Early Addition: Hampton Jitney doesn't appreciate the narcs reporting them for idling

James Ramsay

Published May 11, 2026

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James Ramsay

Published May 11, 2026

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Good Monday morning in New York City, where kids just want to read whole books.

Here's what else is happening:

Kids also want to experience the joy of writing in cursive.
No one has managed to gentrify Times Square's Hotel Carter.
Private bus operators including Peter Pan and Hampton Jitney are suing New York City over its idling enforcement laws that allow civilians to report — and get a cut of the fine — any time a private bus idles while it waits to board passengers.
Herald Square got a Primark.
The Upper West Side is getting a Radio Bakery.
Look that these beautiful old movie theaters that were turned into grocery or drug stores.
Affordability is alive in Wichita.
"Basically every single person I know is on spironolactone."
And finally, the real deal:

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