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Early Addition: Is Canal Street finally getting wider sidewalks?
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Published Oct 1, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where 12 neighborhoods have been selected to get more housing and there's nothing concerned locals can really do to stop it.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A 50-year-old Tennessee woman who committed murder along with her boyfriend back when she was 18 survived a lethal injection attempt yesterday.
- Transportation officials said work is expected to begin this fall on safety upgrades for Canal Street, including wider sidewalks and new crossings.
- The future of Midtown could be Therald Square.
- Wow, a solid 8.7 rating for the Throne robotoilet.
- "They’re never doing anything. Someone’s just standing there eating a sandwich or on the phone, and there’s all these cones around": Pete Davidson complained to Jimmy Kimmel about the BQE not getting fixed.
- The Yankees are moving on.
- A snow leopard cub just made her debut at the Bronx Zoo.
And finally, not a cub:
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