IN THE NEWS
• A few months after a homeless shelter worker was killed, the city is taking steps to make shelters safer for their employees. [New York Times]
• One man died and another was injured after an apartment fire in Brooklyn. [New York Times]
• A guide to finding (or avoiding) the hottest subway cars. [WNYC]
• Harlem had the most illegal fireworks complaints during the Fourth of July weekend. [DNAinfo]
• Two Orthodox Jewish men in Williamsburg were attacked with paintballs, and police are looking for suspects. [Daily News]
• Solar power capacity in the state grew 300 percent from 2011 to 2014. [WNYC]
• Don’t mess with hydrangeas in the East Village, or face the wrath of urban gardeners. [EV Grieve]
• A large amount of synthetic marijuana, Viagra and narcotic plants was seized during a raid by the police in Harlem. [DNAinfo]
• Scoreboard: Mets outgrow Giants, 3-0.
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing.
COMING UP TODAY
• Caitlin Moran, the British feminist author of “How to Build a Girl,” speaks with Judith Regan at the Strand Bookstore near Union Square. 7 p.m. [Buying a copy of the book or a $12 Strand gift card required for admission]
• Enjoy a sun-cooked Mediterranean-inspired meal with workshops and performances called “Apocalypse Chow” in the Bed-Stuy Community Garden at 95 Malcolm X Boulevard. 7 p.m. [Free]
• “Break the Rules,” an evening of queer film, is part of “Dirty Looks: On Location,” a month of queer intervention, at ABC No Rio on the Lower East Side. 7:30 p.m. [Cost is not listed]
• The Fifth Avenue Zoo, an exhibition of animal-related art featuring work by Jeff Koons and others, opens at Nohra Haime Gallery in Midtown. 6 p.m. [Free]
• “Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens,” organized by the Queens Historical Society, is at Kingsland Homestead in Margaret I. Carman Green–Weeping Beech. 2:30 p.m. [$5]
• The Washington Square Music Festivalends tonight with the New York Jazzharmonic in Washington Square Park. 8 p.m. [Free]
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