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Published Apr 26, 2024
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Good Friday morning in New York City, where gardeners are planting milkweed to save the monarchs.
Here's what else is happening:
- The Columbia University senate is planning to vote on a resolution chiding — but not officially censuring — President Nemat Shafik for calling in the NYPD to arrest student protesters.
- An appeals court has ruled that former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer can move ahead with his defamation lawsuit against the woman who accused him of sexual assault during his 2021 mayoral run.
- The cash-strapped MTA is planning a pilot program for selling audio advertisements that'll air in subway stations.
- This New York City construction worker hates Joe Biden.
- Meanwhile, Biden was up in Westchester for a fundraiser at Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' house.
- Back at the White House, aides have changed up the president's routine so he no longer has to walk to his helicopter alone, which some advisers feared made him look old.
- The burgers at this West Village gas station look incredible.
- Behold "Operation Menai Bridge," the several-hundred-page plan for what happens when King Charles dies.
- Emma Stone's real name is Emily and she'd like us to call her that now.
- Sending a coworker a message that simply reads "hey" is vicious. [Editor's note: James did this to me this morning.]
- And finally, "hey":
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