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Early Addition: Are you about the 'ballhog' life?
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Emily Nadal
Published Oct 9, 2026
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It’s Friday morning in New York City, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot a man in northern Manhattan on Thursday evening.
Here's what else is happening:
- New York City is suing a Manhattan law firm claiming the personal injury attorneys sought tens of millions of dollars from the city for bogus accidents.
- The teachers at this Brooklyn Montessori school have quite an expensive (and chic) uniform.
- Thousands of New Yorkers lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as new federal work requirements were implemented, leaving some bodega owners worried as SNAP purchases make up about 15% to 20% of their shops revenue.
- New Yorkers are living about four years longer than the national average with a life expectancy of 83.2 years.
- Remember when moving to New Jersey was a cheap alternative to the high cost of living in the city? Well, not anymore.
- After being car-free for several years, Freedom Drive in Queens’ Forest Lawn Park reopened to vehicular traffic, against the wishes of some locals who rallied for the passageway to become permanently off-limits to cars.
- If you want to achieve the “ballhog” aesthetic all you have to do is dress in an outfit that looks totally chill but is actually made up of expensive, luxury pieces.
- And finally, pumpkin season:
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