southpaw Jesus Luzardo kept the Mets bats silent for most of the night, tossing 5.2 innings allowing two runs while striking out four. Mark Vientos’s two-RBI double in the bottom of the second inning looked to indicate a positive night to come at the dish, however, that was all Luzardo surrendered. Tylor Megill was nearly as effective as his counterpart, tossing 4.2 innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out four. Bryan De La Cruz doubled in Brian Anderson with the Marlins trailing, 2-1, in the bottom of the fifth just before they took a 3-2 lead due to a throwing error by Vientos — after an impressive diving stop. Mendoza called upon his better relievers in the later innings to try to keep the game at a winnable rate. Danny Young, Sean Reid-Foley, and Drew Smith all turned in scoreless outings after Megill was removed. However, Adam Ottavino surrendered a run in the ninth as the Marlins added an insurance run prior to handing the ball off to Tanner Scott for a six-out save. Scott got the Mets in order. The Mets will look to even the series tonight when they hand the ball off to southpaw David Peterson. The 28-year-old is coming off a strong outing against the Nationals on June 4. The veteran tossed 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Braxton Garrett (4.56) will take the ball for the Marlins. The Mets season got a much-needed shot of energy with Alvarez’s return. The 22-year-old was behind the plate and in the No. 8 spot in the lineup. He went 0-3 at the plate. “I feel very excited. Everything feels good and I’m happy to be back. I feel great and I have no excuses,” Alvarez said. “I (came) here to the field and was working on my thumb every day. I (got) treatment every day and was consistent with that. … “I feel like I (came) here to help my team and do the same thing as all the time. Try to win, work hard and let’s see what can happen.” The Venezuelan was out since April 19, when an awkward slide against the Dodgers resulted in surgery on a torn UCL in his left thumb. The right-handed hitter was off to a slow start prior to his injury with a slash line entering Tuesday reading .236/.288/.364 with one homer and 8 RBI in 16 games. TRUMPETS EYEING THURSDAY Mendoza’s squad in anticipating the return of Edwin Diaz on Thursday, the manager said. “He threw a bullpen, looked pretty good, I was there,” said Mendoza. “Off (today) and then the plan is to activate him on Thursday when he’s eligible.” Diaz was experiencing some of the worst struggles of his career in his return from a torn patellar tendon. The right-hander owns a 5.40 ERA and was demoted from the closer role as he attempted to find his footing. It remains to be seen which role Diaz will occupy upon his return. NIDO GONE To make room for Alvarez the Mets have designated Tomas Nido for assignment, the club announced on Tuesday. The backstop slashed .229/.261/.361 with 3 homers and eight RBI in 32 games this season. The 30-year-old was added back to the roster when Alvarez went down, however, he will not be sticking around as Luis Torrens will seemingly be the backup catcher for the time being. The veteran has spent his entire eight-year career with the Amazin’s. Alvarez back, but Mets still fall to Marlins to 11-on-11 team reps this week — and didn’t get even 7-on-7 reps Tuesday because Daboll eliminated the period — Jones reiterated that he intends to be full-go when training camp starts. “I expect to be ready to go (on) the first day of training camp,” he said. Daboll said Jones will be organizing some teammates for a workout away from the Giants’ facility in between now and the start of camp in late July. Jones confirmed it will happen somewhere outside of Charlotte, N.C. Daboll also said Drew Lock has “definitely improved” but remains the clear backup. “Good (for Lock) to get two more work days here with the guys that he might not necessarily get as many reps with once we get to training camp,” Daboll said. WHAT THE BELL? Tight end Daniel Bellinger claimed Tuesday that he is not taking many, if any, team reps so rookie Theo Johnson and teammate Lawrence Cager can gain more experience. He said he is fine and “nothing physically” is holding him back. “Nothing physically,” Bellinger said. “Just staying locked in mentally and watching Theo and Cage grow.” So he’s just getting rest? “I wouldn’t say rest,” Bellinger said. “Just kind of like letting Theo grow and getting more mental growth to Theo and Cage and everybody to take a step as a whole tight end room instead of just myself taking all the reps.” Bellinger also missed one of the open OTA practices earlier this spring. Something doesn’t add up. TRYOUTS AND WORKOUTS Four tryout players practiced with the Giants on Tuesday: corner Tre Herndon III, tight ends Noah Togiai and Geor’quarius Spivey, and offensive lineman Kellen Diesch. Herndon, 28, who has played all six of his NFL seasons for the Jaguars, is worth monitoring given the Giants’ need for an outside corner starter, if not depth, in the secondary. … The Giants worked out UFL running back Jacob Saylors, 23, after Tuesday’s practice. Saylors spent part of last season with the Falcons practice squad before going on IR. MARLINS 4 METS 2 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 37

BY GARY PHILLIPS NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A Southern California native, Cody Poteet didn’t care for the Dodgers very much. He naturally cheered for the Padres as a kid in El Cajon, a boxshaped city in the foothills of San Diego County. That also meant rooting against Los Angeles, a rival in the National League West. Last Friday, Poteet had the opportunity to face the first-place Dodgers. The Yankees’ righthander did so in front of 48,048 people at Yankee Stadium. A notable chunk of the crowd traveled for the road team, which created a playoff-like atmosphere in the Bronx. “Probably the most fun game I’ve ever pitched,” said Poteet, a product of UCLA. “Very thankful for that experience. It was a privilege. “Not many people get to say they pitch in Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees. Not to mention the other team that we’re facing, too. So it’s just an incredible experience.” While the Yankees lost that game in 11 innings, Poteet fared well against the best offense he’s faced all season. In just his third start of the year, he held the Dodgers’ formidable lineup to two hits over 4.2 scoreless innings. Poteet also walked three and struck out one with 84 pitches. “They were real patient with him in that first inning,” Aaron Boone said, “and I thought he executed a lot right out of the gate there and then has a quick second inning and did everything we needed him to do tonight to set us up and give us a real good opportunity. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t break through today, but I thought Cody was, once again, really good.” Poteet said that the start boosted his confidence, as he had to face Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman at the beginning of the game. The former MVPs went 1-for-5 with two walks and a strikeout against him. “It’s a very helpful step in the right direction for me and something I’ll remember and draw back on,” Poteet said. “I know that I can get certain guys out.” Added Aaron Judge, an MVP himself: “That’s a tough ask, and he went right at them.” Poteet now has a 1.72 ERA over three starts and 15.2 innings. The 29-year-old’s Yankees debut came on April 13 in Cleveland, where he held the Guardians to one earned run over six frames in a spot start. Poteet’s last two starts have come in place of Clarke Schmidt, who went on the injured list with a lat strain on May 30. After totaling two earned runs over 9.2 innings against the Giants and Dodgers, Poteet has certainly supported Boone’s spring training assertion that “he can pitch” after missing most of the 2023 season due to Tommy John surgery. “He’s definitely somebody that we valued and targeted this winter,” the manager said at the time. “I do feel like he can help us.” So far, Poteet has lived up to those expectations after signing a split contract with the Yankees over the offseason. He’s made a strong case to remain in the rotation until Gerrit Cole returns from elbow inflammation. The reigning Cy Young winner plans on making at least one more rehab start, though he may require more than that after throwing 57 pitches for Double-A Somerset on Sunday. It will be interesting to see what the Yankees do with Poteet down the road if he keeps pitching well. He’s provided strong depth as a built-up starter, and the team may want to keep the optionable arm in that role while stashing him at Triple-A. However, Poteet had success as a reliever during his time with the Marlins and could be considered an upgrade over some members of the Yankees’ bullpen. In the meantime, Poteet will make his next start on Wednesday in Kansas City. The Royals oversaw his rehab last year, and Poteet made it back for one Triple-A outing before getting released over the offseason. Now they Royals will get a chance to see what they’re missing. “He’s been impressive going all the way back to his start in Cleveland,” Judge said. “I didn’t know too much about him. Saw him a little bit in spring training, but getting a chance to see him go out there and work, the guy’s a competitor. He never backs down. He’ll attack any hitter.” Poteet makes the most of chance in Bombers’ rotation Cody Poteet Giancarlo Stanton (r.) congratulates Aaron Judge after Judge hits his 25th home run of the season in Yanks’ big win over Royals on Tuesday night in K.C. AP 38 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

BY PETER SBLENDORIO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A night after they won with small ball, the Yankees returned to their power-hitting ways. Austin Wells, red-hot Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton all homered in the Yankees’ 10-1 win in Kansas City on Tuesday, providing more than enough offense for starter Marcus Stroman. Wells’ three-run home run against Royals starter Brady Singer broke the game open in the fourth inning, traveling 417 feet to straightaway center field to put the Yankees up, 6-0. Judge went even farther in the seventh, sending his two-run blast against reliever Nick Anderson 436 feet over Kauffman Stadium’s center-field wall to put the Yankees up 9-0 and continue his torrid stretch. Stanton then hit the longest homer of the night, blasting a 446-foot solo shot off of Anderson, again to center field, in the seventh to punctuate the offensive explosion. Judge’s home run was his MLB-leading 25th of the season and his fourth in his last three games. He also got the Yankees’ scoring started with an RBI single in the first inning. With Tuesday’s 2-for-4 performance, Judge is hitting .407 with 21 home runs and 49 RBI since April 27, a stretch of 41 games. He won American League Player of the Month in May and AL Player of the Week for June 3-9. Judge received his first off day of the season on Monday. Clearly, it didn’t interrupt his timing. Stanton also got the night off Monday. Tuesday’s home run — his 16th of the year — ended an 0-for-17 slide. Wells’ home run, meanwhile, was the catcher’s second of the season and his first since April 30. Behind the plate, Wells received an excellent outing by Stroman, who hurled 5.2 scoreless innings. The Royals struck out only once versus Stroman but went 0-for6 with runners in scoring position against him. The strong start served as a bounce back for Stroman, who surrendered a season-high five runs over 4.2 innings in his previous outing last week against the Twins. The Long Island-born Stroman is now 6-2 with a 2.82 ERA in his first season with the Yankees. Tuesday’s fireworks followed a series-opening win on Monday in which the Yankees did not record an extra-base hit. They laid down three sacrifice bunts — including a run-scoring safety squeeze — in that 4-2 victory, during which Anthony Rizzo joined Judge and Stanton on the Yankees’ bench. Rizzo also sat out of Sunday’s win over the Dodgers after beginning June with one hit in his first 29 at-bats. He went 0-for-5 on Tuesday, though he narrowly missed an RBI double that fell foul in the fourth inning. The first baseman made multiple tough defensive plays, including an overthe-shoulder catch on a Salvador Perez blooper. Tuesday marked Juan Soto’s return to right field after the superstar missed three games over the weekend with left forearm inflammation and served as the designated hitter on Monday. Soto went 0-for-2 with two walks and scored two runs Tuesday and is now 1-for5 with three walks since rejoining the lineup. The Yankees (48-21) are set to continue their four-game series against the Royals (39-29) on Wednesday night. Cody Poteet (2-0, 1.72 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for the Yankees, while Kansas City has not announced a starter. Judge and Stanton go deep, Wells hits one, too, as Yanks demolish Royals MIDWEST POWER IDWEST POWER COMPANY YANKEES 10 ROYALS 1 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 39

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t played a game in Dallas since the Mavericks traded him nearly 2 ½ years ago, and now it is uncertain if he will play there in Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Celtics. Porzingis has a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg, suffered in the third quarter of Boston’s 105-98 victory for a 2-0 series lead. The team said Tuesday that he was day-to-day, and Porzingis said he will do everything he can to play tonight. Asked if it was a pain-tolerance issue or if he could do more damage, Porzingis said he didn’t know the specifics. “That’s something I’ll leave in the medical staff’s hands to determine whether I can go or not,” he said. “Nothing is going to stop me unless I’m told I’m not to, or not allowed to play. That’s the only reason I would not be out there.” The 7-foot-2 Latvian center has a tear in tissue that holds tendons in place. The Celtics said it was unrelated to the right calf strain that sidelined him for 10 consecutive playoff games before he returned last Thursday for the start of the Finals. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla described it as a “serious injury” and said the team wouldn’t put Porzingis in any bad situations. “We’ve taken the decision to play out of his hands because the importance of him,” Mazzulla said. “He’s going to do everything he can to play. We’re going to leave it up to our medical team. That’s really it.” Porzingis was wearing slides instead of sneakers when he spoke before practice. He walked with a slight limp and had a black sleeve covering his lower left leg on the off day. Without elaborating, he said he was having treatment all day and doing whatever the medical staff told him. He wasn’t on the court for the open portion of practice. “I can’t trick them into allowing me to play,” he said. Porzingis said he felt something after bumping knees Sunday night with Dallas center Dereck Lively II but kept playing. He left the game in the final minute of the third quarter and played only 3 ½ minutes in the fourth. After the game, Porzingis downplayed any injury concern, saying he was optimistic and would “die out there if we need.” On Tuesday, he said, “I’m living by those words. ... I mean I hope not, but if it comes to that to win, I guess.” In his return during Game 1, his first career game beyond the first round, Porzingis jump-started the Celtics with 11 points and two blocks in the first quarter of the 107-89 win while finishing with 20 points, three blocks and six rebounds. He scored 12 points in 23 minutes of Game 2. “We’re just so much of a better team when we have him. 7-4 unicorn, right? He’s as talented as they come,” Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said. “Yes, we’ve had success and found ways to win without him. Obviously, we’re better when he’s on the team, when he’s out there playing with us.” The 28-year-old Porzingis was the fourth overall pick by the Knicks in 2015, and was an All-Star before a torn ACL forced him to miss all of 2018- 19. They traded him to Dallas in January 2019, a deal involving seven players and two firstround draft picks. Dallas traded Porzingis to Washington on Feb. 10, 2022, and the Wizards sent him to Boston in a three-team trade last summer. When the Wizards played at Dallas in January 2023, Porzingis was inactive after playing in 12 of their previous 13 games. He also didn’t play for the Celtics this past January, when they visited American Airlines Center the night after he notched 32 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots in Houston. KP will do what it takes Hurting Porzingis iffy for Game 3 of NBA Finals tonight Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis battles tendon injury in left leg and may miss Game 3 of NBA Finals tonight. AP 40 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Jonquel Jones has been a standout for Liberty on both ends of floor so far. AP T he Liberty is set to defend its Commissioner’s Cup championship at home in two weeks largely due to the recent play of center Jonquel Jones. With starting guard Courtney Vandersloot (personal reasons) unavailable and center Nyara Sabally (back) unable to aid the frontcourt, it’s been Jones who has stepped up another level to lead the Liberty to a 5-0 record in Cup games during a brutal six-game, 10-day stretch. Her two-way play in Saturday’s matchup against the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA’s last undefeated team, gave a reminder of why Jones is former league MVP (2021). She rattled in two treys during the final minutes while limiting the Sun to 1-for-16 shooting on attempts defended by her, per ESPN. And in Sunday’s five-point win over the Mystics, Jones scored a season-high 29 points while shooting 4-of-5 in the fourth to secure home-court advantage in the Commissioner’s Cup Final. Jones is showing glimpses of her MVP self thus far in the 2024 campaign. And her versatility is turning the Liberty into an even more dominant superteam. “She’s able to find me really well. She’s setting great screens. She’s coming into her own,” Sabrina Ionescu said about Jones Sunday. “For her to play like this after the stretch of games that we’ve had — she’s been battling on the defensive end. She’s been anchoring us offensively as well. I feel like… she’s taken us to a completely different level than we have been these last few games.” Ionescu highlighted Jones’ flashy behind-the-back pass to Leonie Fiebich that led to a trey on Sunday as an example of how comfortable the versatile big has gotten within the offense. “She’s able to block a shot, come down, run the floor, get a layup. Her threes. She’s just able to do everything and you can rely on her to do that,” Ionescu added. OFFICIALLY OLYMPIANS It’s now official. Breanna Stewart and Ionescu have been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, it was announced Tuesday. It’ll be the first time two Liberty teammates will represent the USA at the Olympics Games, which are set to begin next month in Paris. The roster — minus rookie star Caitlin Clark — was leaked last week. “I think the potential to be on this Olympic team obviously always an honor,” Stewart said on Sunday. “Really excited to be able to represent Team USA in Paris because the last Olympics, it was (during) COVID. There (were) no friends and family. There (were) no fans.” The 2024 Paris Game will be Stewart’s third Olympics. She won gold at the 2016 Rio Games and 2020 Tokyo Games with Team USA. She is averaging 18.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 block with the Liberty this season. She also ranks third all-time in fieldgoal percentage on Team USA (.733) in an Olympic tournament, following her performance at the Rio 2016 Summer Games. WEST FINALIST With one Cup game remaining, the Phoenix Mercury and Minnesota Lynx entered Tuesday tied with a 3-1 record. Each team plays five Commissioner’s Cup games. Phoenix owns the head-tohead tiebreaker after defeating the Lynx last Friday. The Seattle Storm entered Tuesday 0.5 games back with a 2-1 record. Liberty soaring behind Jonquel By FIIFI FRIMPONG insider The Phillies placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and said he will need surgery to remove cartilage in his right knee. The team said Realmuto will undergo a right knee meniscectomy today. No timetable was given for his return. Realmuto hit .261 while helping Philadelphia open a nine-game lead in the NL East. His seven homers was tied for most among all NL catchers, and his 17-game hitting streak last month was the longest for a Phillies catcher in baseball’s modern era. To fill his spot on the roster, the Phillies recalled catcher Rafael Marchán from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Marchán, 25, was the extra player activated for the London Series against the Mets last weekend, but he did not appear in either game. COLLITON JOINS DEVS’ STAFF Sheldon Keefe has filled out his coaching staff with the Devils, hiring former Blackhawks head man Jeremy Colliton. Devils president and general manager Tom Fitzgerald made the announcement Tuesday, less than three weeks after hiring Keefe following his dismissal by the Maple Leafs. Keefe retained most of the staff that finished last season under interim coach Travis Green, who had taken over after Lindy Ruff was fired in early March. Back for next year are assistants Ryan McGill, Chris Taylor and Sergei Brylin, and goaltending coach Dave Rogalski. Colliton was coach of the Abbotsford Canucks, Vancouver’s AHL affiliate, for the past two seasons. He posted identical records of 40-25-7 each campaign and led the team to the playoffs. Colliton served as the Blackhawks’ coach for parts of four seasons (2018-19 to 2021-22). At his hiring, he was the NHL’s youngest head coach (33) and led the Blackhawks to an 87-92-26 mark. He had been coaching their Rockford AHL affiliate. COOPER A NO-SHOW Amari Cooper did not report to the first day of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, presumably because he is seeking an extension from the Browns. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Cooper’s absence was not excused. Stefanski would not confirm if the soon-to-be 30-year-old has asked the team for more money. Stefanski said there has been dialogue between the Browns and Cooper’s representatives. Cooper will make $20 million this season, his last on a five-year deal he signed with Dallas. He’s subject to fines while he’s not at the team’s facility. Realmuto to undergo knee surgery, no timetable on return DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 41

MLB STANDINGS N.Y. Yankees 10, Kansas City 1 New York AB R H BI SO AVG Volpe ss 5 1 1 0 1 .274 Soto rf 2 2 0 0 0 .316 Grisham cf 1 0 0 0 1 .093 Judge cf 4 1 2 3 0 .309 Jones rf 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Verdugo lf 5 1 1 0 1 .263 Stanton dh 4 2 2 2 1 .229 Rizzo 1b 5 0 0 0 0 .220 Torres 2b 3 2 1 1 0 .231 Wells c 4 1 2 3 1 .211 Cabrera 3b 4 0 1 1 2 .238 TOTALS 38 10 10 10 8 Kansas City AB R H BI SO AVG Garcia 3b 5 0 1 0 0 .251 Witt ss 4 0 2 0 0 .321 Hampson ss 1 0 0 0 0 .305 Pasquantino 1b 3 0 0 0 0 .239 Perez c 2 0 0 0 0 .296 Fermin c 1 1 1 1 0 .300 Melendez lf 4 0 0 0 1 .159 Velazquez dh 2 0 0 0 0 .212 Waters rf 4 0 0 0 2 .000 Loftin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 .292 Isbel cf 3 0 1 0 1 .221 TOTALS 32 1 5 1 4 New York 200 401 300 10 10 0 Kansas City 000 000 010 1 5 2 E: Loftin (2), Isbel (2). LOB: New York 5, Kansas City 10. 2B: Witt (18). 3B: Volpe (7), Isbel (2). HR: Wells (2), off Singer; Judge (25), off Anderson; Stanton (16), off Anderson; Fermin (2), off Marinaccio. RBIs: Judge 3 (62), Stanton 2 (38), Torres (22), Wells 3 (10), Cabrera (23), Fermin (13). SB: Garcia (16). Runners left in scoring position: New York 3 (Volpe 2, Rizzo); Kansas City 5 (Pasquantino, Waters 2, Garcia, Melendez). RISP: New York 4 for 10; Kansas City 0 for 7. Runners moved up: Verdugo, Rizzo, Perez. GIDP: Rizzo. DP: Kansas City 1 (Loftin, Witt, Pasquantino). NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Stroman, W, 6-2 5⅔ 4 0 0 3 1 2.82 Marinaccio 2⅓ 1 1 1 1 3 1.80 Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.84 KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA Singer, L, 4-3 5⅔ 7 7 6 1 6 3.30 Anderson 1⅓ 2 3 3 2 0 4.56 Stratton 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.28 Pratto 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stroman-13-4-17-19; González-2-0-5-3; Marinaccio-8-6-6-4. Stratton-3-3-3-2; Anderson-8-2-2-6; Pratto3-2-2-3; Singer-24-5-14-19. Inherited runners-scored: Marinaccio 3-0,Anderson 2-0. HBP: Singer (Stanton), Marinaccio (Velazquez). WP: Pratto. Umpires: Home, Paul Clemons; First, Carlos Torres; Second, Ryan Wills; Third, Scott Barry. T: 2:38. A: 22,437 (38,427). Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Miami AB R H BI SO AVG Chisholm cf 3 1 0 0 2 .246 De La Cruz dh 3 0 1 1 2 .249 Bell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 .249 Rivera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Burger 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 3 .218 Sanchez rf 4 1 1 0 3 .239 Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 .293 Gordon lf 3 0 0 1 1 .230 Anderson ss 4 1 2 1 1 .195 Fortes c 4 0 0 0 0 .164 TOTALS 32 4 5 3 13 New York AB R H BI SO AVG Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 0 .231 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 2 .236 Nimmo lf 4 0 0 0 3 .217 Martinez dh 2 1 0 0 0 .267 Marte rf 4 1 2 0 1 .284 Vientos 3b 4 0 1 2 1 .320 Bader cf 2 0 0 0 0 .263 a-Stewart ph 0 0 0 0 0 .183 1-Taylor pr-cf 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Alvarez c 3 0 0 0 0 .224 Iglesias 2b 1 0 1 0 0 .435 b-McNeil ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 .231 TOTALS 30 2 4 2 8 Miami 010 020 001 4 5 0 New York 020 000 000 2 4 2 a-walked for Bader in the 7th. b-struck out for Iglesias in the 7th. 1-ran for Stewart in the 7th. E: Vientos (1), Alvarez (2). LOB: Miami 5, New York 5. 2B: Sanchez (7), De La Cruz (12), Vientos (5). RBIs: Anderson (7), De La Cruz (29), Gordon (23), Vientos 2 (15). SF: Gordon. Runners left in scoring position: Miami 2 (Sanchez, Burger); New York 1 (Lindor). RISP: Miami 2 for 7; New York 1 for 4. Runners moved up: Lopez, Fortes, Alvarez. GIDP: Lindor. DP: Miami 1 (Anderson, Lopez, Bell). MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO ERA Luzardo, W, 3-5 5⅔ 4 2 2 1 4 5.11 Bender, H, 6 ⅔ 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 Nardi, H, 6 ⅔ 0 0 0 0 1 5.04 Scott, S, 8-9 2 0 0 0 0 3 1.30 NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Megill, L, 1-3 4⅔ 4 3 2 2 8 3.16 Young 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 Reid-Foley 1⅓ 0 0 0 0 1 1.96 D.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.19 Ottavino 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.55 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scott-8-4-7-3; Luzardo-13-16-17-16; Bender-1-2-3-2; Nardi-2-1-4-1. Ottavino-3-3-1-3; Reid-Foley-2-3-5-2; Smith-2-2-2-1; Young-0-5-3-2; Megill-11-17-18-11. Inherited runners-scored: Bender 1-0, Nardi 1-0, Young 2-0. HBP: Megill (De La Cruz), Luzardo 2 (Martinez,Iglesias). Umpires: Home, Laz Diaz; First, Mike Estabrook; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Charlie Ramos. T: 2:50. A: 22,070 (42,136). Tampa Bay 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Chicago AB R H BI SO AVG Tauchman dh 5 0 0 0 1 .255 Suzuki rf 5 0 0 0 1 .264 Bellinger 1b 4 0 2 0 1 .264 Morel 3b 4 2 2 1 1 .208 Hoerner 2b 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Happ lf 4 0 0 0 2 .218 Swanson ss 4 0 1 0 0 .226 Busch 2b 2 0 1 0 0 .245 a-Bote ph-2b-3b 2 0 2 1 0 .333 Crow-Armstrong cf 4 0 2 0 1 .220 Amaya c 3 0 0 0 1 .194 TOTALS 37 2 10 2 8 Tampa Bay AB R H BI SO AVG Diaz 1b 4 0 2 0 1 .258 B.Lowe dh 5 1 1 3 1 .205 Paredes 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .287 J.Lowe rf 3 0 0 0 1 .203 DeLuca lf 3 0 0 0 1 .163 Palacios 2b 3 2 1 0 1 .245 Siri cf 4 0 0 0 2 .184 Rortvedt c 3 0 2 0 0 .254 1-Rosario pr 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Walls ss 2 0 0 0 2 .167 b-Arozarena ph 1 0 0 0 0 .175 Caballero ss 1 1 1 1 0 .254 TOTALS 33 5 8 4 9 Chicago 000 101 000 2 10 0 Tampa Bay 000 000 104 5 8 1 Two outs when winning run scored. a-singled for Busch in the 6th. b-grounded out for Walls in the 7th. 1-ran for Rortvedt in the 9th. E: Diaz (6). LOB: Chicago 9, Tampa Bay 7. 2B: Bellinger (12), Palacios (5). HR: Morel (13), off Eflin; B.Lowe (3), off Neris. RBIs: Morel (40), Bote (2), Caballero (19), B.Lowe 3 (18). SB: Crow-Armstrong (8). S: DeLuca. Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 6 (Crow-Armstrong, Morel 2, Suzuki, Amaya 2); Tampa Bay 4 (Siri 2, B.Lowe 2). Runners moved up: Amaya, Arozarena. CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Taillon 6 4 0 0 1 5 3.09 Leiter, H, 10 ⅓ 1 1 1 1 1 3.51 Wesneski, H, 2 1⅔ 0 0 0 1 1 2.68 Neris, L, 6-1, BS, 9-12 ⅔ 3 4 4 1 2 4.01 TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO ERA Eflin 5⅔ 7 2 2 0 3 4.06 Cleavinger ⅓ 1 0 0 0 0 2.00 Armstrong 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.45 Adam 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.93 Devenski, W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.73 Inherited runners-scored: Wesneski 2-1, Cleavinger 2-1. WP: Wesneski. Umpires: Home, CB Bucknor; First, Adam Beck; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Ben May. T: 2:38. A: 15,192 (25,025). Baltimore 4, Atlanta 0 Atlanta AB R H BI SO AVG Harris cf 4 0 1 0 0 .248 Albies 2b 5 0 0 0 1 .259 Riley 3b 4 0 0 0 3 .225 Olson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 .241 Ozuna dh 3 0 2 0 1 .316 Duvall rf 4 0 0 0 1 .174 Kelenic lf 2 0 0 0 0 .261 a-d’Arnaud ph 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Martinez lf 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Murphy c 4 0 0 0 2 .132 Arcia ss 3 0 1 0 1 .232 TOTALS 33 0 5 0 9 Baltimore AB R H BI SO AVG Westburg 2b 4 0 0 0 2 .274 Rutschman dh 4 0 0 0 1 .301 Mountcastle 1b 3 1 0 0 0 .276 Santander rf 3 1 1 0 1 .224 Mullins cf 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Hays lf 4 1 3 1 0 .234 Mateo ss 3 1 1 3 0 .248 Urias 3b 3 0 1 0 0 .230 McCann c 3 0 0 0 2 .204 Cowser cf-rf 3 0 0 0 1 .230 TOTALS 30 4 6 4 7 Atlanta 000 000 000 0 5 1 Baltimore 030 001 00x 4 6 1 a-grounded out for Kelenic in the 8th. E: Kelenic (1), Westburg (2). LOB: Atlanta 11, Baltimore 4. 3B: Harris (2). HR: Mateo (4), off Fried. RBIs: Mateo 3 (16), Hays (10). Runners left in scoring position: Atlanta 6 (Arcia 2, Albies, Riley, Olson, Kelenic); Baltimore 3 (McCann 3). Runners moved up: Murphy, Harris, Mateo, Urias. ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA Fried, L, 6-3 5 6 4 4 2 3 3.20 Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.95 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.22 Kerr 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.48 BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Suarez, W, 3-0 5⅓ 4 0 0 3 4 1.61 Webb, H, 7 1⅓ 0 0 0 1 2 1.76 Cano, H, 17 ⅓ 0 0 0 0 1 2.37 Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.57 Tate 1 0 0 0 1 2 2.53 Inherited runners-scored: Johnson 2-0, Webb 2-0, Cano 2-0. Umpires: Home, Chad Whitson; First, Bill Miller; Second, Malachi Moore; Third, Doug Eddings. T: 2:27. A: 24,048 (45,971). TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON INTERLEAGUE 2024 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Col Gomber (L) 1-3 3.38 5-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 16.0 4.50 Min Lopez (R) 1:10p 5-6 5.45 6-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 15.2 8.04 Tor Bassitt (R) 6-6 3.80 6-7 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 18.0 2.00 Mil Myers (R) 2:10p 2-2 4.15 3-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 16.2 3.24 Hou Valdez (L) 5-3 3.53 5-5 0-1 6.0 3.00 2-1 22.0 2.05 SF Webb (R) 3:45p 5-5 2.92 6-8 1-0 7.2 2.35 1-1 21.0 2.57 Oak Harris (L) 0-0 2.21 1-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 14.2 5.52 SD King (R) 4:10p 5-4 3.58 8-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 17.0 1.06 Atl Schwellenbach (R) 0-2 8.38 0-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 9.2 8.38 Bal Povich (L) 6:35p 0-1 10.12 0-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 5.1 10.12 Was Irvin (R) 4-5 3.12 4-9 0-1 2.2 13.50 2-0 18.0 1.00 Det Olson (R) 6:40p 1-7 3.43 2-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 15.2 7.47 ChC Assad (R) 4-2 2.74 7-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 16.0 6.19 TB Civale (R) 6:50p 2-5 5.51 4-9 0-0 6.0 1.50 0-1 15.1 4.11 Cle Bibee (R) 4-1 3.73 11-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 17.1 3.12 Cin Lodolo (L) 7:10p 6-2 2.92 7-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 3-0 17.1 2.08 Phi Sanchez (L) 3-3 2.71 6-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 17.1 1.04 Bos Pivetta (R) 7:10p 3-4 3.40 4-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 15.2 4.02 LAA Soriano (R) 3-5 3.64 4-7 0-0 1.0 0.00 1-1 18.0 4.50 Ari Cecconi (R) 9:40p 1-4 5.66 4-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 14.2 6.14 Tex Gray (R) 2-2 2.12 5-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 17.1 1.56 LAD Buehler (R) 10:10p 1-3 4.82 3-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 14.2 5.52 AMERICAN LEAGUE 2024 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA NYY Poteet (R) 2-0 1.72 2-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 15.2 1.72 KC TBD 8:10p 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 0.0 0.00 ChW Cannon (R) 0-1 5.94 1-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 13.2 7.24 Sea Miller (R) 9:40p 5-5 3.81 7-6 1-0 7.0 1.29 2-0 17.0 4.76 NATIONAL LEAGUE 2024 2024 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Mia Garrett (L) 2-1 5.81 4-1 0-0 4.1 12.46 2-1 16.2 3.24 NYM Peterson (L) 7:10p 1-0 3.09 1-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 18.2 1.93 Pit Falter (L) 3-3 3.69 6-6 1-0 9.2 1.86 1-1 17.1 4.15 StL Gray (R) 7:45p 7-4 3.21 7-4 0-1 6.2 5.40 1-2 14.2 4.30 TEAM REC: Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher. VS OPP: Pitcher’s record versus this opponent. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY New York 48 21 .696 — — 8-2 W-3 22-10 26-11 Baltimore 44 22 .667 2½ +9½ 7-3 W-5 22-12 22-10 Boston 33 34 .493 14 2 5-5 L-1 14-19 19-15 Toronto 33 34 .493 14 2 6-4 W-1 16-15 17-19 Tampa Bay 32 35 .478 15 3 4-6 W-1 18-22 14-13 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Cleveland 43 22 .662 — — 6-4 W-3 21-8 22-14 Kansas City 39 29 .574 5½ +3½ 4-6 L-3 24-13 15-16 Minnesota 35 32 .522 9 — 3-7 L-1 17-14 18-18 Detroit 32 34 .485 11½ 2½ 4-6 L-1 15-18 17-16 Chicago 17 51 .250 27½ 18½ 2-8 L-3 12-23 5-28 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Seattle 39 30 .565 — — 7-3 W-3 23-11 16-19 Texas 31 34 .477 6 3 5-5 W-1 16-17 15-17 Houston 31 37 .456 7½ 4½ 6-4 W-1 17-18 14-19 Los Angeles 25 40 .385 12 9 4-6 W-1 11-23 14-17 Oakland 26 42 .382 12½ 9½ 3-7 L-3 15-20 11-22 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Philadelphia 46 20 .697 — — 8-2 W-1 27-10 19-10 Atlanta 35 29 .547 10 +4 4-6 L-4 19-12 16-17 Washington 31 35 .470 15 1 5-5 W-4 13-17 18-18 New York 28 37 .431 17½ 3½ 6-4 L-1 13-23 15-14 Miami 23 43 .348 23 9 4-6 W-1 12-25 11-18 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Milwaukee 39 28 .582 — — 5-5 L-1 19-11 20-17 Pittsburgh 32 34 .485 6½ — 6-4 W-1 16-17 16-17 Chicago 32 35 .478 7 ½ 4-6 L-1 18-13 14-22 Cincinnati 32 35 .478 7 ½ 7-3 L-2 17-19 15-16 St. Louis 31 34 .477 7 ½ 4-6 L-1 15-15 16-19 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Los Angeles 41 26 .612 — — 6-4 L-1 21-12 20-14 San Diego 35 35 .500 7½ +1 4-6 W-1 16-21 19-14 San Francisco 33 35 .485 8½ — 4-6 L-1 18-15 15-20 Arizona 31 35 .470 9½ 1 6-4 W-1 15-16 16-19 Colorado 24 43 .358 17 8½ 3-7 W-1 13-17 11-26 RESULTS, SCHEDULE AMERICAN LEAGUE TUESDAY’S RESULTS N.Y. Yankees 10, Kansas City 1 Baltimore 4, Atlanta 0 Washington 5, Detroit 4 (10) Tampa Bay 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 4, Boston 1 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3 Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 Toronto 3, Milwaukee 0 Houston 3, San Francisco 1 Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels at Arizona, late Oakland at San Diego, late Texas at L.A. Dodgers, late THURSDAY’S GAMES Atlanta at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay, 6:50 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. MONDAY’S RESULTS N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 5, Colorado 0 Milwaukee 3, Toronto 1 Seattle 8, Chicago White Sox 4 San Francisco 4, Houston 3 (10) San Diego 6, Oakland 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE TUESDAY’S RESULTS Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Baltimore 4, Atlanta 0 Washington 5, Detroit 4 (10) Tampa Bay 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 4, Boston 1 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 Toronto 3, Milwaukee 0 Houston 3, San Francisco 1 L.A. Angels at Arizona, late Oakland at San Diego, late Texas at L.A. Dodgers, late THURSDAY’S GAMES Atlanta at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay, 6:50 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. MONDAY’S RESULTS Minnesota 5, Colorado 0 Milwaukee 3, Toronto 1 San Francisco 4, Houston 3 (10) San Diego 6, Oakland 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS through Monday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG Witt KC 67 270 86 56 .319 Soto NYY 65 242 77 50 .318 Rutschman Bal 61 255 78 35 .306 Judge NYY 67 239 73 51 .305 Altuve Hou 66 274 82 39 .299 Perez KC 65 238 71 26 .298 Peña Hou 66 256 76 35 .297 Alvarez Hou 66 255 74 38 .290 Paredes TB 61 226 65 27 .288 Guerrero Tor 66 254 73 30 .287 Home Runs: Judge, New York, 24; Henderson, Baltimore, 21; K.Tucker, Houston, 19; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 18. RBIs: J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 62; Judge, New York, 59; Soto, New York, 53; Rutschman, Baltimore, 49; Witt, Kansas City, 48; J.Naylor, Cleveland, 47. Pitching: Lugo, Kansas City, 9-2; Rodón, New York, 9-2; Skubal, Detroit, 8-1; Gil, New York, 8-1; Burnes, Baltimore, 7-2; Rodriguez, Baltimore, 7-2. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS through Monday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG Arraez SD 66 280 91 40 .325 Profar SD 70 236 76 39 .322 Ozuna Atl 63 234 73 39 .312 Ohtani LAD 64 258 80 47 .310 Betts LAD 66 262 81 48 .309 Willi.Cntrers Mil 65 263 81 49 .308 M.Winn StL 58 193 59 22 .306 El.Díaz Col 55 198 60 20 .303 Turang Mil 62 212 64 31 .302 Tovar Col 65 273 80 35 .293 Home Runs: Ozuna, Atlanta, 18; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, 16; Harper, Philadelphia, 15; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 15; Gorman, St. Louis, 14; Alonso, New York, 1. RBIs: Ozuna, Atlanta, 55; Bohm, Philadelphia, 51; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, 48; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, 46. Pitching: R.Suárez, Philadelphia, 10-1; Nola, Philadelphia, 8-2; Sale, Atlanta, 8-2; Keller, Pittsburgh, 8-3; Stone, Los Angeles, 7-2; Wheeler, Philadelphia, 7-3. 42 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

Seattle 8, Chicago White Sox 4 MONDAY’S RESULT Chicago AB R H BI SO AVG Julks lf-rf-lf 5 1 1 1 3 .282 Lopez 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .238 Robert cf 4 1 1 2 2 .192 Sheets dh 3 0 0 0 2 .242 Vaughn 1b 4 1 2 0 0 .222 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 2 .235 Sosa 3b 4 0 2 1 0 .250 DeLoach rf 3 0 0 0 0 .071 Ellis lf 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colas ph-rf 1 0 1 0 0 .238 Lee c 4 1 1 0 1 .245 TOTALS 36 4 9 4 11 Seattle AB R H BI SO AVG Crawford ss 3 2 0 0 1 .222 Rojas 3b 4 2 1 0 0 .270 Rodriguez cf 5 1 2 0 1 .271 Raleigh c 5 1 1 4 2 .206 Haniger dh 3 0 2 2 0 .223 Rivas pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Raley lf 4 0 2 1 1 .265 Locklear 1b 3 0 1 0 0 .286 Canzone rf 4 1 1 1 0 .179 Bliss 2b 4 1 1 0 1 .222 TOTALS 35 8 11 8 6 Chicago 000 002 110 4 9 0 Seattle 000 000 044 8 11 0 One out when winning run scored. LOB: Chicago 8, Seattle 7. 2B: Lee (5), Vaughn (13), Haniger (9). HR: Robert (5), off Gilbert; Julks (3), off Bowman; Canzone (6), off Fedde; Raleigh (12), off Leasure. RBIs: Robert 2 (8), Sosa (5), Julks (7), Canzone (10), Haniger 2 (29), Raley (17), Raleigh 4 (39). SB: Sosa (2). Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 5 (Robert, Lee, Sosa 2, DeLoach); Seattle 4 (Canzone 2, Haniger, Locklear). CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Fedde 7 5 1 1 1 4 3.10 Kopech, BS, 5-8 ⅔ 4 3 3 1 2 4.94 Leasure, L, 0-2 ⅔ 2 4 4 2 0 4.23 SEATTLE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Gilbert 6⅔ 6 3 3 0 8 3.19 Bowman ⅔ 1 1 1 1 0 13.50 Snead ⅔ 0 0 0 2 0 4.35 Stanek, W, 4-1 1 2 0 0 0 3 4.38 Inherited runners-scored: Leasure 3-0, Bowman 1-0, Snead 1-0. HBP: Kopech (Locklear). Umpires: Home, Chris Guccione; First, Gabe Morales; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Brian Knight. T: 2:41. A: 23,027 (47,929). San Diego 6, Oakland 1 MONDAY’S RESULT Oakland AB R H BI SO AVG Toro 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .265 Bleday cf 5 0 0 0 4 .232 Rooker dh 5 0 1 0 4 .269 Andujar lf 3 0 2 0 1 .321 Soderstrom 1b 3 1 1 1 0 .200 a-Davis ph-1b 1 0 0 0 1 .227 Langeliers c 3 0 1 0 0 .199 Cameron rf 4 0 0 0 3 .200 Gelof 2b 4 0 2 0 0 .190 Schuemann ss 3 0 1 0 2 .254 TOTALS 35 1 8 1 16 San Diego AB R H BI SO AVG Arraez 1b 5 0 0 0 1 .350 Tatis rf 5 1 1 1 2 .280 Profar lf 2 1 0 0 0 .322 Azocar lf 1 0 0 0 0 .224 Cronenworth 2b 3 2 2 1 0 .267 Machado dh 4 0 2 0 1 .252 1-Wade pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Solano 3b 3 0 0 1 2 .301 Merrill cf 4 1 3 1 0 .281 Kim ss 1 0 1 2 0 .223 Campusano c 4 0 1 0 0 .234 TOTALS 32 6 10 6 6 Oakland 010 000 000 1 8 1 San Diego 001 110 30x 6 10 0 a-struck out for Soderstrom in the 7th. 1-ran for Machado in the 7th. E: Schuemann (7). LOB: Oakland 11, San Diego 9. 2B: Andujar (4), Merrill (8), Campusano (12), Cronenworth (16). HR: Soderstrom (2), off Cease; Cronenworth (10), off Estes; Tatis (13), off Estes. RBIs: Soderstrom (6), Cronenworth (45), Kim 2 (34), Tatis (35), Solano (7), Merrill (24). SB: Gelof (7), Kim (14). SF: Kim. OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA Estes, L, 2-2 5 8 3 3 2 3 4.78 Newcomb 1⅓ 1 3 3 2 1 8.10 Otanez ⅔ 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 McFarland 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.81 SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Cease, W, 6-5 6 8 1 1 1 8 3.36 Morejon, H, 2 ⅔ 0 0 0 1 2 2.08 Estrada, H, 5 ⅓ 0 0 0 0 1 0.86 De Los Santos 1 0 0 0 1 2 2.96 Suarez 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.67 Inherited runners-scored: Otanez 3-3, Estrada 1-0. HBP: Cease (Toro), Newcomb (Cronenworth). WP: Cease. Umpires: Home, Lance Barksdale; First, Mark Ripperger; Second, Tom Hanahan; Third, Nic Lentz. T: 2:52. A: 38,822 (40,222). Washington 5, Detroit 4 (10) Washington AB R H BI SO AVG Abrams ss 4 1 1 1 2 .245 Thomas rf 2 1 1 2 0 .222 Winker lf 4 0 0 1 2 .256 Rosario dh 3 0 0 0 1 .186 Vargas ph-dh 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 .265 Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 .198 Senzel 3b 4 1 1 0 2 .239 Gallo 1b 3 1 1 0 1 .164 Meneses 1b 1 0 1 0 0 .232 Young cf 3 1 0 0 2 .262 TOTALS 32 5 5 5 11 Detroit AB R H BI SO AVG Vierling cf 4 0 0 0 0 .270 Ibanez 2b 4 1 0 0 0 .250 Keith ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 .214 Canha 1b 4 1 1 0 0 .233 Greene lf 5 1 1 3 2 .242 Urshela 3b 5 0 3 0 2 .280 Malloy dh 3 0 0 0 2 .158 Perez rf 4 0 0 0 1 .245 Rogers c 4 0 0 0 2 .226 Kreidler ss 2 1 0 0 1 .000 McKinstry ph-ss 1 0 1 0 0 .206 TOTALS 37 4 6 3 11 Washington 001 020 010 1 5 5 2 Detroit 000 040 000 0 4 6 2 E: Parker (1), Garcia (2), Greene (2), Kreidler (1). LOB: Washington 5, Detroit 8. 2B: Canha (11). 3B: Abrams (5), Greene (2). RBIs: Winker (29), Abrams (32), Thomas 2 (18), Vargas (11), Greene 3 (28). SB: Canha (3), McKinstry (3). SF: Thomas 2, Vargas. Runners left in scoring position: Washington 3 (Rosario 2, Garcia); Detroit 4 (Keith, Urshela, Kreidler, Greene). RISP: Washington 0 for 5; Detroit 1 for 9. GIDP: Thomas, Winker. DP: Detroit 2 (Kreidler, Ibanez, Canha; Keith, McKinstry, Canha). WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Parker 4⅔ 4 4 0 3 1 3.21 Law 1⅓ 1 0 0 0 4 2.70 Floro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08 Harvey 1⅔ 1 0 0 1 3 2.91 Finnegan, W, 2-3 1⅓ 0 0 0 0 3 1.65 DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA Maeda 4 1 1 1 4 5 5.89 Brieske 1 2 2 2 0 1 3.77 Holton, H, 4 2⅓ 1 1 0 0 2 3.86 Miller, BS, 0-4 ⅔ 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 Foley 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.92 Chafin, L, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.91 Inherited runners-scored: Finnegan 2-0, Miller 2-1. WP: Chafin. Umpires: Home, Larry Vanover; First, Chris Segal; Second, Emil Jimenez; Third, David Rackley. T: 2:51. A: 18,368 (41,083). Philadelphia 4, Boston 1 Philadelphia AB R H BI SO AVG Schwarber dh 4 2 2 2 2 .240 Castellanos rf 4 0 0 0 1 .211 Harper 1b 3 1 1 0 0 .278 Bohm 3b 4 0 1 0 1 .290 Stott 2b 4 1 2 0 0 .247 Sosa ss 3 0 0 0 2 .286 Dahl lf 4 0 0 0 1 .400 Pache lf 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Stubbs c 4 0 1 0 2 .179 Rojas cf 4 0 0 0 1 .231 TOTALS 34 4 7 2 10 Boston AB R H BI SO AVG Duran lf 4 1 1 0 0 .263 Hamilton ss 4 0 2 0 1 .289 Refsnyder rf 3 0 0 1 1 .328 Devers 3b 4 0 0 0 2 .278 Yoshida dh 2 0 0 0 0 .268 Wong c 3 0 1 0 0 .329 Smith 1b 2 0 0 0 0 .217 Westbrk ph2b 1 0 0 0 1 .154 Valdez 2b 2 0 0 0 1 .181 Dalbec ph-1b 1 0 0 0 1 .147 Rafaela cf 3 0 0 0 1 .210 TOTALS 29 1 4 1 8 Philadelphia 100 210 000 4 7 1 Boston 100 000 000 1 4 2 E: Stubbs (2), Refsnyder (2), Smith (4). LOB: Philadelphia 5, Boston 3. 2B: Stott (7), Hamilton (8). HR: Schwarber 2 (13), off Crawford. RBIs: Schwarber 2 (38), Refsnyder (16). SB: Wong (3), Stubbs (4). CS: Wong (3). SF: Refsnyder. Runners left in scoring position: Philadelphia 3 (Stubbs, Rojas 2); Boston 2 (Yoshida, Devers). RISP: Philadelphia 0 for 7; Boston 0 for 4. GIDP: Bohm. DP: Philadelphia 1 (Stubbs, Sosa, Stubbs); Boston 1 (Devers, Valdez, Smith). PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB SO ERA Wheeler, W, 8-3 7 3 1 1 1 4 2.16 Strahm, H, 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.67 Alvarado, S, 12-14 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.41 BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Crawford, L, 2-6 6 6 4 2 1 8 3.47 Weissert 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.83 Booser 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.65 Anderson 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.29 WP: Alvarado. Umpires: Home, Brennan Miller; First, Derek Thomas; Second, Alex MacKay; Third, Chris Conroy. T: 2:25. A: 35,004 (37,755). Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3 Cleveland AB R H BI SO AVG Kwan lf 4 1 3 2 0 .380 Freeman cf 4 0 1 0 1 .223 Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .271 J.Naylor 1b 5 1 2 3 0 .224 Fry rf 3 0 0 0 0 .326 Brennan ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Gimenez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 .263 Manzardo dh 2 0 0 0 1 .224 Arias ph-dh 1 0 0 0 1 .213 Schneemann ph-dh 1 0 0 0 1 .357 Rocchio ss 3 1 0 0 1 .211 B.Naylor c 3 2 2 0 1 .181 TOTALS 35 5 9 5 7 Cincinnati AB R H BI SO AVG Friedl cf 5 1 1 0 1 .219 De La Cruz ss 3 1 0 0 2 .232 Candelario 3b 4 0 1 1 0 .234 Steer 1b 4 0 1 1 2 .239 Fraley rf 2 0 1 0 0 .291 Fairchild ph-rf 1 1 1 0 0 .239 Stephenson c 4 0 0 0 1 .256 Hurtubise dh 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Espinal ph-dh 2 0 0 0 2 .198 India 2b 4 0 1 1 1 .243 Benson lf 2 0 0 0 1 .209 Dunn ph-lf 1 0 0 0 1 .100 TOTALS 33 3 6 3 11 Cleveland 003 000 011 5 9 1 Cincinnati 100 001 001 3 6 0 E: McKenzie (1). LOB: Cleveland 9, Cincinnati 7. 2B: B.Naylor (4), Kwan 2 (9), Candelario (15), Fraley (7). HR: J.Naylor (17), off Cruz. RBIs: Kwan 2 (16), J.Naylor 3 (50), Candelario (27), Steer (41), India (27). SB: Ramirez (11), Hurtubise (2), Steer (12), Gimenez (10). S: Freeman. CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA McKenzie, W, 3-3 5⅓ 4 2 2 2 4 4.10 Herrin, H, 7 ⅔ 0 0 0 1 1 1.03 Hentges, H, 5 1⅓ 0 0 0 0 3 2.70 Smith, H, 8 ⅔ 0 0 0 0 1 1.78 Clase, S, 20-23 1 2 1 1 0 2 0.84 CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA Suter 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.75 Martinez, L, 2-4 1⅔ 4 3 3 1 2 4.50 Moll 1⅓ 0 0 0 1 1 1.98 Sims 1⅓ 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 Wilson 1 2 0 0 0 2 5.52 Cruz ⅔ 1 1 1 1 1 3.82 Farmer 2 1 1 1 2 1 2.64 Inherited runners-scored: Herrin 1-0, Moll 2-0, Cruz 1-0, Farmer 1-0. IBB: off Farmer (Ramirez). HBP: Clase (Dunn). Umpires: Home, Jim Wolf; First, Sean Barber; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Ryan Blakney. T: 2:58. A: 34,103 (43,891). Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh AB R H BI SO AVG McCutchen dh 4 1 1 0 0 .238 Reynolds lf 3 0 1 0 0 .263 Joe rf-1b 3 0 0 1 0 .259 Cruz ss 3 0 0 1 2 .243 Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0 0 .247 Gonzales 2b 4 0 1 0 2 .308 Tellez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 .215 Taylor ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 .198 Grandal c 2 0 0 0 1 .163 Suwinski cf-rf 2 1 0 0 2 .173 TOTALS 28 2 3 2 7 St. Louis AB R H BI SO AVG Winn ss 4 0 1 0 2 .305 Burleson rf 4 0 3 0 1 .283 Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 1 .225 Gorman 2b 4 1 1 1 1 .223 Arenado 3b 4 0 2 0 1 .256 Donovan lf 4 0 1 0 0 .242 Carpenter dh 2 0 0 0 2 .194 Fermin ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 .115 Pages c 3 0 0 0 1 .080 Herrera ph 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Siani cf 4 0 0 0 1 .200 TOTALS 34 1 8 1 10 Pittsburgh 000 000 002 2 3 1 St. Louis 000 000 001 1 8 0 E: Grandal (4). LOB: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 8. 2B: Gonzales (6), Arenado (11). 3B: Reynolds (2). HR: Gorman (15), off Bednar. RBIs: Joe (28), Cruz (26), Gorman (33). SF: Cruz. Runners left in scoring position: Pittsburgh 1 (Gonzales); St. Louis 5 (Fermin, Siani 3, Goldschmidt). RISP: Pittsburgh 0 for 6; St. Louis 0 for 7. Runners moved up: Donovan. LIDP: Hayes. DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Hayes, Gonzales, Tellez); St. Louis 2 (Arenado; Gorman, Goldschmidt). PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA Skenes 6⅓ 5 0 0 0 8 2.43 Chapman ⅔ 0 0 0 0 0 4.12 Holderman, W, 2-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.79 Bednar, S, 14-17 1 1 1 1 1 2 5.40 ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Mikolas 7 1 0 0 1 6 4.85 Romero 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.91 Helsley, L, 2-3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2.79 Inherited runners-scored: Chapman 1-0. HBP: Mikolas (Joe). WP: Skenes. Umpires: Home, Alex Tosi; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Tony Randazzo. T: 2:28. A: 34,278 (44,494). N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 2 MONDAY’S RESULT New York AB R H BI SO AVG Volpe ss 5 0 0 0 0 .275 Soto dh 3 1 1 0 0 .318 Torres 2b 4 1 1 0 2 .230 Verdugo lf 4 0 2 1 1 .265 LeMahieu 1b 3 1 1 1 1 .229 Grisham cf 3 1 0 0 1 .094 Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 .273 Trevino c 3 0 2 2 0 .264 Cabrera 3b 4 0 1 0 1 .238 TOTALS 31 4 9 4 6 Kansas City AB R H BI SO AVG Garcia 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .252 Witt ss 4 0 1 1 0 .319 Perez 1b 4 1 1 0 1 .298 Velazquez dh 3 0 1 0 1 .214 a-Frazier ph 1 0 0 0 1 .225 Loftin 2b 2 0 2 0 0 .306 Fermin c 3 0 1 1 0 .294 b-Pasquantino ph 1 0 0 0 0 .242 Renfroe rf 1 0 0 0 1 .200 Melendez lf 3 0 0 0 1 .162 Blanco lf-rf 3 1 1 0 1 .259 Hampson cf 3 0 0 0 1 .309 TOTALS 32 2 7 2 8 New York 200 200 000 4 9 0 Kansas City 000 000 110 2 7 0 a-struck out for Velazquez in the 9th. b-flied out for Fermin in the 9th. LOB: New York 6, Kansas City 5. 2B: Witt (17). RBIs: Verdugo (35), LeMahieu (1), Trevino 2 (20), Fermin (12), Witt (48). SB: Blanco (14). CS: Jones (1). S: LeMahieu, Jones, Trevino. Runners left in scoring position: New York 3 (Grisham, Volpe 2); Kansas City 3 (Melendez 2, Perez). RISP: New York 2 for 6; Kansas City 2 for 7. Runners moved up: Cabrera, Fermin. GIDP: Cabrera, Fermin. DP: New York 2 (Cabrera, Torres, LeMahieu; Volpe, Torres, LeMahieu); Kansas City 1 (Witt, Perez). NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Rodon, W, 9-2 7 5 1 1 0 3 2.92 Hamilton, H, 9 1 2 1 1 0 3 3.21 Tonkin, S, 1-2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.89 KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA Lugo, L, 9-2 7 8 4 4 1 4 2.36 Altavilla 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Long 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 HBP: Lugo 2 (Jones,Grisham), Rodon (Loftin). Umpires: Home, Scott Barry; First, Paul Clemons; Second, Carlos Torres; Third, Ryan Wills. T: 2:22. A: 24,038 (38,427). Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 Colorado AB R H BI SO AVG Blackmon dh 4 1 1 0 0 .259 Doyle cf 3 1 0 0 1 .261 Tovar ss 4 1 1 3 0 .292 McMahon 3b 4 2 2 1 1 .262 Stallings c 3 0 1 0 0 .289 Toglia rf-1b 2 0 0 1 0 .154 Cave lf 4 0 1 0 1 .238 Montero 1b 3 0 1 0 1 .206 Jones rf 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Amador 2b 4 0 0 0 1 .100 TOTALS 32 5 7 5 6 Minnesota AB R H BI SO AVG Larnach dh 3 0 0 0 1 .260 Miranda ph-dh 2 0 0 0 1 .269 Correa ss 3 0 1 0 1 .271 Lewis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .320 Kepler rf 4 0 1 0 1 .252 Jeffers c 4 0 0 0 0 .232 Castro 2b 2 2 1 0 1 .252 Buxton cf 4 1 2 2 0 .230 Kirilloff 1b-lf 4 0 0 0 3 .201 Margot lf 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Santana ph-1b 2 1 2 2 0 .221 TOTALS 33 4 8 4 8 Colorado 000 004 010 5 7 0 Minnesota 000 000 202 4 8 2 E: Lewis (2), Margot (1). LOB: Colorado 4, Minnesota 6. 2B: McMahon (12), Castro (13). HR: Tovar (11), off Thielbar; McMahon (11), off Sands; Buxton (4), off Vodnik; Santana (10), off Kinley. RBIs: Tovar 3 (31), Toglia (13), McMahon (35), Buxton 2 (18), Santana 2 (29). SB: Castro (8). CS: Cave (1). SF: Toglia. S: Stallings. Runners left in scoring position: Colorado 1 (Amador); Minnesota 3 (Jeffers 2, Larnach). GIDP: McMahon, Kepler. DP: Colorado 2 (McMahon, Amador, Montero; Tovar, Cave, Toglia, Cave); Minnesota 1 (Lewis, Correa, Kirilloff). COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Quantrill, W, 6-4 6 3 0 0 1 5 3.30 Vodnik ⅓ 2 2 2 1 1 3.13 Beeks, H, 5 1⅔ 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 Kinley, S, 5-5 1 2 2 2 0 2 8.10 MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA Varland 5 1 0 0 1 3 7.06 Thielbar, L, 2-2 0 3 4 4 1 0 7.47 Sands 2⅔ 2 1 1 0 1 4.50 Staumont 1⅓ 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 Inherited runners-scored: Beeks 1-0, Sands 1-1, Staumont 1-0. HBP: Quantrill 2 (Castro,Margot). WP: Beeks. Umpires: Home, Lance Barrett; First, Edwin Jimenez; Second, Roberto Ortiz; Third, Alfonso Marquez. T: 2:35. A: 21,998 (38,544). Toronto 3, Milwaukee 0 Toronto AB R H BI SO AVG Horwitz 2b-1b 4 0 2 1 1 .357 Jansen c 4 0 1 1 1 .264 Guerrero dh 5 0 0 0 1 .282 Bichette ss 4 0 2 0 1 .240 Varsho lf-cf 4 1 1 0 1 .219 Turner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 .233 Clement 3b 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Springer rf 3 0 1 1 1 .202 Kiner-Falefa 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 0 .270 Kiermaier cf 2 0 0 0 1 .200 Schneider lf 1 1 0 0 0 .223 TOTALS 35 3 9 3 7 Milwaukee AB R H BI SO AVG Monasterio 3b 2 0 0 0 1 .139 Dunn ph-3b 2 0 0 0 1 .226 Contreras c 4 0 1 0 0 .307 Yelich lf 4 0 1 0 1 .314 Adames ss 2 0 0 0 0 .246 Hoskins 1b 3 0 1 0 1 .232 Sanchez dh 3 0 0 0 2 .211 Frelick ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 .252 Perkins cf 4 0 2 0 2 .259 Chourio rf 3 0 0 0 1 .216 Turang 2b 4 0 0 0 2 .296 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 11 Toronto 010 100 001 3 9 0 Milwaukee 000 000 000 0 5 1 E: Monasterio (2). LOB: Toronto 9, Milwaukee 10. 2B: Varsho (13), Jansen (12), Yelich (7). RBIs: Springer (14), Horwitz (1), Jansen (16). SB: Perkins (7), Adames (10), Yelich (11). S: Kiermaier. Runners left in scoring position: Toronto 6 (Turner 2, Kiermaier, Guerrero 3); Milwaukee 7 (Contreras, Chourio, Sanchez 2, Perkins 3). TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Kikuchi, W, 4-5 5 3 0 0 4 5 3.26 Pearson, H, 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.44 Green, H, 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 Richards, H, 5 ⅔ 1 0 0 1 0 3.41 Garcia, S, 5-6 1⅓ 0 0 0 0 3 1.98 MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Rodriguez, L, 0-1 3⅔ 7 2 2 1 4 4.91 Peguero 1⅓ 1 0 0 0 0 2.89 Koenig 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.72 Paredes 2 1 1 1 2 1 0.84 Inherited runners-scored: Garcia 2-0, Peguero 1-0. Umpires: Home, Quinn Wolcott; First, Junior Valentine; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Adrian Johnson. T: 2:37. A: 25,253 (41,700). Houston 3, San Francisco 1 Houston AB R H BI SO AVG Altuve 2b 4 0 0 1 1 .295 Bregman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 .236 Alvarez dh 4 0 1 0 0 .290 Pena ss 4 0 0 0 3 .292 Singleton 1b 3 0 2 0 1 .219 Meyers cf 4 0 0 0 3 .263 Cabbage rf 4 1 1 0 1 .259 Dubon lf 3 2 2 0 0 .303 Caratini c 3 0 0 0 1 .228 TOTALS 33 3 7 2 10 San Francisco AB R H BI SO AVG Wisely ss 4 1 1 1 1 .304 Ramos cf 4 0 1 0 2 .316 Bailey c 4 0 1 0 0 .279 Chapman 3b 4 0 0 0 2 .236 Conforto lf 4 0 0 0 2 .241 Flores 1b 2 0 0 0 1 .222 Soler dh 2 0 0 0 2 .209 Yastrzemski rf 3 0 0 0 0 .213 Estrada 2b 3 0 0 0 2 .239 TOTALS 30 1 3 1 12 Houston 001 020 000 3 7 0 San Francisco 001 000 000 1 3 1 E: Chapman (8). LOB: Houston 4, San Francisco 4. 2B: Dubon 2 (10), Bailey (8). HR: Wisely (2), off Blanco. RBIs: Altuve (26), Bregman (32), Wisely (9). Runners left in scoring position: Houston 2 (Pena 2); San Francisco 1 (Chapman). RISP: Houston 1 for 6; San Francisco 0 for 1. Runners moved up: Caratini, Altuve. GIDP: Cabbage. DP: San Francisco 1 (Chapman, Wisely, Flores). HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Blanco, W, 6-2 6 3 1 1 1 8 2.67 Scott, H, 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.60 B.Abreu, H, 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.88 Pressly, S, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.19 SAN FRANCISCO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hicks, L, 4-3 4⅔ 5 3 3 1 5 3.01 Ta.Rogers 1⅓ 1 0 0 0 3 2.39 Hjelle 2 0 0 0 0 1 2.51 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.68 Inherited runners-scored: Ta.Rogers 1-0. Umpires: Home, John Libka; First, James Hoye; Second, Rob Drake; Third, D.J. Reyburn. T: 2:16. A: 32,853 (41,915). DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 43

NBA PLAYOFFS NBA FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) #1 Boston 2, #5 Dallas 0 G1: June 6 at Boston 107-89. G 2: June 9 at Boston 105-98. G3: Wednesday at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. G4: Friday at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. x-G5: Mon., June 17 at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-G6: Thu., June 20 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. x-G7: Sun., June 23 at Boston, 8 p.m. NHL PLAYOFFS STANLEY CUP FINAL (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Florida 2, Edmonton 0 G1: June 8 at Florida 3-1. G2: June 10 at Florida 4-1. G3: Thursday at Edmonton, 8 p.m. G4: Saturday at Edmonton, 8 p.m. x-G5: Tue, June 18 at Florida, 8 p.m. x-G6: Fri, June 21 at Edmonton, 8 p.m. x-G7: Mon, June 24 at Florida, 8 p.m. FINALS SERIES STATISTICS Boston G RB A S BK PTS Jaylen Brown 2 10 9 6 3 43 Jrue Holiday 2 19 8 2 1 38 Jayson Tatum 2 20 17 1 1 34 Derrick White 2 7 7 4 2 33 Kristaps Porzings 2 10 1 0 5 32 Al Horford 2 14 5 1 2 15 Sam Hauser 2 4 1 0 0 10 Payton Pritchard 2 3 4 1 0 3 Luke Kornet 1 1 0 1 0 2 Svi Mykhailiuk 1 0 0 0 0 2 Oshae Brissett 1 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 88 52 16 14 212 Celtics MN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Ja. Brown 80 15 27 3 11 10 15 Holiday 76 15 23 4 9 4 4 Tatum 87 12 38 4 14 6 8 White 73 11 26 7 18 4 4 Porzingis 44 12 20 2 7 6 6 Horford 58 6 12 3 8 0 0 S. Hauser 26 3 9 2 7 2 2 Pritchard 28 1 9 1 7 0 0 Kornet 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mykhailiuk 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Brissett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 481 77 166 26 81 32 39 Dallas G RB A S BK PTS Luka Doncic 2 21 12 6 0 62 P.J. Washington 2 15 2 0 1 31 Kyrie Irving 2 5 8 2 0 28 Daniel Gafford 2 12 1 1 1 21 Derrick Jones Jr. 2 9 2 2 1 16 Jaden Hardy 2 3 1 0 0 13 Josh Green 2 4 0 0 0 7 Dereck Lively II 2 12 1 1 0 4 Dante Exum 2 3 2 0 0 3 Maxi Kleber 2 2 1 0 1 2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 0 0 1 0 0 Dwight Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 86 30 13 4 187 Mavericks MN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Doncic 81 24 47 8 21 6 13 Washington 76 11 24 1 8 8 10 Irving 78 13 37 0 8 2 2 Gafford 37 9 12 0 0 3 6 Dr. Jones Jr. 61 6 16 1 5 3 3 Hardy 13 4 8 1 3 4 4 Green 34 2 8 1 4 2 3 Lively II 38 2 4 0 0 0 2 Exum 16 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kleber 35 1 5 0 2 0 0 Hardaway Jr. 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 Powell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 482 73 164 13 53 28 43 SOCCER MLS EASTERN W L T PT GF GA Inter Miami CF 10 3 5 35 42 27 Cincinnati 10 3 3 33 23 16 New York City FC 9 5 2 29 24 17 New York 8 4 5 29 29 23 Charlotte FC 7 6 4 25 18 18 Toronto FC 7 7 3 24 26 26 Columbus 6 2 6 24 21 13 Philadelphia 4 4 8 20 27 23 Nashville 4 5 7 19 20 22 D.C. United 4 6 7 19 25 31 Orlando City 4 7 5 17 16 24 CF Montréal 4 7 5 17 23 35 Atlanta 4 8 4 16 22 21 Chicago 3 8 6 15 17 29 New England 4 10 1 13 12 27 WESTERN W L T PT GF GA Real Salt Lake 9 2 6 33 36 19 Los Angeles FC 9 4 3 30 28 19 Minnesota United 8 3 5 29 28 21 LA Galaxy 7 3 7 28 31 25 Vancouver 7 5 4 25 24 19 Austin FC 6 6 5 23 21 25 Houston 6 6 4 22 18 18 Colorado 6 7 4 22 29 31 Portland 5 7 6 21 32 32 Seattle 4 7 6 18 20 21 St Louis City 3 4 9 18 23 25 Sporting K C 3 9 5 14 26 32 FC Dallas 3 8 5 14 18 25 San Jose 3 11 2 11 24 39 Three points for win, one point for tie. FRIDAY’S MATCH Columbus at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY’S MATCHES Houston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at CF Montréal, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at New England, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at N.Y. Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles FC at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. St Louis City at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Austin FC at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Sporting KC at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. Cincinnati at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:30 p.m. NWSL CLUB W L T PT GF GA Kansas City 8 0 4 28 31 17 Orlando 8 0 4 28 21 11 Washington 9 3 0 27 26 16 Portland 7 4 1 22 25 16 Gotham FC 6 2 3 21 12 8 Chicago 5 6 1 16 16 17 Louisville 3 2 6 15 17 12 North Carolina 5 7 0 15 13 15 San Diego 3 4 4 13 10 10 Bay FC 4 8 0 12 17 24 Houston 3 6 3 12 11 20 Angel City 3 6 2 11 12 18 Seattle 2 9 1 7 13 25 Utah Royals FC 1 10 1 4 6 21 Three points for win, one point for tie. FRIDAY’S MATCH Chicago at Kansas City, 8 p.m. SATURDAY’S MATCHES Gotham FC at Louisville, 1 p.m. San Diego at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Angel City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. SUNDAY’S MATCHES Portland at Seattle, 4 p.m. Utah Royals FC at Bay FC, 10 p.m. U.S. MEN’S SCHEDULE (2-2-0) Sat., Jan. 20: Slovenia 1, U.S. 0 n-Thu, March 21: U.S. 3, Jamaica 1 AET n-March 24: U.S. 2, Colombia 0 June 8: Colombia 5, U.S. 1 Wednesday: vs. Brazil, 7 p.m. in Orlando, Fla. c-Sun., June 23: vs. Bolivia, 6 p.m. in Arlington, Texas c-Thu., June 27: vs. Panama, 6 p.m. in Atlanta, Ga. c-Mon., July 1: vs. Uruguay, 9 p.m. in Kansas City., Mo. c-COPA America; n-Nationas League U.S. WOMEN’S SCHEDULE (9-1-0) g-Feb. 20: U.S. 5, Dominican Republic 0 g-Feb. 23: U.S. 4, Argentina 0 g-Feb. 26 : Mexico 2, U.S. 0 g-March 3: U.S. 3, Colombia 0 g-March 6: U.S. 2, Canada 2 (US 3-1 pk) g- March 10: U.S. 1, Brazil 0 s-April 6: U.S. 2, Japan 1 s-April 9: U.S. 2 Canada 2 (US 5-4, pen) June 1: U.S. 4, South Korea 0 June 4: U.S. 3, South Korea 0 July 13: vs. Mexico, 2:30 p.m. July 16: vs. Coasta Rica, 7:30 p.m. w-July 25: vs. Zambia, 3 p.m. w-July 28: vs. Germany, 3 p.m. w-July 31: vs. Australia, 2:30 p.m. g-CONCACAF W Gold Cup s-SheBelieves Cup; w-Olympic Tournament STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS 2023: Vegas, Coach Bruce Cassidy 2022: Colorado, Coach Jared Bednar 2021: Tampa Bay, Coach Jon Cooper 2020: Tampa Bay, Coach Jon Cooper 2019: St. Louis, Coach Craig Berube 2018: Washington, Coach Barry Trotz 2017: Pittsburgh, Coach Mike Sullivan 2016: Pittsburgh, Coach Mike Sullivan 2015: Chicago, Coach Joel Quenneville 2014: Los Angeles, Coach Darryl Sutter 2013: Chicago, Coach Joel Quenneville 2012: Los Angeles, Coach Darryl Sutter 2011: Boston, Coach Claude Julien 2010: Chicago, Coach Joel Quenneville 2009: Pittsburgh, Coach Dan Bylsma 2008: Detroit, Coach Mike Babcock 2007: Anaheim, Coach Randy Carlyle 2006: Carolina, Coach Peter Laviolette 2005: No Season / Playoffs 2004: Tampa Bay, Coach John Tortorella 2003: New Jersey, Coach Pat Burns 2002: Detroit, Coach Scotty Bowman 2001: Colorado, Coach Bob Hartley 2000: New Jersey, Coach Larry Robinson 1999: Dallas, Coach Ken Hitchcock 1998: Detroit, Coach Scotty Bowman 1997: Detroit, Coach Scotty Bowman 1996: Colorado, Coach Marc Crawford 1995: New Jersey, Coach Jacques Lemaire 1994: N.Y. Rangers, Coach Mike Keenan 1993: Montreal, Coach Jacques Demers 1992: Pittsburgh, Coach Scotty Bowman 1991: Pittsburgh, Coach Bob Johnson 1990: Edmonton, Coach John Muckler 1989: Calgary, Coach Terry Crisp 1988: Edmonton, Coach Glen Sather 1987: Edmonton, Coach Glen Sather 1986: Montreal, Coach Jean Perron 1985: Edmonton, Coach Glen Sather 1984: Edmonton, Coach Glen Sather 1983: N.Y. Islanders, Coach Al Arbour 1982: N.Y. Islanders, Coach Al Arbour 1981: N.Y. Islanders, Coach Al Arbour 1980: N.Y. Islanders, Coach Al Arbour 1979: Montreal, Coach Scotty Bowman 1978: Montreal, Coach Scotty Bowman 1977: Montreal, Coach Scotty Bowman 1976: Montreal, Coach Scotty Bowman 1975: Philadelphia, Coach Fred Shero 1974: Philadelphia, Coach Fred Shero 1973: Montreal, Coach Scotty Bowman 1972: Boston, Coach Tom Johnson 1971: Montreal, Coach Al MacNeil 1970: Boston, Coach Harry Sinden 1969: Montreal, Coach Claude Ruel 1968: Montreal, Coach Toe Blake 1967: Toronto, Coach Punch Imlach 1966: Montreal, Coach Toe Blake 1965: Montreal, Coach Toe Blake 1964: Toronto, Coach Punch Imlach 1963: Toronto, Coach Punch Imlach 1962: Toronto, Coach Punch Imlach 1961: Chicago, Coach Rudy Pilous Florida 4, Edmonton 1 MONDAY’S GAME 2 RESULT Edmonton 1 0 0 — 1 Florida 0 1 3 — 4 First Period: 1, Edmonton, Ekholm 5 (McDavid, Bouchard), 11:17 Penalties: Bennett, FLA (Tripping), 6:10; Edmonton bench, served by Holloway (Kneeing), 9:21; Foegele, EDM (Misconduct), 9:21; Ekman-Larsson, FLA (Tripping), 10:58; Bouchard, EDM (Roughing), 19:13 Second Period: 2, Florida, Mikkola 2 (Tarasenko, Lundell), 9:34 Penalties: Tkachuk, FLA (Hooking), 0:41; Verhaeghe, FLA (Tripping), 13:55; Bouchard, EDM (Slashing), 16:20 Third Period: 3, Florida, Rodrigues 5, 3:11; 4, Florida, Rodrigues 6 (Lundell, Ekman-Larsson), 12:26 (pp). 5, Florida, Ekblad 1 (Bennett), 17:32 (en) Penalties: Draisaitl, EDM (Roughing), 10:32; Kane, EDM (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 13:14; Montour, FLA (Roughing), 13:14; Ekman-Larsson, FLA (Delay of Game), 15:06; Edmonton bench, served by Kane (Slashing), 18:01; Desharnais, EDM (Misconduct), 18:01; Carrick, EDM (Misconduct), 18:01 Shots on Goal: Edmonton 4-3-12—19; Florida 9-13-6—28 Power-play opportunities: Edmonton 0 of 4; Florida 1 of 6 Goalies: Edmonton, Skinner 11-6-0 (27 shots-24 saves); Florida, Bobrovsky 13-5-0 (19-18) A: 0 (19,250); T: 2:50 Referees: Jean Hebert, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Devin Berg, Ryan Daisy AP WNBA POWER POLL As voted by a 13-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through June 11, all points based on 12 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 12th-place vote and high and low place on ballots: Team W L Pts Pv High Low New York (9) 11 2 152 4 1 2 Connecticut (4) 10 1 147 1 1 2 Minnesota 8 3 130 2 3 3 Seattle 7 4 114 5 4 5 Las Vegas 5 4 105 3 4 6 Phoenix 6 6 87 8 5 7 Atlanta 5 4 81 6 6 10 Los Angeles 4 7 61 10 7 10 Chicago 4 6 52 9 8 10 Dallas 3 7 45 7 8 11 Indiana 3 10 27 11 10 11 Washington 0 12 13 12 12 12 LIBERTY SEASON STATS through Tuesday PLAYER PPG G RB AST Breanna Stewart 18.9 13 9.4 3.6 Sabrina Ionescu 17.8 13 4.4 5.5 Jonquel Jones 15.5 13 8.8 2.8 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton 12.2 13 3.9 3.5 Courtney Vandersloot 7.6 9 3.8 5.3 Kayla Thornton 5.2 13 1.6 0.9 Leonie Fiebich 4.5 13 1.9 0.9 Kennedy Burke 3.1 12 1.3 0.7 Nyara Sabally 3.0 8 10.2 1.6 Ivana Dojkifi 2.2 10 0.6 0.3 Marquesha Davis 0.4 8 0.5 0.1 Totals 85.8 13 36.5 22.2 Opponents 75.9 13 32.8 19.4 WNBA LEADERS Through Monday SCORING NAME, TEAM POS GP MIN PTS A’ja Wilson, LV C 9 33.8 28.3 Arike Ogunbowale, DAL G 10 39.5 26.4 Kahleah Copper, PHX G 12 32.0 24.0 Napheesa Collier, MIN F 11 35.3 21.4 Dearica Hamby, LA F 11 36.2 20.4 Jewell Loyd, SEA G 11 34.6 20.3 Kelsey Plum, LV G 9 37.4 19.3 Breanna Stewart, NY F 13 33.6 18.9 DeWanna Bonner, CON F 11 32.2 18.6 Jackie Young, LV G 8 35.3 18.3 Kalya McBride, MIN G 11 33.0 18.0 REBOUNDS NAME, TEAM REB A’ja Wilson, LV 11.8 Dearica Hamby, LA 11.5 Napheesa Collier, MIN 11.4 Alyssa Thomas, CON 10.4 Angel Reese, CHI 0.6 ASSISTS NAME, TEAM AST Alyssa Thomas, CON 8.5 Natasha Cloud, PHX 7.6 Jackie Young, LV 7.0 Caitlin Clark, IND 6.0 Syler Diggins-Smith, SEA 5.7 STEALS NAME, TEAM ST Arike Ogunbowale, DAL 3.2 Rhyne Howard, ATL 2.8 Napheesa Collier, MIN 2.2 Breanna Stewart, NY 1.9 Angel Reese, CHI 1.9 A’ja Wilson, LV 1.9 Nneka Ogwumike, SEA 1.9 NBA PLAYOFF LEADERS Through Tuesday SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT PTS AVG Embiid, PHI 6 59 67 198 33.0 Brunson, NY 13 151 93 421 32.4 Gilgeous-Alexander, OK C 10 111 64 302 30.2 Maxey, PHI 6 66 25 179 29.8 Mitchell, CLE 10 107 53 296 29.6 Doncic, DAL 19 190 106 551 29.0 Jokic, DEN 12 133 64 344 28.7 Davis, LAL 5 59 21 139 27.8 James, LAL 5 56 17 139 27.8 Edwards, MIN 16 156 83 441 27.6 Booker, PHO 4 32 39 110 27.5 Banchero, ORL 7 68 37 189 27.0 Durant, PHO 4 37 28 107 26.8 Tatum, BOS 16 133 99 398 24.9 Middleton, MIL 6 55 27 148 24.7 Brown, BOS 16 153 56 393 24.6 Adebayo, MIA 5 48 15 113 22.6 Irving, DAL 19 158 55 416 21.9 Siakam, IND 17 157 39 367 21.6 Harden, LAC 6 40 29 127 21.2 Murray, DEN 12 100 24 247 20.6 George, LAC 6 39 21 117 19.5 Towns, MIN 16 108 59 305 19.1 Wagner, ORL 7 42 39 132 18.9 Haliburton, IND 15 105 17 280 18.7 Williams, OKC 10 75 22 187 18.7 DiVincenzo, NY 13 80 26 231 17.8 McCollum, NO 4 31 2 71 17.8 Lopez, MIL 6 44 8 106 17.7 White, BOS 16 99 29 282 17.6 Turner, IND 17 106 38 289 17.0 Herro, MIA 5 30 9 84 16.8 Reaves, LAL 5 30 17 84 16.8 Beal, PHO 4 26 4 66 16.5 Portis, MIL 6 44 8 99 16.5 Zubac, LAC 6 42 13 97 16.2 Mobley, CLE 12 81 25 192 16.0 Porter, DEN 12 68 20 189 15.8 TENNIS ATP BOSS OPEN Tuesday at Tennis Club Weissenhof; Stuttgart, Germany; outdoors, grass MEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 32 #5 Lorenzo Musetti d. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (9). #7 Jan-Lennard Struff d. Flavio Cobolli, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Matteo Berrettini d. #8 Roman Saiullin, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-5. James Duckworth d. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-4, 7-6 (2). Brandon Nakashima d. Christopher Eubanks, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Arthur Rinderknech d. Alex Michelsen, 6-4, 7-5. Denis Shapovalov d. Matteo Martineau, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Marcos Giron d. Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-4. LIBEMA OPEN Tuesday at Autotron Rosmalen; Den Bosch, Netherlands; outdoors, grass MEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 32 #5 Adrian Mannarino d. Stefano Napolitano, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. #6 Tallon Griekspoor d. Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3). #7 Sebastian Korda d. Tristan Schoolkate, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Milos Raonic d. #8 Jordan Thompson, 6-3, 6-4. Gijs Brouwer d. Jakub Mensik, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Mackenzie McDonald d. Botic Van de Zandschulp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Arthur Fils d. Arthur Cazaux, 6-4, 6-4. Aleksandar Vukic d. Max Purcell, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Zizou Bergs d. Tim Van Rijthoven, 6-4, 6-3. Roberto Bautista Agut d. Marc-Andrea Huesler, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Alexei Popyrin d. Rinky Hijikata, 6-4, 6-4. WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 32 #1 Jessica Pegula d. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-2. #3 Ekaterina Alexandrova d. Arina Rodionova, 6-3, 6-4. Naomi Osaka d. #4 Elise Mertens, 6-2, 6-4. #6 Yuan Yue d. Diana Shnaider, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Aleksandra Krunic d. Jessika Ponchet, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Emina Bektas d. Anna Blinkova, 6-4, 6-0. Suzan Lamens d. Bernarda Pera, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Celine Naef d. Elizabeth Mandlik, 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4. Bianca Andreescu d. Eva Vedder, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Dalma Gali d. Arantxa Rus, 6-0, 6-3. WTA INTERNACIONAL DE VALENCIA Tuesday at Club de Tenis Sporting Club de Tenis Valencia; Valencia, Spain; outdoors, Red clay WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 32 #1 Viktoriya Tomova d. Lea Boskovic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. #2 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro d. Nuria Brancaccio, 7-6 (3), 6-4. #7 Marina Bassols Ribera d. Katarina Zavatska, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. #8 Darja Semenistaja d. Nuria Parrizas Diaz, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4. Oksana Selekhmeteva d. Miriam Bianca Bulgaru, 6-2, 6-2. Laura Pigossi d. Leyre Romero Gormaz, 6-4, 6-0. Irina-Camelia Begu d. Tamara Zidansek, 6-1, 6-1. WTA ROTHESAY OPEN NOTTINGHAM Tuesday at Nottingham Tennis Centre; Nottingham, Great Britain; outdoors, grass WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 32 #1 Ons Jabeur d. Camila Osorio, 6-2, 6-3. #5 Magdalena Frech d. Nao Hibino, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Jones d. #8 Caroline Dolehide, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Daria Snigur d. Marta Kostyuk, 6-3, 6-3. Rebecca Marino d. Viktorija Golubic, 6-1, 6-4. Tatjana Maria d. Emiliana Arango, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6). Ashlyn Krueger d. Wang Yafan, 6-3, 6-3. Emma Raducanu d. Ena Shibahara, 6-1, 6-4. ATP RANKINGS Through June 10 1. Jannik Sinner, Italy, 9525 2. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, 8580 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 8360 4. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6885 5. Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 6485 6. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 4710 7. Casper Ruud, Norway, 4025 8. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, 3995 9. Alex de Minaur, Australia, 3845 10. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 3775 WNBA EASTERN W L Pct GB Connecticut 10 1 .909 — New York 11 2 .846 — Atlanta 5 5 .500 4½ Chicago 4 6 .400 5½ Indiana 3 10 .231 8 Washington 1 12 .077 10 WESTERN W L Pct GB Minnesota 9 3 .750 — Seattle 8 4 .667 1 Phoenix 6 6 .500 3 Las Vegas 5 5 .500 3 Los Angeles 4 8 .333 5 Dallas 3 7 .300 5 TUESDAY’S RESULTS Washington 87, Atlanta 68 Seattle 95, Los Angeles 79 Minnesota 100, Las Vegas 86 WEDNESDAY’S GAME Connecticut at Chicago, 8 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 7 p.m. Las Vegas at Phoenix, 10 p.m. FRIDAY’S GAMES Chicago at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY’S RESULT Connecticut 89, Indiana 72 44 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com

SPORTS CALENDAR CHARITY BASEBALL 7 p.m.: Congressional Baseball Game for Charity: Democrats vs. Republican, Washington, FS1 MLB 1 p.m.: Regional Coverage: Rockies at Twins OR Blue Jays at Brewers (2:10 p.m.), MLB 4 p.m.: Regional Coverage: A’s at Padres OR Twins at Brewers (2:10 p.m.), MLB 7 p.m.: Mets vs. Marlins, SNY 8 p.m.: Yankees at Royals, PRIME 10 p.m.: Regional Coverage: Rangers at Dodgers OR White Sox at Mariners (9:40 p.m.), MLB NBA 8:30 p.m.: NBA Finals: Celtics at Mavericks, Game 3, Ch. 7 8:30 p.m.: NBA Finals: Unplugged with Kevin Hart, ESPN SOCCER 7 p.m.: International Friendly: U.S. vs. Brazil, Orlando, Fla., TNT, TRUTV GOLF 6:30 a.m. (Thursday): DP World/ PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, First Round, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C., USA RUGBY 5:45 a.m. (Thursday): NRL: Dolphins at Cronulla-Sutherland, FS2 TENNIS 5 a.m.: s-Hertogenbosch-ATP/ WTA, Stuttgart-ATP, Nottingham-WTA Early Rounds, TENNIS 6 a.m.: s-Hertogenbosch-ATP/ WTA, Stuttgart-ATP, Nottingham-WTA Early Rounds, TENNIS 5 a.m. (Thursday): s-Hertogenbosch-ATP/WTA, Stuttgart-ATP, Nottingham-WTA Early Rounds, TENNIS 6 a.m. (Thursday): s-Hertogenbosch-ATP/WTA, Stuttgart-ATP, Nottingham-WTA Early Rounds , TENNIS GOLF 124TH U.S. OPEN The 156 players exempt or qualified for the Open, which starts Thursday at Pinehurst No. 2. Players listed only in the first category for which they are elegible. (a-amateur): U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (10 years): Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Martin Kaymer. TOP 10 AND TIES FROM 2023 U.S. OPEN: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Smith, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Min Woo Lee, Harris English, Tom Kim, Austin Eckroat, Xander Schauffele. 2023 U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP: Nick Dunlap, a-Neal Shipley. 2023 U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Bryan Kim. 2023 U.S. MID-AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Stewart Hagestad. MASTERS CHAMPIONS (5 years): Hideki Matsuyama. PGA CHAMPIONS (5 years): Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa. BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS (5 years): Brian Harman, Shane Lowry. BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: Ryan Fox. 2023 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns, Max Homa, Adam Schenk, Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley, Sepp Straka, Tyrrell Hatton, Lucas Glover, Si Woo Kim, Tony Finau, Sungjae Im, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, Jason Day, Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore. TOP 60 FROM THE MAY 20 WORLD RANKING: Ludvig Aberg, Sahith Theegala, Cameron Young, Matthieu Pavon, Byeong Hun An, Chris Kirk, Denny McCarthy, Will Zalatoris, Akshay Bhatia, Nicolai Hjogaard, Stephan Jaeger, J.T. Poston, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama, Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Adam Hadwin, Justin Rose, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jake Knapp, Tom Hoge. TOP 5 PLAYERS IN CURRENT FEDEX CUP NOT ALREADY EXEMPT: Billy Horschel, Mackenzie Hughes, Peter Malnati, Taylor Pendrith, Erik Van Rooyen. 2023 KORN FERRY TOUR POINTS LEADER (regular season and finals): Ben Kohles. TOP 2 PLAYERS FROM 2023 RACE TO DUBAI NOT ALREADY EXEMPT: Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez. TOP PLAYER IN RACE TO DUBAI NOT ALREADY EXEMPTION: Rikuya Hoshino. 2023 MARK H. MCCORMACK MEDAL: a-Gordon Sargent. 2024 NCAA CHAMPION: a-Hiroshi Tai. 2024 LATIN AMERICA AMATEUR CHAMPION: a-Santiago De La Fuente. TOP 60 FROM JUNE 10 WORLD RANKING: Robert MacIntyre, x-Adam Scott. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-JAPAN: Ryo Ishikawa, Riki Kawamoto, Taisei Shimizu. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING-ENGLAND: Grant Forrest, Richard Mansell, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Sam Bairstow, Robert Rock, Tom McKibbin, Edoardo Molinari, Jason Scrivener, Matteo Manassero, Casey Jarvis. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING: Nicolas Echavarria, Mac Meissner, Eugenio Chacarra, Takumi Kanaya, Francesco Molinari, Brandon Wu, a-Parker Bell, S.H. Kim, Sung Kang, Logan McAllister, a-Ben James, Max Greyserman, Jim Herman, Mark Hubbard, Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Davis Thompson, Greyson Sigg, Aaron Rai, a-Ashton McCulloch, Tim Widing, Isaiah Salinda, a-Wells Williams, a-Jackson Buchanan, Chris Petefish, Frankie Capan III, Brian Campbell, Sam Bennett, Chesson Hadley, Webb Simpson, Harry Higgs, Carter Jenkins, Justin Lower, Seamus Power, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar, Daniel Berger, Dean Burmester, a-Luke Clanton, Zac Blair, Beau Hossler, Cam Davis, David Puig, a-Omar Morales, Sergio Garcia, a-Brendan Valdes, Maxwell Moldovan. LOCAL AND SECTIONAL QUALIFYING: Michael McGowan, Andrew Svoboda, a-Frederik Kjettrup, a-Gunnar Broin, Chris Naegel, Willie Mack III, Carson Schaake, Joey Vrzich, a-Colin Prater, John Chin, Charles Reiter, Otto Black. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS: Tiger Woods. x-Adam Scott was No. 61 in the world ranking. The late Grayson Murray is listed at No. 59, and the USGA went down one spot. PGA STROKES GAINED, TOTAL source: pgatour.com TOTAL RK. GOLFER AVG SG: 1. Scottie Scheffler 2.913 122.334 2. Xander Schauffele 2.223 91.156 3. Rory McIlroy 1.662 69.814 4. Alex Noren 1.238 54.472 5. Sahith Theegala 1.234 60.488 6. Hideki Matsuyama 1.222 50.087 7. Ludvig Åberg 1.190 46.428 8. Collin Morikawa 1.177 48.243 9. Maverick McNealy 1.154 56.553 10. Wyndham Clark 1.092 39.295 11. Billy Horschel 1.049 43.000 12. Ch. Bezuidenhout 1.024 48.126 13. Russell Henley 0.986 43.390 14. Aaron Rai 0.982 42.206 15. Keith Mitchell 0.968 45.511 16. Tony Finau 0.894 42.034 17. Corey Conners 0.876 47.282 18. Erik van Rooyen 0.873 38.397 19. Si Woo Kim 0.851 44.262 20. Justin Thomas 0.850 28.892 21. Akshay Bhatia 0.849 41.600 22. Doug Ghim 0.841 33.653 23. Byeong Hun An 0.807 40.358 23. Sam Burns 0.807 33.879 25. Brian Harman 0.789 41.053 26. Tom Hoge 0.780 46.013 27. Andrew Novak 0.754 32.437 28. Denny McCarthy 0.717 35.827 29. Jason Day 0.703 28.807 30. Jordan Spieth 0.699 30.074 31. Adam Scott 0.683 25.939 32. Taylor Pendrith 0.680 26.535 33. Davis Thompson 0.661 29.760 34. Ben Griffin 0.648 31.099 35. Mac Meissner 0.631 19.549 36. Robert MacIntyre 0.621 24.206 37. Ben Silverman 0.613 25.115 38. Viktor Hovland 0.607 18.211 38. Victor Perez 0.607 23.657 40. Harris English 0.604 28.402 PGA TOUR STROKES GAINED: APPROACH THE GREEN APP RK. GOLFER AVG SG: 1. Sottie Scheffler 1.528 64.193 2. Corey Conners 0.960 51.850 3. Tom Hoge 0.904 53.323 4. Tony Finau 0.791 37.157 5. Justin Thomas 0.767 26.090 6. Xander Schauffele 0.676 27.697 7. Aaron Rai 0.668 28.738 8. Patton Kizzire 0.663 14.596 9. Si Woo Kim 0.608 31.604 10. Keith Mitchell 0.593 27.858 11. Lucas Glover 0.554 26.604 12. Greyson Sigg 0.545 20.149 13. Akshay Bhatia 0.519 25.452 14. Shane Lowry 0.513 20.026 15. Ludvig Åberg 0.512 19.979 16. Victor Perez 0.509 19.842 17. Kevin Yu 0.483 17.875 18. Chandler Phillips 0.474 18.942 19. Hideki Matsuyama 0.467 19.154 20. Austin Eckroat 0.457 21.494 21. Doug Ghim 0.451 18.031 22. Sahith Theegala 0.448 21.954 23. Ryan Moore 0.442 17.226 24. Rory McIlroy 0.436 18.314 25. Ben Martin 0.434 14.337 26. Joel Dahmen 0.421 16.406 27. Justin Lower 0.420 17.656 28. Viktor Hovland 0.419 12.565 29. Chez Reavie 0.404 12.536 30. Ch. Bezuidenhout 0.399 18.773 AUTO RACING NASCAR CUP SERIES P MANUFACTURER PTS PB W 1 Chevrolet 582 -- 8 2 Toyota 574 -8 6 3 Ford 548 -34 2 DRIVER POINTS ST W T5 T10 PT Kyle Larson 15 3 7 8 561 Chase Elliott 16 1 6 8 547 Denny Hamlin 16 3 7 8 535 Tyler Reddick 16 1 6 10 512 Martin Truex Jr 16 0 4 7 508 William Byron 16 3 5 9 495 Brad Keselowski 16 1 7 8 466 Ty Gibbs 16 0 4 8 466 Christopher Bell 16 2 4 9 465 Ross Chastain 16 0 2 6 453 Alex Bowman 16 0 4 9 445 Ryan Blaney 16 0 4 6 444 Chris Buescher 16 0 3 7 412 Bubba Wallace 16 0 3 5 388 Kyle Busch 16 0 2 5 380 Joey Logano 16 0 2 4 372 Chase Briscoe 16 0 1 5 361 Austin Cindric 16 1 2 2 320 Daniel Suarez 16 1 2 2 316 Michael McDowell 16 0 1 5 295 Todd Gilliland 16 0 0 2 289 Carson Hocevar 16 0 0 2 279 Josh Berry 16 0 1 2 269 Noah Gragson 16 0 1 5 266 Erik Jones 14 0 0 1 250 Ryan Preece 16 0 0 1 239 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 16 0 1 2 236 John H. Nemechek 16 0 0 2 236 Daniel Hemric 16 0 0 2 226 Corey LaJoie 16 0 1 1 222 Austin Dillon 16 0 0 2 211 Justin Haley 16 0 0 2 209 Harrison Burton 16 0 0 1 168 Zane Smith 16 0 0 0 152 Kaz Grala 13 0 0 0 136 Jimmie Johnson 5 0 0 0 35 Derek Kraus 5 0 0 0 32 David Ragan 1 0 0 0 17 Cody Ware 2 0 0 0 17 Kamui Kobayashi 1 0 0 0 8 Will Brown 1 0 0 0 6 Cameron Waters 1 0 0 0 2 FASTEST LAPS NASCAR Cup fastest laps with points standing positions, percentage and total fastest laps: DRIVER POS. PCT. LAPS 1. Kyle Larson 1 8.6 308 2. Denny Hamlin 3 7.8 294 3. Christopher Bell 9 7.3 276 4. Tyler Reddick 4 7.1 267 5. Martin Truex Jr 5 6.7 252 6. Ryan Blaney 12 4.9 184 7. Ty Gibbs 8 4.5 170 8. William Byron 6 4.4 164 9. Brad Keselowski 7 3.7 139 10. Chase Elliott 2 3.2 121 LAPS IN THE TOP 15 PCT. LAPS 1. Denny Hamlin 85.1 3789 2. Martin Truex Jr. 76.8 3421 3. Kyle Larson 80.1 3368 4. Chase Elliott 73.3 3266 5. Tyler Reddick 67.3 2995 6. Ty Gibbs 66.7 2968 7. Ryan Blaney 63.7 2837 8. Bubba Wallace 60.5 2695 9. Ross Chastain 59.8 2664 10. William Byron 59.5 2651 LAPS LED EV LAPS LED Kyle Larson 15 4125 674 Denny Hamlin 16 4310 607 Martin Truex Jr 16 4449 447 Tyler Reddick 16 4421 340 Ty Gibbs 16 4356 309 Christopher Bell 16 4206 295 William Byron 16 4372 236 Joey Logano 16 4323 216 Ryan Blaney 16 4165 144 UFL PLAYOFFS UFL CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY’S FINAL Birmingham (9-1, USFL) vs. San Antonio (7-3, XFL, 5 p.m. (Ch. 5) The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis COLLEGE BASETBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES At Charles Schwab Field; Omaha, Neb. (Double Elimination, x-if necessary) BRACKET 1 Friday’s games G1: UNC (47-14) vs. Virginia (46-15), 2 p.m. G2: Tennessee (55-12) vs. Florida State (47-15), 7 p.m. Sunday’s games G3: G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 2 p.m. (loser eliminated) G4: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 G5: G3 winner vs. G4 loser, TBD (loser eliminated) Wednesday, June 19 G6: G4 winner vs. G5 winner, TBD (winner advances unless G7 needed) Thursday, June 20 x-G7: G6 winner vs. G6 loser, TBD (winner advances) BRACKET 2 Saturday’s games G1: Kentucky (45-14) vs. Winner Georgia (43-16) vs. NC State (37-21)), 2 p.m. G2: Texas A&M (49-13) vs. Florida (34-28), 7 p.m. Monday’s games G3: G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 2 p.m. (loser eliminated) G4: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 G5: G3 winner vs. G4 loser, TBD (loser eliminated) Wednesday, June 19 G6: G4 winner vs. G5 winner, TBD (winner advances unless G7 needed) Thursday, June 20 x-G7: G6 winner vs. G6 loser, TBD (winner advances) CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3) Saturday, June 22: Bracket 1 winner vs. Bracket 2 winner, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23: Bracket 1 winner vs. Bracket 2 winner, 2 p.m. x-Monday, June 24: Bracket 1 winner vs. Bracket 2 winner, 7 p.m. ODDS NBA FINALS WEDNESDAY FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Dallas 2½ (212½) Boston Odds to Win NBA Finals Title Boston -700 Dallas +520 Race to 20 Points of NBA Finals Game 3 Dallas -145 Boston +115 Team to be Leading at End of Every Quarter of NBA Finals Game Neither -135 Dallas +300 Boston +320 NHL STANLEY CUP THURSDAY FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Edmonton -131 Florida +117 Odds to Win Stanley Cup Trophy Florida -455 Edmonton +365 MLB WEDNESDAY American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Kansas City off NY Yankees off at Seattle -240 Chi. White Sox +198 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at NY Mets -146 Miami +124 at St. Louis -166 Pittsburgh +140 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Minnesota -245 Colorado +200 Toronto -116 at Milwaukee -102 Houston -116 at SanFrancisco -102 at San Diego -156 Oakland +132 Atlanta -116 at Baltimore -102 at Detroit -136 Washington +116 Chicago Cubs -110 at Tampa Bay -106 at Boston off Philadelphia off Cleveland off at Cincinnati off at Arizona off LA Angels off at LA Dodgers off Texas off For the latest odds, go to BetMGM Sportsbook, https://sports.betmgm.com/en/ sports PGA TOUR STATISTICS Through June 10 Charles Schwab Cup Money List 1, Stephen Ames, $1,270,963. 2, Steven Alker, $1,259,640. 3, Ernie Els, $1,145,017. 4, Steve Stricker, $845,140. 5, Paul Broadhurst, $831,387. 6, Doug Barron, $747,468. 7, Richard Green, $702,953. 8, Joe Durant, $692,678. 9, Ricardo Gonzalez, $664,520. 10, Retief Goosen, $627,133. 11, Jerry Kelly, $609,602. 12, Y.E. Yang, $600,391. 13, K.J. Choi, $543,267. 14, Thongchai Jaidee, $539,166. 15, Scott Dunlap, $536,110. 16, Stuart Appleby, $527,946. 17, Padraig Harrington, $518,336. 18, Brian Gay, $511,180. 19, Thomas Bjorn, $499,798. 20, Miguel Angel Jimenez, $498,627. 21, Mark Hensby, $498,219. 22, Alex Cejka, $495,547. 23, Greg Chalmers, $484,688. 24, David Toms, $481,857. 25, Stewart Cink, $414,306. SCORING 1, 10 tied with . DRIVING DISTANCE 1, David Bransdon, 297. 2, Michael Wright, 296.3. 3, Retief Goosen, 295.8. 4, Scott McCarron, 292.2. 5, Ricardo Gonzalez, 292. 6, Tim O’Neal, 291.6. 7, David Duval, 288.4. 8 (tie), Ernie Els and Brian Gay, 287.9. 10, Steve Allan, 287.7. DRIVING ACCURACY PERCENTAGE 1, Jerry Kelly, 83.42%. 2, Fred Funk, 82.23%. 3, Glen Day, 81.71%. 4, Heath Slocum, 80.53%. 5, Steve Stricker, 80.28%. 6, Steven Alker, 78.43%. 7, Tom Lehman, 78.42%. 8, Ken Duke, 78.20%. 9, Jay Haas, 77.26%. 10, Boo Weekley, 77.13%. GREENS IN REGULATION PCT. 1, Steven Alker, 82.05%. 2, Thongchai Jaidee, 77.99%. 3 (tie), Stephen Ames and Joe Durant, 75.48%. 5, Ernie Els, 75.43%. 6, Scott Dunlap, 75.00%. 7, Glen Day, 74.85%. 8, Paul Broadhurst, 74.73%. 9, Billy Andrade, 74.55%. 10, Jerry Kelly, 74.40%. WED JUN 12 THU JUN 13 FRI JUN 14 SAT JUN 15 SUN JUN 16 MON JUN 17 TUE JUN 18 KC 8:00 P.M. PRIME KC 2:00 P.M. YES BOS 7:00 P.M. YES BOS 7:15 P.M. CH. 5 BOS 7:00 P.M. ESPN BAL 7:00 P.M. YES FLA 7:00 P.M. SNY FLA 7:00 P.M. SNY SD 7:00 P.M. SNY SD 4:00 P.M. CH. 11 SD 1:30 P.M. CH. 11 TEX 8:00 P.M. SNY TEX 8:00 P.M. SNY NASH 7:30 P.M. APPLE COL 7:30 P.M. APPLE LV 3:00 P.M. CH. 7 PHO 10:00 P.M. CBSSN DAILY NEWS NYDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 12, 2024 45

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