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Sydney Sweeney knows exactly what the internet likes.
And fortunately for her, they like Sydney Sweeney lingerie photos. Turns out she has an endless supply of those!
The actress and underwear mogul showed off her curves in a black bra and matching lacy underwear while promoting her lingerie brand, Syrn, over the weekend.
And because apparently a black lingerie set wasn’t enough of a statement, Sydney added a little romance to the look.
In photos shared by Syrn’s official Instagram account, the Euphoria star modeled the brand’s Smooth Cup Demi Bra in “After Dark.” The bra featured lace detailing, thin straps, V-neck cups and a tiny bow in the center.
Sydney accessorized with a gold chain necklace bearing the initials “SB” — seemingly a nod to her boyfriend, Scooter Braun.
She also shared a mirror selfie showing off the matching underwear, complete with lace straps. In another shot, she stuck out her tongue and flashed a playful smile for the camera.
Sydney’s company is rumored to be suffering from a catastrophic sales slump, and some industry analysts think the problem is that she’s putting too much focus on herself.
But it seems that she has no intention of changing course. At least not yet.
“Syd selfies, starring the Smooth Cup Demi Bra in After Dark,” Syrn captioned the photos.
Naturally, Sydney’s followers had plenty to say.
“Body is tea,” one fan commented, while another declared, “MY DIVAAA.” A third simply called her “A Goddess.”
This isn’t Sydney’s first lingerie showcase this month. Earlier in September, she modeled a pale pink bra and matching underwear for Syrn, posing for mirror selfies and photos while lounging on a bed with her laptop.
She also debuted an “SB” necklace in those photos, making it clear that her new romance has at least made its way into her jewelry collection.
Sydney and Scooter, 45, first met in June 2025 at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice, Italy. By April 2026, a source told Us Weekly that their relationship had become “serious.”
“They are the real deal,” the insider said at the time, adding that people around them initially thought the relationship would be “just a fling,” but the couple was committed.
Apparently, Sydney has found a way to combine business, lingerie, and a little boyfriend shoutout — all in one very Instagram-friendly package.
Her followers are loving it. And clearly, Syd is hoping that all that enthusiasm will eventually lead to an increase in sales.
Sydney Sweeney Shouts Out Boyfriend Scooter Braun While Modeling Lingerie was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Menin’s AI moment
CITY HAL 9000: Amid a mad dash to try to regulate artificial intelligence, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is looking to make her mark.
The Manhattan lawmaker is planning to hold a hearing with all 51 members of the legislative body next week, and today confirmed the attendance of four major AI firms to discuss both the dangers the technology poses and a suite of Council bills that seek to protect New Yorkers.
“Leading experts and AI executives themselves are warning about the potentially grave risks of rapidly advancing AI, and governments have a responsibility to act,” Menin said in a statement announcing she issued a subpoena to SpaceXAI, the artificial intelligence company owned by Elon Musk, to compel the firm to attend.
Council hearings — even those run by lesser-known committees — are not known as concise affairs. And the notion of having all 51 members in the room to pepper AI executives with questions can only mean a marathon day with plenty of news coverage. (Remember Randy Mastro’s general counsel nomination hearing in 2024? No? You didn’t tune in for all 11 hours?)
Between the White House’s opposition to any type of AI regulation and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s desire for federal guardrails — though he has enacted an AI ban in elementary schools — a lane has opened for Menin to have her say in what has become one of the defining debates of the political moment.
Her muscular posture — her office dangled the possibility of subpoenas in front of the companies she sought for Monday’s hearing — shows she is not going to let it go to waste.
The package of bills being pursued by the Council includes a “kill switch” requirement and a new private right of action that would make it easier to sue AI companies. Menin is hoping to get input on that package Monday from artificial intelligence purveyors who agree that something needs to be done to slow the development of frontier AI models.
Google, which plans to be there Monday along with Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta, has released a white paper calling for a regulatory body that could develop safety standards along with audits for frontier AI models that are pushing the bounds of the technology. Separately, the firm has called for a regulatory framework for AI models like chatbots, which are already being used widely by the general public, and for the government to mitigate disruptions to the economy and workforce.
None of the firms have weighed in formally on the Council’s AI package, but one person with knowledge of the bills said there are early questions about how a “kill switch” activated in New York would affect a company’s services elsewhere around the globe, how the private right of action might interact with existing tort laws and whether there are downsides to retaining AI chat histories with consumers for extended periods of time.
Separately, there’s also the question of how the city’s AI bills would mesh with a separate AI regulation framework being pursued by Gov. Kathy Hochul. — Joe Anuta
From the Capitol
GATEWAY DREAMS: The long-awaited Gateway project reached a new milestone today: the start of tunnel boring under the Hudson River.
Hochul gathered with officials from New York and New Jersey to celebrate the latest stage of the development — which comes after more than a decade of planning and almost three years of construction work.
Following the “ceremonial launch” this morning, two hard-rock tunnel boring machines will be deployed this fall to construct a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York Penn Station. The machines are anticipated to clear about 30 feet of earth per day.
“We fought and beat efforts from the Trump administration to halt the Gateway project and today, that dream becomes a reality, with state of the art machinery operated by expert union workers starting their journey through soil and bedrock under the Hudson to Penn Station,” Hochul said in a statement. “This is a historic day for New York and a clear demonstration of our ambitions to once again be a state that dreams and builds big.”
Construction on Gateway began in late 2023, but the project previously faced a near-shutdown and temporary work stoppages after the Trump administration froze federal funds for it. The project resumed following legal action from New York and New Jersey. — Janaki Chadha
DON’T TRUST THE FILINGS: The state Democratic Committee is preemptively casting doubt on the accuracy of a disclosure report due to be filed by Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman on Friday.
If the past is any guide, the report won’t contain the definitive list of his financial activity. The campaign finance filing Blakeman submitted on July 15, for example, has since been amended on July 22, Aug. 13, Aug. 25 and Sept. 14.
As a result, a significantly different financial picture has formed compared to what was widely reported a couple months ago: Blakeman initially identified $3 million worth of contributions and $1.8 million in expenses over the spring; the latest amended version shows $4.5 million in contributions and $5 million in expenses. The total number of transactions disclosed went from 25,534 to 41,724.
Blakeman similarly resubmitted his March disclosure report four times and his January filing thrice.
“Either Blakeman wants to trick the press into reporting an inaccurate state of the race, or this guy sucks at math,” state Democratic Committee spokesperson Addison Dick said.
The Nassau County executive’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. — Bill Mahoney
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‘NOT IN AN INSHALLAH TIMELINE’: Mamdani said today he’ll release a plan “soon” for disbanding the controversial NYPD unit he pledged to get rid of last year as a candidate — and he’s leaving god out of it.
“I will fulfill that promise. The only question is the timeline of it … It’ll be not in an inshallah timeline, but an actual one,” he told reporters at a press conference in Manhattan, using the Arabic phrase for godwilling. “The critical point of it is just how to ensure we’re doing so while protecting New Yorkers’ rights and keeping New Yorkers safe, and that’s something that we’re going to share more information about soon.”
Mamdani made the comments after Playbook asked what’s causing the holdup on breaking up the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, especially in light of the unit being deployed Thursday to arrest activists, including politicians close with the mayor, protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
As a candidate last year, Mamdani was adamant that he would, if elected, abolish the SRG over concerns about its heavy-handed responses to protests.
But since taking office in January, the mayor has dragged his feet on the pledge. When asked about the status of it, he’s typically just said he’s continuing conversations with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch — making today’s comments stand out.
A spokesperson for the NYPD declined to comment on Mamdani’s remarks. But the spokesperson did note that video posted to social media showed the SRG officers who effected arrests at last week’s anti-Netanyahu demonstrations acted peacefully and were joined by NYPD Community Affairs personnel who informed protesters they would be detained.
A political moderate, Tisch has defended using the SRG, once even cracking a joke that seemed aimed at highlighting the static between her and the mayor on the topic.
The fate of the SRG is among a number of issues Tisch and Mamdani have clashed on. They also hold divergent views on the issue of the NYPD’s gang database, with Mamdani promising last year to abolish it while Tisch calls it a critical tool that her department uses “every day.” — Chris Sommerfeldt
FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Hochul picked up an endorsement today from Planned Parenthood’s PAC in her bid for a second term.
In receiving the endorsement, Hochul touted her work in declaring the state as a “safe haven” for reproductive health care, creating a first-in-the nation paid prenatal leave program and increasing the child tax credit. Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes PAC Chair Robin Chappelle Golston said that the governor “understands what is at stake during relentless federal attacks.”
The group also backed Hochul, the first female governor of New York, when she ran for a full term in 2022.
Hochul’s opponent, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, has described himself as a “pro-choice Republican.” — Madison Fernandez
IN OTHER NEWS
— ZOHRAN’S SHADOW: Hochul is counting on Mamdani to stump for her reelection campaign, but the governor’s advisers are still figuring out the best way for him to do that. (The New York Times)
— SEX ED: A new study from the New York Civil Liberties Union found that many school districts have selected an abstinence-only sex education curriculum. (Times Union)
— JOB HUNT: As New York City government continues to reel from staff vacancies, Mamdani is opening a walk-in municipal jobs center to speed up hiring. (amNewYork)
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A flier seen Sept. 2, 2026, on a bulletin board at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus gives information about the 988 suicide-prevention hotline established in 2022. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
I remember the feeling of panic that set in years ago when my daughter told me and my husband she had been feeling incredibly sad for an extended period of time and that a friend of hers had been self-harming recently. Even with years of EMS training and experience working directly with young people with mental health needs, I felt temporarily paralyzed when it came to my own teen and her close friend.
It’s never easy to acknowledge that a child needs help. But the fact that she felt comfortable opening up to us was the first step. It gave us an opportunity to listen, take her concerns seriously, connect her with support and keep checking in. It reminded me that suicide prevention isn’t only about knowing what to do when a crisis happens. It’s also about creating the relationships and trust that allows young people to speak up when something is wrong.
For families across Alaska, moments like these can carry enormous weight. And the data show just how many young people may be struggling.
In late August, the Alaska Department of Health released new data on youth suicide. Between 2016 and 2025, we lost 174 Alaska children and teens ages 10 to 18 to suicide. Suicides in 2025 were the highest on record over the previous ten years. Alaska’s youth suicide rate runs nearly six times the national average.
The struggle reaches much further than even these losses. In the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey data compiled in KIDS COUNT Alaska, nearly 1 in 4 high school students said they had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
Many of Alaska’s kids are struggling, and it’s critical we help before a child or teen reaches the tipping point. Preventing suicide takes work throughout the year, but there’s never been a better time to start helping than during Suicide Prevention Month, which is September.
The science says that young people who feel connected to their school and family report suicidal thoughts at far lower rates. An additional caring adult in a child’s life like an afterschool provider, coach or educator can be an important source of support. So can a welcoming school, strong friendships and access to mental health care.
So, what does prevention look like in everyday life?
It looks like showing up. Eat dinner together. Learn the name of your child’s new friend. Make it to the game, the recital, the fish camp. And, you don’t have to be a parent. Teachers, coaches, neighbors and afterschool professionals send the same message when they take a vested interest in a child: you matter and belong.
It looks like asking. If you’re worried about a young person, ask directly: “Are you thinking about suicide?” Asking does not increase suicidal thoughts or behavior. Listen without judgment, help them connect with support and keep checking in.
It looks like taking a training and finding community. Alaska-based organizations like National Alliance on Mental Illness Alaska and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Alaska chapters host trainings and family support groups to help Alaskan families and educators.
It looks like knowing where to turn. Call or text 988 anytime, whether you’re struggling or worried about someone else. Support is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day. Save the number in your phone and in your kid’s phone. Talk to your child about how asking for help is a sign of strength — and live that message by showing them that you know how to ask for help from others, too.
Preventing child abuse and neglect means supporting families before problems become crises. That’s the focus of Alaska Children’s Trust’s work, and it matters for suicide prevention, too. The supports that keep families strong also protect a young person’s mental health: welcoming afterschool programs, time with caring adults, connection to culture and mental health care families can reach.
For our family, it meant spending more time together, enrolling in therapy and participation in a Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling program. Those interventions helped us — but it’s important that each child’s needs are addressed in a way that works for them.
Suicide Prevention Month is a good time to take a first step and check in with a young person in your life. Make time to listen and keep checking in after September ends.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988. Help is free, confidential and available 24 hours a day.
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