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Early Addition: NYC comptroller backs off investing city pension funds in Israel bonds
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Published Oct 15, 2026
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where gas bills about to go up.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A new class-action lawsuit accuses former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's real estate firm of overcharging the rent-stabilized tenants of a building on the Williamsburg waterfront.
- New York City Comptroller Mark Levine said he won't be investing city pension funds in Israel bonds, backing off a campaign promise.
- Congrats to Ursula Koestner of Roslyn, Long Island, on her podcast episode about her grandfather's Vietnam War experience, which was among the winners of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.
- A rare dinosaur skeleton that looks like a mini T-Rex is on display at Sotheby's.
- New Yorkers simply love a fancy bird.
- Behold the famous chalupa of Corona.
- SoHo got a tiny soap store.
And finally, homecoming king and queen:
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