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Early Addition: Guggenheim says it hopes Jordyn Woods' bag draws teen visitors
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Good Friday morning in New York City, where Mamdani got his rent freeze.
Here's what else is happening:
- An update on food stamp theft: Organized crime groups are still "skimming" SNAP recipients' EBT cards, and there's still no way for victims in New York to get reimbursed.
- The MTA has added new toilets to 10 subway stations, including at Union Square and Queensboro Plaza.
- Unpaid interns who work at City Council members' district offices (interns at 250 Broadway get paid) are pushing for $32 an hour.
- The New York City parks department have been struggling to fix “dozens of sprinkler outages” at splash pads, according to internal emails obtained by the New York Post.
- Jordyn Woods' internet-famous orange handbag, which she brought to watch her fiancée Karl-Anthony Towns win an NBA championship with the Knicks, is going on display at the Guggenheim in what the museum said is an effort to attract teenagers who might not otherwise visit.
- Variety is calling the new "Jackass" movie "oddly poignant."
- The wandering emu of North Jersey has finally been caught.
- And finally, different emu:
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