Community Corner
The Early Word: Con Edison Worker Lockout Continues
Plenty of tension seen on both sides as heatwave continues to stress city's power grid.
1. Employees of Con Edison locked out since early Sunday are now calling on the federal government to intervene in their dispute with management, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, power has been mostly restored to 98 customers living near Barclays after . Today's forecast calls for more heat, with a high of 89 degrees and a threat of thunderstorms later this evening.
2. Getting a release in the midst of another hotly contested Presidential campaign season, Frank Capra's classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington recalls a simpler time where an all-American idealistic spirit still held sway. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. 6:50 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $12.
3. Sensei Beverly leads women in incorporating self-defense techniques with DJ Ant Marshall of Lyricist Lounge providing the tunes. Nova Bar Brooklyn, 884 Pacific St. 7 p.m. $15.
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4. Greenlight Book Group discusses Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton St. 7:30 p.m. Free.
5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect.
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