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Early Addition: Cannibal frog
Because female frogs are eating their male suitors who sing poorly, here are your early links: Most NY prisons don't have air-conditioning, neo-Nazi charged with plotting to kill Jewish kids in NYC, extremely rare whale and more. [ more › ]
How an NJ mayor wants to make sure cities, poor towns build affordable housing
A New Jersey mayor is trying to build a coalition of public officials to sue over the state's affordable housing laws. The mayor of Montvale is shopping around plans for a lawsuit to upend New Jersey housing law. [ more › ]
Extra Extra: What happens when a massive Amazon delivery truck parks illegally
Because it appears that nothing happens (as far as enforcement goes), here are your afternoon links: Illegally parked Cybertruck does get busted, NYPD takes back claim about Queens kidnapping attempt, That Guy and more. [ more › ]
Gun detectors coming to NYC subway as transit system sees sharp drop in crime
The NYPD plans to test futuristic scanners equipped with artificial intelligence technology to track guns on the subway. Similar technology is in use at venues like Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. [ more › ]
NYC councilmember arrested for biting a police officer at protest against shelter, NYPD says
Councilmember Susan Zhuang at an unrelated event. Councilmember Susan Zhuang was participating in a protest on 86th Street and 25th Avenue in Brooklyn against a proposed homeless shelter. [ more › ]
5 charged in alleged Queens gun trafficking ring, NY attorney general says
Some of the guns and ammunition and the guitar case that were seized as part of a law enforcement investigation into an alleged gun trafficking ring in Queens The defendants are accused of participating in an operation that sold dozens of guns. [ more › ]
Family and friends remember Eric Garner on the 10th anniversary of his death
Legacy, Eric Garner's yougest daughter, marches on the 10 year anniversary of her father's killing by an NYPD officer in Staten Island. “Daniel Pantaleo murdered my dad and nothing happened to him,” Garner’s daughter said. [ more › ]
NYC lawmaker wants to require landlords to provide air conditioning during the summer
An air conditioner is seen in a residential window. If the bill is enacted, landlords in the area would have four years to comply with the new requirements – or risk hefty fines. [ more › ]
NYC pedicab driver pleads guilty to bribing city inspector for licensed plates, officials say
A pedicab carries tourists at the Times Square. The driver was attempting to bribe his way into getting the proper registration plates outside of the traditional lottery system, according to city investigators. [ more › ]
Court delays are leaving people at Rikers longer than necessary, NYC comptroller finds
A department of correction prisoners bus passes the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York City. Having more people in the jails complicates the plan to close them, according to a new report. [ more › ]
Early Addition: The war on people spinning doughnuts in a Queens shopping center parking lot
Because it's loud and the neighbors hate it, here are your early links: MTA likely wasted $1 billion on congestion pricing, kava bar crackdown, summer of the cropped tee and more. [ more › ]
Extra Extra: Checking in with the doctor after 12 years of being the NYT restaurant reviewer
Because restaurants use a lot of salt, here are your afternoon links: Bright Zoomers now want to be doctors instead of Google minions, kayaking the Erie Canal, Home Run Derby singer was drunk and more. [ more › ]
Menendez guilty of all 16 charges in corruption scheme that rocked NJ politics
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for his federal bribery case in Manhattan federal court on July 16. The senator was accused of taking part in a years-long bribery scheme to do favors for New Jersey businessmen and foreign governments. [ more › ]
Low-income Bronx families to get free child care for young children at 6 new centers
Families in the Bronx typically pay more for child care. Grand Street Settlement said two Head Start sites will open by the end of the year, offering care for children from birth to 5 years old. [ more › ]
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