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As NYC Winters Get Warmer, NYC Lawmakers Kill Winter Outdoor Dining
And other links to start your extremely temperate Monday in February.
This Poor, Dumb Rodent Doesn’t Know a Thing
There may not be six more weeks of winter, but how many more years will we entertain this farce? Plus: A year of Flaco, and more links.
Parents Say NYC is Failing Pro-Palestine Students and Teachers
They're facing discipline from the Department of Education even after they were sent human feces for supporting a ceasefire.
Commercial Waste Management Reform Is Finally Almost Happening (This Fall, in One Part of Queens)
Plus, more links dumped for your browsing pleasure.
Migrants Are Still Cold and Hungry and City Hall Still Isn’t Doing Much About It
As local groups and politicians try to solve the problem, City Hall is sitting on its hands.
NYPD Pulls Over the One Guy They Maybe Don’t Want to Pull Over Right Now
The cop never told Councilmember Yusef Salaam why he pulled him over.
A Glimpse of Music Journalism’s Future
Last week, it seemed like the industry was down for the count. After a night at a sold out reading hosted by the blog No Bells, I'm not so sure. Plus, more links for your Friday.
Eric Adams Comes For Your Kid’s Favorite School Lunches
And more news for your Thursday.
An NYPD Cop Is Actually Being Charged For Killing a New Yorker
NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault for throwing a cooler at Eric Duprey in the Bronx, killing him.
MTA, Maybe Getting Out of Its Own Way?
One tunneling boondoggle possibly avoided, another still on track. And other links to start your day.









