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Early Addition: Drone light show will replace Prospect Park's fireworks because of the drought
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Published Dec 4, 2024
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Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where charity scam season is underway.
Here's what else is happening:
- Mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Tuesday that he won't veto the bill banning broker fees for most tenants.
- The most recent count of homeless youth in New York City found 418 individuals who were "unsheltered," more than twice the amount identified the previous year.
- Central Park and Prospect Park won't be holding official firework shows for New Year's Eve because of the drought. (Prospect Park is doing a drone light show instead.)
- Maybe the best pizza is in Jersey City.
- Unionized Forbes magazine employees walked out on Tuesday — on "30 under 30" publication day — to protest their low wages.
- "Brain rot" is Oxford's word of the year.
- Lamb Chop dolls are the "it" toy for dogs.
- Weed is fashion.
- And finally, snoozer:
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