Early Addition: A push to rename it the 79th Street-Saul Zabar stop on the subway

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Published Mar 23, 2026

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James Ramsay

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Good Monday morning in New York City, where people want to keep the giant High Line pigeon.

Here's what else is happening:

Mayor Mamdani told organizers of a "tax the rich" rally in New York City next week — which Sen. Bernie Sanders is headlining — that he won't attend, so as not to antagonize Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Foley Square has looked better.
State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, who represents the Upper West Side, has introduced a bill to rename a local 1 train stop the 79th Street–Saul Zabar station.
Come April 1, only 411 city restaurants have approval to offer curbside dining.
Police said they arrested a man who carjacked a yellow cab at gunpoint in Hudson Yards over the weekend.
It was one hell of a 91-game winning streak for the NYU women's basketball team, who lost in the Division III Final Four.
Go ahead, cuff your pants.
And finally, magic salt:

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