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Early Addition: Cento accused of putting fraudulent tomatoes in 'San Marzano' cans
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Published May 7, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the mayor's "freeze the rent" agenda is up for its first big test.
Here's what else is happening:
- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has struggled with finances in recent years, is seeking free medical care for his pneumonia via a federal program for people exposed to toxins on 9/11.
- Depending on the problem you're dealing with, your congressional representative's office really can help!
- A year after an Upper West Side chihuahua was attacked by another dog and nearly died, City Councilmember Gale Brewer has introduced a package of bills aimed at preventing those sorts of incidents.
- A Greenwich Village community board is considering whether to install permanent gates around Washington Square Park.
- New Jersey-based Cento Fine Foods is fighting a lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently marketing San Marzano tomatoes.
- I agree that paperbacks are preferred but even Library of America-sized hardcovers are fine, the real issue is that novels don't need to be the size of a coffee table book.
- Clavicular has been charged with shooting at alligators in a protected part of Florida.
- And finally, classic toy:
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