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Early Addition: Stop fishing with barbed hooks in Central Park, it's hurting the turtles
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James Ramsay
Published Sep 15, 2026
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Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where the mayor has released a plan to crack down on reckless drivers.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Conservationists who want to repopulate New York City's shoreline with flood-mitigating eelgrass are feeling optimistic.
- Turtles in Central Park waterways keep getting stuck on barbed hooks, which are illegal to use. (Fishing is allowed in the park.)
- The head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has been placed on leave after getting into a physical altercation with PETA protesters at a fashion show in Lower Manhattan over the weekend.
- A half marathon in Paramus is facing criticism for holding the race on a heavily flooded course last weekend.
- They're warning that a lack of rainfall earlier this year is going to lead to dull foliage in South Jersey.
- The Yankees made the playoffs.
- Widow's Bay won some Emmys.
And finally, news:
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