Early Addition: Tough loss for Diddy prosecutor Maurene Comey

Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the Rockaway Rocket starts running Friday, and where you can still have fun without leaving town for the weekend.

Here's what else is happening:

• The New York City teachers union, which declined to endorse a Democratic mayoral primary candidate, is now backing Zohran Mamdani.
• A prominent real estate investor is throwing Mayor Adams a fundraiser in Bridgehampton this weekend.
• Columbia University's acting president, Claire Shipman, has apologized for a 2024 text message in which she affirmed that she thought a Jewish board member was "a mole."
• Yesterday was a tough day for former FBI Director James Comey's daughter, Maurene Comey, who was a lead federal prosecutor in the Diddy case.
• The Knicks appear to finally have a new coach.
• Here's how to reserve a free sand-accessible wheelchair at a New York City public beach.
• Courtesy heads-up from AMC theaters: Your movie might start 25 minutes after the listed start time because they need to run a bunch of ads first.
• White sock summer.
• And finally, inspiring:

Correction: This story has been updated to say the Rockaway Rocket begins running Friday.