Emily Nadal

Because some of us are in mourning, here are your afternoon links: Miss Piggy on Broadway, new look for Lay's chips, no transit challenge and more from around the city and internet.

Because one resident said they've seen weirder things in Bushwick, here are your early links: Ikea coming to SoHo, the Brooklyn Banks are back, so are digital cameras and more from around the city and internet.

Because people are still eating at B restaurants, here are your afternoon links: Trump threatens federal funding in New York, night at the museum is back, TikTok ownership and more from around the city and internet.

Because maybe, here are your early links: Pecan is the flavor of the fall, metal braces are cool, Trump doesn't want Sliwa to bring his cats to Gracie Mansion and more from around the city and internet.

Because it'll still be Wollman Rink for now, here are your afternoon links: 9/11 bird watchers, pepperoni hot honey ice cream, stolen Humpty Dumpty and more from around the city and internet.

Backpacks are out, big purses are in: a crash course in Gen Z drip.

Because this Connecticut man just accomplished it, here are your afternoon links: NYC's best hole-in-the-wall restaurant, Curbside Restaurant Week, carriage horse breaks loose and more from around the city and internet.

Because one Staten Island councilmember thinks so, here are your early links: A playground in limbo, Vogue's new editor, ugly buildings and more from around the city and internet.

Because dirty dishes are one reason, here are your early links: Funkmaster Flex is leaving HOT 97, free merch for brides-to-be, NYT mini-crossword puzzles go behind a paywall and more from around the city and internet.

Because it's the song of the summer, here are your afternoon links: world record-breaking at Coney Island, Mets Dog, vaping is not cool anymore and more from around the city and internet.

Because it's complicated, here are your afternoon links: a stolen dog, adult sleepaway camp, Bojangles coming to Brooklyn and more from around the city and internet.

Because the little fella was released back into the ocean, here are your afternoon links: Instagram's new feature, marathon dating, tomato ketchup smoothie, and more from around the city and internet.