Early Addition: A pardon for plastic straws

James Ramsay

Published Feb 11, 2025

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James Ramsay

Published Feb 11, 2025

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Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where the D.C. feds told the New York feds to drop the case against Mayor Adams.

Here's what else is happening:

The feds are also considering granting a second chance to plastic straws.
The U.S. Department of Justice does not have the authority to help Mayor Adams' former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who faces state-level bribery charges.
A 49-year-old Bronx man and father of four was fatally shot outside his house over the weekend after an apparent dispute over a parking spot.
Congrats to the South Jersey public school students who get the day off on Friday to celebrate the Eagles' Super Bowl win.
Hard way to find out that some of the Mr. Fruit stores have closed or changed names.
At least one person died yesterday after a private jet owned by the frontman of Motley Crue crashed into a parked plane on a Scottsdale Airport runway.
Vice President J.D. Vance tweets a lot.
Overtourism is ravaging Uzbekistan.
Anne Tyler ... just love her.
And finally, peacocking: