New York Today: A Flurry of Bills and other top stories.

• New York Today: A Flurry of Bills

  Photo Time is almost up. Credit Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Good morning on this sprinkly Thursday.It’s been a slow legislative session in Albany.Now, with the session set to end today, state lawmakers are feverishly trying to make up for lost time by introducing, proposing and amending dozens of bills.Already this week, legislators passed a package of programs and policies to help tackle opioid abuse. And as we mentioned on Wednesday, they ensured that Sund..

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• The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York

  

  Dan Barber’s great farm to table destination. Photo: Melissa Hom For six weeks, the editors of New York Magazine and Grub Street are publishing a series of definitive lists that declare the absolute best versions of 101 things to eat, drink, and do. And in that sprawling realm of all of the things that are delicious to eat in this food-obsessed town, few things get the passions going quite like a good old-fashioned best-restaurant debate. The venues listed below aren’t the newest best res..

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• Defying China, Vanished Bookseller Describes Custody

  

  Video Hong Kong Bookseller Speaks on Ordeal One of the five booksellers who were detained last year for publishing books critical of China's leaders spoke on Thursday about his time in custody and why he wanted to go public with his tale. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date June 16, 2016. Photo by Jerome Favre/European Pressphoto Agency. ..

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• DealBook|A Who's Who of Financiers Is Expected at Trump's New ...

  Donald J. Trump is holding a fund-raiser in New York City next week to be hosted by a who’s who of the financial world, including John A. Paulson, whose hedge fund made billions betting on the collapse of the housing market.Joining him are Stephen A. Feinberg, the secretive financier and founder of Cerberus Capital Management, and Peter Kalikow, the politically connected real estate magnate. Neither man had publicly announced his support for the Republican presidential candidate and presumptive..

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• David Wright Opts for Neck Surgery

  

  Photo David Wright chose to have surgery on his injured neck after rest and anti-inflammatory injections failed to improve the situation. Credit Alex Brandon/Associated Press Over the past few days, Mets Manager Terry Collins had a feeling it would come to this — that neck surgery to repair David Wright’s herniated disk was inevitable and would be one more blow for the team’s cornerstone third baseman.On Thursday, Collins’s apprehensions proved to be accurate, with the ..

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• Los Angeles or New York City? EJNYC Star EJ Johnson Reveals ...

  

  EXCLUSIVE! Los Angeles or New York City? EJNYC Star EJ Johnson Reveals Which One He Loves the Most by Gabi Duncan | E! Don't make EJ Johnson choose!In his new E! series EJNYC, the Los Angeles native is venturing to the opposite coast to spread his wings in the concrete jungle, New York City. With its innate fierceness and solid style presence, it's the obvious location for EJ to pursue his passion for fashion.But does that mean he's also ready to completely leav..

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• Real Housewives of New York City's Jules Wainstein Calls Police on ...

  

  Jason Binn/WireImage Drama continues to unfold when it comes to Jules and Michael Wainstein's relationship.E! News has learned that the Real Housewives of New York star called the police on her estranged husband this morning after feeling threatened by her ex. "Jules was the one who called the police," a source tells us, adding that Jules needed help because Michael was speaking to her in a threatening manner. No arrests were made.The call to police comes on the heels of the reality star an..

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• Christo's Newest Project: Walking on Water

  

  PILZONE, Italy — It was a long-held dream, but finally, this week, the artist Christo walked on water.On Thursday, the artist tried out his latest project, “The Floating Piers,” a walkway stretching three kilometers, or nearly two miles, to connect two small islands in Lake Iseo, in Italy’s Lombardy region, to each other and to the mainland.Christo walked on the floating walkway of puckered yellow-orange nylon fabric, crafted to change color according to the time of the day and the weather. On ..

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• Jo Cox, Member of British Parliament, Is Killed in Attack

  

  “The death of Jo Cox is a tragedy,” Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain wrote on Twitter, describing Ms. Cox as “a committed and caring M.P.” and “a great star.” He said, “It’s right that we’re suspending campaigning activity in this referendum.”Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, wrote on Twitter, “The whole of the Labour family, and indeed the whole country, is in shock and grief at the horrific murder of Jo Cox.”Ms. Cox, like most other Labour politicians, supported Britain’s ..

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• Macy's and Union Have a Deal, Averting a Strike

  

  Photo Earlier this month Macy’s workers and union activists held a demonstration outside the chain’s flagship store in Herald Square. Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images Macy’s and the union representing thousands of its workers in the New York City area reached a tentative deal for a new labor contract on Thursday, avoiding what would have been the first strike at the nation’s largest department store in more than 40 years.The president of the union hailed the four-year ..

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