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Early Addition: New York is reportedly the second-safest state for teen drivers. Guess who's No. 1?
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Published Sep 17, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where some of the subways could use a wash.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Believe it or not, New Jersey is the safest state in the country for teen drivers and New York is number two, according to a WalletHub report.
- Famed Meatpacking District nightclub 1OAK — whose co-owner, Richie Akiva, was arrested earlier this year in connection with the beating of a man with a metal pipe while he was sleeping in his own bed — reopened for a special Fashion Week party.
- City Councilmember Chi Ossé, a rumored future U.S. Senate hopeful, recently spoke at a pair of events upstate.
- An 11,000-square-foot Manhattan Beach mansion with a saltwater fish tank and walls covered in pure silk could be yours for an asking price of $13.5 million.
- The Feast of San Gennaro kicks off today.
- The fitness competition series Hyrox is refunding some participants of an event in which one competitor soiled herself on the course.
- The Brisbane 2032 Olympics is going ahead with holding the rowing competition in crocodile-inhabited waters.
And finally, looking like a subway car:
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