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Early Addition: State investigating mysterious pee-and-farts smell in Albany region
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Published Apr 1, 2024
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Good Monday morning in New York City, where we have a presidential primary on Tuesday — thanks in part to Andrew Yang.
Here's what else is happening:
- Three city shelters for New Yorkers with severe mental illness struggled to help Carlton McPherson, who allegedly pushed a man to his death on the subway last week, according to a New York Times investigation.
- A flight from Tel Aviv to Newark on Friday was grounded in upstate New York after extreme turbulence caused several passengers to have motion sickness-related issues.
- As Mets owner Steve Cohen continues to push for a casino to be built across from Citi Field, a poll commissioned by state Sen. Jessica Ramos of Queens found that 61% of her district's voters don't want a full casino anywhere in the borough and 75% don't want one in their neighborhood.
- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has been enlisted to figure out why a strong stench of urine and flatulence has been plaguing Albany since last September.
- The Yankees beat the Houston Astros on Sunday, completing a four-game sweep to start the season.
- Kids these days don't know what the ☮︎ sign means.
- Grown-ups these days use proper capitalization when they text.
- And finally, by air, by land or by sea:
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