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Early Addition: Getting rained on would feel good on a day like this
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Published Apr 16, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where parents in Park Slope are getting high.
Here's what else is happening:
- If NJ Transit ends up charging $100 for tickets from Penn Station to MetLife Stadium during the World Cup, a cheaper option for seeing a game would be to just go to Philly.
- New York City First Lady Rama Duwaji has apologized for unspecified tweets she posted when she was 15.
- Mayor Mamdani is looking to raise money from wealthy private donors to help fund his free child care expansion.
- Chris Christie bought a new apartment near Union Square.
- Police in Piscataway, New Jersey, say they've had to devote too many resources to responding to calls at the local Motel 6.
- An "NCIS" spinoff starring LL Cool J and set in New York — but possibly not filmed here — is coming to CBS.
- Go get rained on!
- And finally, wheels:
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