June 2, 2026

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The Tribeca Festival returns to New York City for its 25th anniversary tomorrow, launching a 12-day run of screenings, premieres, performances and conversations across the city from June 3–14.

Drawing roughly 150,000 attendees each year, Tribeca is both a major industry platform and a public-facing New York event, with single tickets now available and a full Festival Guide and daily schedule online for audiences to explore screenings and events.

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Among this year’s highlights are 118 feature films, a record 103 world premieres and 86 shorts, including Questlove’s opening-night documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire, the closing-night world premiere of "Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen," and new projects featuring Aubrey Plaza, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Alicia Vikander, Paul Rudd and Quentin Tarantino.

Madonna will also return for the world premiere of a cinematic presentation accompanying her forthcoming album Confessions II, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase of TORSO, followed by an exclusive conversation with Jimmy Fallon, alongside the directors. 
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Founded in the aftermath of 9/11, the Festival was created to help bring life, energy and visitors back to Lower Manhattan through culture, creativity and storytelling, as part of the broader effort to rebuild the World Trade Center site and revive the neighborhood.

That founding mission is especially resonant this year, as the Festival’s 25th anniversary coincides with 25 years since the September 11 attacks.

Watch the video below for a closer look at how the Festival was created amid the rebuilding of downtown Manhattan. Click the image to watch.

In recognition of the milestone, co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro honored Mike Bloomberg at a reception at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC-NYC) for his leadership, vision and support in the Festival’s founding after 9/11 and in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan.

In honoring Mike, Whoopi Goldberg said: “Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his administration, including Patti Harris, Dan Doctoroff and Kevin Sheekey, made an early and meaningful commitment to supporting both Tribeca and New York City during a crucial moment of rebuilding."  

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"That’s one of the great things about Mike Bloomberg. He sees it, he sees New York, he understood New York and knew what it needed …. He came in and made New York remember who she was. He made us remember how to believe that the future could be better … and all we had to do was join together,” Whoopi said. 

Among the attendees at the reception were Bette Midler, Katie Holmes, Ayo Edebiri, Denis Leary, Piper Perabo, Rosanna Arquette, Katie Couric, Diane von Furstenberg, Arianna Huffington, Graydon Carter, Dan Doctoroff, Maya Lin, Jonathan Capehart, Chris Licht, Cynthia Rowley, and Tom Freston. 

Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Bloomberg and Jane Rosenthal at the Tribeca Festival reception on June 1, 2026. 
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Oil Prices Surge

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Ceasefire Jolts: Trump Aims to Calm Lebanon Tensions to Keep Peace Talks Alive (Bloomberg)

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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered differing accounts of a call about the fighting in Lebanon, as the US struggled to get efforts toward an Iran peace deal back on track.

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The mismatched statements were the latest example of confusing signals on progress to end a war, now in its fourth month, that has killed thousands across the region and triggered a global energy crisis. Iran said Monday that it was suspending talks with the US amid ongoing clashes in Lebanon — which Tehran has said must stop as part of a broader peace deal.

Earlier Monday, Trump said that talks with Iran were continuing “at a rapid pace” — countering earlier statements from Tehran.

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Bond Alarm: Trump Is Facing a New Inflation Warning From Bond Market, Adding to His Midterm Challenges (Associated Press)

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The world is getting more uptight about lending money to Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.

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The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the US government. Interest rates on a 10-year US Treasury note are topping 4.44%, up from 3.95% before the war started at the end of February. Average mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in nine months, while auto sales are slumping, the Associated Press reports.

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The challenge is global in scale, as interest rates have risen for multiple countries as the world has been adjusting to the prospect of higher inflation, mounting questions about the sustainability of government debt and a dramatic surge in investment in artificial intelligence.

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Monarch of Mar-a-Lago: A $5.5 Million Airport Rebrand the Trumps May Profit From (Bloomberg Opinion - Mary Ellen Klas)

Travelers to Florida, take note: Palm Beach International Airport will soon be renamed the President Donald J. Trump International Airport, complete with new call letters: DJT.

When the name change takes effect in July, it will not only be the first time an airport will be named after a sitting president, but also the first time such an arrangement can create new revenue streams for him and his family.

US Primaries in Focus: L.A. Mayor’s Race Takes Center Stage as Key Contests Unfold Nationwide (Politico Playbook)

Millions of voters in states from coast to coast head to the polls today for pivotal 2026 primaries, with governorships, Senate seats and hotly contested House districts all up for grabs, Politico Playbook writes. But on primary day in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota, it’s one city’s mayoral contest that’s grabbing outsized attention.
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Angelenos across the city of Los Angeles will head to the ballot box today to cast their vote in the primary election to determine the city's next mayor, ABC News writes. 
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Voters in the nation's second-largest city will have 14 candidates to choose from in a race that includes incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, reality TV personality Spencer Pratt and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman.

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Russia's Spending Strain: Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is Unaffordable (Bloomberg)

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Senior government officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that spending on the war in Ukraine is on an unaffordable path, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the full-scale invasion began.

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Officials in Russia’s Finance Ministry and central bank have advised the Kremlin that the current level of projected defense expenditure risks the government’s budget deficit widening dangerously, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Not a Stranger, a New Yorker: A Look Back at Downtown Life a Half-Century Ago (Daily News)

On Thursday evening, restaurateur and author Keith McNally received the 2026 Gotham Book Prize at the Museum of the City of New York for his memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.” McNally speaks with difficulty due to a stroke, so his acceptance remarks were read aloud by Lucas Jansen, a filmmaker who is working on an adaptation of the book. Read Keith's remarks here. 

The GOAT Returns: Serena Williams Announces Comeback to Professional Tennis (ESPN)

Serena Williams, nearly four years since her last match, is officially making her comeback to professional tennis.

The 44-year-old Williams announced Monday that she has accepted a wildcard invitation to play doubles in next week's HSBC Championships, a 500-level event held at Queen's Club in London.

In addition to 23 major titles, the most by any woman in the Open era, Williams has won 73 career singles titles, four Olympic gold medals and has spent 319 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She has won 14 major doubles titles alongside her sister Venus and is the only player to record a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

Future of Flight: An Air Taxi Lands in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet (New York Times)

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Under a clear blue sky, a new kind of electric aircraft flew from Kennedy International Airport into the heart of Manhattan this April. The trip took around 10 minutes, a fraction of the hour or more it could take in a car.

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The flight offered a glimpse at how the aircraft, which is made by Joby Aviation and combines features of a helicopter and an airplane, and others like it could someday operate in cities. It was made possible by a federal program that is trying to hasten the arrival of what are often called air taxis.

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The companies that make the new electric aircraft and some industry experts say air taxis will someday replace helicopters and maybe even cars for some uses. 

Joby Aviation’s electric aircraft taking off from Kennedy International Airport for a flight to Manhattan in April as part of a federal program that aims to hasten the use of air taxis. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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