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Early Addition: NYC homeowners can now apply to build a granny flat in the backyard
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Published Oct 1, 2025
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Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where you'll have to pay federal taxes on your New York "inflation rebate" check.
Here's what else is happening:
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It appears that Andrew Cuomo's longtime spokesman retweeted and then deleted a post calling Zohran Mamdani a terrorist.
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of Americans (28% of Democrats, 31% of Republicans) think we "may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track.”
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Here's what's going on with the fight over New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill's Navy records, which were improperly released by the National Archive and shared with her Republican rival.
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New York City homeowners can now apply to build granny flats in their backyards.
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New York Road Runners races are extremely hard to get into because of increased demand.
- Consider running a smaller race.
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Rabbis are reminding Jewish Yankee fans that it's not okay to skip Yom Kippur services tonight to watch Game 2 of the Wild Card series.
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All hail 32 Chunk.
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And finally, fluffed:
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