Early Addition: Mayor defends arrest of a subway mango-seller, saying that 'next day is barbequing' on the trains

James Ramsay

Published May 10, 2022

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Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where still only 8% of Manhattan office workers have returned full-time. Here's what else is happening:

Mayor Eric Adams defended the NYPD's arrest of a mango seller at a Queens subway station, claiming that if there's not a crackdown on fruit-and-churro vendors, "Next day is propane tanks being on the subway system. Next day is barbecuing on the subway system."
Former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has a six-month, $120,000 deal to lobby on behalf of a Trump-affiliated developer that's trying to build a 40-acre complex across the Harlem River from Inwood.
A German Shepherd that ran away from its home in Red Hook and spent nine days crossing through multiple tunnels was finally rescued in a Home Depot parking lot in Jersey City.
The roughly 20% of Americans who said one year ago that they'd never get a COVID vaccine have not budged.
Here's a long piece about the making of the Steele Dossier, a.k.a. the pee tape papers.
Donald Trump, meanwhile, is reportedly "weirded out" by Rep. Madison Cawthorn's goofy pictures of himself in lingerie (plus the other antics).
Young Thug was arrested in Atlanta yesterday for alleged gang activity.
Ken Jennings is passing Jeopardy! hosting duties to Mayim Bialik for a while.
England is trying to shake its notion of Eurovision as a schlocky embarrassment and will instead try to win the thing by putting forth this professional and unoffensive pop song.
"Bye guys!": YouTubers are quitting.
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