Early Addition: The average NYC roommate is paying $1,540 a month

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Published Nov 8, 2024

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Good Friday morning in New York City, where more and more people are hiring personal chefs to cook them a week's worth of meals.

Here's what else is happening:

The fluoride will remain in the water, an Adams administration official said yesterday.
The average rent for a city resident who lives with roommates is $1,540 a month, according to SpareRoom.
A Schenectady-area Republican State Assembly candidate who lost in this week's election has turned himself in to police for stealing his rival's campaign mailers from people's mailboxes.
Chick-fil-A is hoping the planned bike corral for delivery workers at its new Brooklyn location will prevent the traffic nightmares that have ensued at its other nearby restaurant.
Officials are warning residents near Yemassee, South Carolina, to lock their doors after dozens of monkeys escaped from a local research facility.
Bronny is headed to the G League.
This guy barely looks like Paul Mescal.
Cigarette smoking is having a post-election moment.
And finally, hot date:

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