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Early Addition: A lot of New Yorkers want to carry guns
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Published Nov 12, 2025
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Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where we're getting two new ferry routes.
Here's what else is happening:
- More and more, New Yorkers are applying to carry concealed guns.
- City Councilmember Chi Ossé is planning to challenge Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for his House seat, against Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's wishes.
- In the tight contest for Huntington town supervisor, an 83-year-old Long Island grandma who had no idea her name was on the ballot under the Working Families Party line may have effectively won it for the Republican incumbent.
- Donald Trump's childhood house in Jamaica Estates has been renovated and put back on the market for $2.3 million.
- After years of lobbying by the Poles, the Empire State Building finally lit up red and white this week for Polish Independence Day.
- The awning at the Upper West Side Fairway Market has a subtle typo.
- "Toy Story 5" has a new character who's a tablet.
- Don't worry, not all is lost for analog toys. (Build-A-Bear is booming.)
- And finally, road dogs:
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