Daily Digest: ‘Proud moment’: City of Troy hosts presentation concerning One Monument Square

Also: Gillibrand, Schumer, urge aid for NY fruit, crop farmers after spring frost • Yankees escape Toronto with series win thanks to Ben Rice, Anthony Volpe

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week ahead. Before you head out or enjoy that morning cup of iced coffee or tea, check out some of the top stories on our website. Be safe and enjoy the day. — Ron Rosner, Senior Editor e-edition                            obituaries ‘Proud moment’: City of Troy hosts presentation concerning One Monument Square The City of Troy announced that there are new developments for One Monument Square, partnering with Luizzi Companies, Empire State Development, Assemblyman John McDonald, and Velan Studios for an anticipated $50 million+ in public and private investment. Read more → Gillibrand, Schumer, urge aid for NY fruit, crop farmers after spring frost U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY joined Democratic Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY and Representative Pat Ryan, D-NY-18, to urge Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to approve federal aid for New York fruit and specialty crop growers. These farmers are facing mass crop loss after an April frost that damaged the early growth of fruits and vegetables. Read more → Yankees escape Toronto with series win thanks to Ben Rice, Anthony Volpe The Yankees pulled off an 8-3, series-winning victory to end their first trip to the Rogers Centre this season. Read more → A.J. Ewing’s big game lifts the Mets over the Braves 8-1 for a series win the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-1 on Sunday to hand the top team in the majors its second consecutive series loss. Read more → Knicks win NBA Finals, fans go berserk in NYC After 53 years, the New York Knicks are victorious again. The team won the NBA Finals in Game 5 against the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, causing the fans back home to swarm NYC in celebration. Read more → Teen shot in Times Square as Knicks fans rampage after NBA victory The 17-year-old boy was shot in the foot at about 2 a.m. at 42nd St. and Broadway, police said. Medics took him to Bellevue Hospital. Read more → Rampaging Knicks fans tear apart buses, set fires, clash with cops in Times Square, 63 arrests The NYPD reported four people shot or stabbed and 10 police officers attacked, with one punched in the face and another hit with a glass bottle. Read more → Knicks ticker-tape parade set for Thursday along with keys-to-NYC ceremony City Hall, the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and Borough Hall will be illuminated in the team’s iconic blue and orange Thursday. Read more → Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting: Have we all gone mad? Raising infants and toddlers on Ms. Rachel Despite the incredibly strong research support, let me risk sounding old-fashioned for a moment: have we all gone mad? We now have infants and toddlers, barely able to walk without tipping over, watching hours of highly stimulating online content as if this is normal childhood. Ms. Rachel, CoComelon, Baby Shark, Blippi, and the endless parade of digital performers have become part babysitter, part pacifier, and part substitute parent. This is not an attack on Ms. Rachel. By all appearances, she seems warm, sincere, and cheerful. The problem is not one performer. The problem is the cultural surrender. We are allowing […] Read more → More megachurches want to be your alma mater Some of the nation’s biggest megachurches are getting into the college business. Read more →

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