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Updated: 10:00 a.m.

Good morning on this sultry Monday.

Swarms of tennis fans will pile onto the No. 7 subway today to make their way to Flushing Meadows for the first day of action at the United States Open.

But if a handful of votes had swung the other way 100 years ago, they might have been packing their bags for a ride to Newport, R.I., instead.

The tournament was first played on the grass courts at the Newport Casino complex in 1881. But in 1915, the United States Tennis Association voted to move the contest to New York because of the sport’s popularity here. The final tally was 129 to 119.

Since then, the tournament has ballooned in scale.

Players this year will compete on 33 different courts; around 275 ball people will chase down errant shots; and 225,000 hamburgers and hot dogs will be ready to hit the grill.

That’s not all that distinguishes the United States Open. It’s also the only one of the four major tournaments to have been played on three different surfaces: grass, clay, and hardcourt. And Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis-specific venue in the world, with seating for 23,771 spectators.

And here’s one number that will be on the players’ minds: $42,253,400. That’s the amount of prize money at stake this year — the heftiest purse in the game.

Here’s what else is happening:

WEATHER

August is coming to an end but the heat is hanging around, at least for now.

The forecast looks sunny and hot, with highs around 90 all week.

The heat will certainly pose a challenge for the competitors in Queens.

IN THE NEWS

• Mayor Bill de Blasio authorized $10 million in emergency assistance for people facing homelessness. [New York Times]

• The mayor of Newark, Ras J. Baraka, has bridged divides and garnered praise. [New York Times]

• Three people were charged in connection with an illegal-firearms investigation that turned deadly. [New York Times]

• Former Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly denounced Mayor de Blasio in his new memoir. [New York Post]

• Gas prices continue to fall in New Jersey. [WNYC]

• Scoreboard: Yankees rout Braves, 20-6. Mets stain Red Sox, 5-4. Red Bulls sever D.C. United, 3-0.

• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing.

COMING UP TODAY

• Last day to check out an exhibit on the development of the Conference House Park waterfront on Staten Island, at the park’s visitor center. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Free]

• Watch the cricket epic “Lagaan” at Cunningham Park in Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free]

• Enjoy the Loud Boys Comedy Show at Pianos on the Lower East Side. 7:30 p.m. [$5]

• The jazz bassist Mario Pavone performs selections from his new album, “Blue Dialect,” at the Cornelia Street Café in the West Village. 8:30 p.m. [$10, plus $10 minimum]

• Yankees at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. (YES, ESPN). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY).

COMMUTE

• Subway and PATH

• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak

• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.

• Alternate-side parking: in effect until Sept. 7.

• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry

• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark

AND FINALLY …

Bedford-Stuyvesant is an evolving neighborhood these days – a far cry from the area Spike Lee depicted in his iconic 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing.”

But if you take a stroll down Stuyvesant Avenue, you might notice one change that pays homage to the Bed-Stuy of the past: This weekend, the stretch between Quincy Street and Lexington Avenue was renamed Do the Right Thing Way.

The movie addressing race in New York, with its clash of communities in the same neighborhood, still resonates after more than 25 years.

The street that served as the backdrop for Radio Raheem, Sal’s pizza, and much of Mr. Lee’s film was the site of a jubilant block party on Saturday to celebrate the name change.

New York City has doled out more than 1,600 honorific street names over the years. You can find them cataloged online.

Which other New York films deserve streets of their own? Tell us in the comments.

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