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Early Addition: It's past time for a flu shot
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Published Nov 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET
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Good Monday morning in New York City, where the basketball court by the Canal Street A/C/E stop is finally set to reopen.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Flu cases are on the rise in New York, particularly among children.
- Real estate insiders told The City that the Mamdani administration's rent freeze is making it harder for landlords of rent-regulated buildings to get loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- Voters in Collingswood, New Jersey, get to vote tomorrow on a referendum to end a 137-year-old ban on liquor sales.
- It's true, the lawyers on racing bikes are too aggressive and The Beekman is amazing.
- The Winter Village in Bryant Park has already opened.
- Juan Atkins, a revered Detroit DJ and co-founder of techno music, has died at the age of 64.
- Cyberattacks on grocery store freezers across Europe are causing loads of food to go bad.
And finally, peak athleticism:
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