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Early Addition: Coney Island family completes 13-year quest to cash in on their Banksy mural
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Published Jan 22, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where Dr. Phil's son's reality show about the NYPD may not see the light of day.
Here's what else is happening:
- New York is replacing its swipe-to-pay food stamp cards, which are extremely vulnerable to "skimming" scams, to more secure chip cards.
- A 66-year-old cat breeder on Long Island has been arrested after rescuers found at least 100 cats living in deplorable conditions at her now-condemned West Islip house.
- A Coney Island family that's been trying sell the Banksy mural on their brick wall since the British artist painted it in 2013 has finally sold it to a brewery in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- The Knicks are struggling, but they did just beat the Nets 120-66.
- It's been said that sitting on a vibration plate every morning can keep you regular.
- What do you call a hot dog at the Paris Costco?
- If I were close friends with Susan Orlean, I would rearrange her shoes into the wrong Tupperwares as a fun little prank.
- And finally, panic on the streets:
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