• Cuomo grants just a one-year extension of mayoral control over the DOE.
• De Blasio has added the Lunar New Year (February 8 in 2016) to the list of school holidays.
• This Friday, July 10 is the round two public pre-K application deadline.
• We were pretty excited to check out The Marvel Experience, which was supposed to be coming to NYC later this summer. Sadly, as of July 5, the tour has been canceled.
• Online grocery delivery service Instacart adds Zabar’s delivery to anyone living between 42nd and 135th Streets in Manhattan. – Midtown to Harlem
• Brooklyn consignment spot, Lulu's Then & Now, recently moved to 187 Fourth Avenue and now houses a play space. – Park Slope
• More of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk is back with a new section opened from Beach 86th to Beach 97th Streets. – Rockaway
• One of our favorite breastfeeding spots, Brazen Lingerie, closed its doors, but will continue to operate online, and provide home visits with bra fitting and novelty parties. – Inwood
• Cars are no longer allowed north of 72nd Street in Central Park, or anywhere on Prospect Drive West in Prospect Park, offering greater and safer green space access for recreation. – Central and Prospect Parks
• FAO Schwarz is just days away from closing its iconic Midtown store but it may already have a new home. – Midtown

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