Early Addition: The Matter Daddy strikes again

Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the Dalai Lama is in town.

Here's what else is happening:

• McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint has a new bike lane that people are parking in .
• Robert De Niro and Patti Smith recently sent letters to City Hall urging officials not to turn the Elizabeth Street Garden into affordable housing .
• "One of the gifts that I have that really made me good at being a mayor is my ability to sexualize and stay focused," Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday at the Democratic National Convention.
• In general, the DNC has been a little sexualized .
• THE CITY has a good profile of Sue Lucchi , a Queens native who rose through the ranks from a Mets intern in 1993 to the current head of ballpark operations .
• After all these years, Athens has still got it .
• Beyoncé has a whisky brand now.
• Zoomers love artfully laying out their belongings in TSA metal detector trays .
• Ice Spice got a surprise visit from the Matter Daddy .
• And finally, gotta pick yourself up: