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Early Addition: No break for the bartenders
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Published Jul 9, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, is holding a fundraiser in Crown Heights tonight.
Here's what else is happening:
- The New York Times found that the private firm hired to inspect the office-to-residential conversion at 235 East 42nd St. has been cited for inspection failures in the past.
- Part of the Brooklyn Bridge had to be shut down during rush hour last night because a "daredevil" was walking up on the suspension cables.
- Should New York City switch to holding open primaries? No, said Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- A Bronx underground boxing club says it hosts "beef fights" where reputed gang members and other IRL rivals can hit each other in a ring instead of resorting to gun violence.
- There were no World Cup games yesterday, which meant a welcome break for exhausted New York City bartenders.
- But France plays Morocco this afternoon, so, time to head back to the bar with your backpack.
- Having a fish tank can mess up your home wi-fi signal.
- And finally, elegant elephant:
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