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Early Addition: RIP, Jeffrey Lebowski (The <em>Other</em> Jeffrey Lebowski, The Millionaire)
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Nell Casey
Published Aug 5, 2016
Modified Aug 5, 2016
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- East Village bar The Edge is closing after 29 years.
- RIP Big Lebowski star David Huddleston.
- The NYPD will start conducting surveys to gauge neighborhood satisfaction.
- Long Island cop killer seems to have killed himself in prison after decades behind bars.
- Ivanka and Kushner were at McCarren Park courting the Yupster vote.
- Police reform activists really seem to have gotten under Bill Bratton’s skin, especially this one fellow.
- LOL at Trump's Ms. Pac Man attack ad.
- Rapper Rick Ross lost 75 pounds by eating a lot of kale casserole.
- And finally, having a conversation with your cat is totally normal, thank you very much:
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