Early Addition: A New Jersey affordable housing bureaucrat is rocking on 'Jeopardy!'

James Ramsay

Published Apr 14, 2026

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James Ramsay

Published Apr 14, 2026

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Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where it could soon be legal to hang a little solar panel out your apartment window.

Here's what else is happening:

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents a Hudson Valley swing district, took (and returned) some harsh words at a recent town hall.
Since Mayor Mamdani took office, the financial service industry's New York City employment numbers have hit a record high.
Meet the orange cat who survived getting hit by a Long Island Rail Road train.
The New Jersey affordable housing tax credit administrator who's been rocking on "Jeopardy!" used one of his little chat segments to scold New York for not building enough units.
"Bees are sold by weight, like cheese or cocaine": Welcome to the Upper West Side's annual live bee hive sale.
Keegan Michael-Key is in every commercial.
It's a little disappointing to see people dry-snitching on their favorite expensive chicken restaurants.
And finally, shoo: