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Early Addition: A claim of systemic racism reigns Supreme
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Published Sep 1, 2023
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Happy Friday morning in New York City where Mayor Eric Adams wants you to hit his line.
City Hall deployed a two-way messaging system for New Yorkers to stay up to date on important matters and respond with their own thoughts about what’s going on in the latest of the mayor's attempts to open up lines of communication with his constituents.
Here's what else is happening:
- Tremaine Emory, creative director and designer for the NYC-based streetwear brand Supreme, announced his resignation from the company over claims of systemic racism.
- If you’re a patient at a public hospital in the city and you want meat in your meal, you’ll have to specifically request it as plant-based foods are the default, a move that has cut the hospitals’ food-related carbon emissions by 36 percent, according to the mayor’s office.
- A Queens deli harnessed the potential of a beef patty and turned it into a million-dollar business by adding mac and cheese.
- Going to a Major League Baseball game may soon require a face scan as the organization is testing facial authentication-based entry that would allow game attendees to walk directly into stadiums.
- Connecticut firefighters rescued a puppy from a hot car and then decided he’d be a good addition to the firehouse. So they adopted him and named him Riggs.
- A new study shows that just a single dose of psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, can reduce symptoms of depression.
- Max is following the lead of most other streaming providers by publishing a daily list of its most popular TV shows and movies in the app.
- And finally, it takes a village:
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