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Early Addition: There's a new hot duck, this time in Queens
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James Ramsay
Published Oct 20, 2026 at 9:40 a.m. ET
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Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where you can get a comparatively cheap cocktail in Bayside.
Here’s what else is happening:
- JFK Airport held a mock plane crash response drill over the weekend.
- Some uptown City Councilmembers are pushing for the NYC Ferry network to reach Washington Heights, Inwood and the West Bronx.
- Noah Adams, a former host of NPR's "All Things Considered," has died at the age of 84.
- There's a new hot duck at Bowne Park in Flushing, Queens.
- "Real Housewives of New York City" star Carole Radziwill is defending the $8,000 in parking fines she's racked up since 2020: "I only had 17 alt-sides tickets. That is like legend status. Over six years, that’s three a year."
- Here they are, the 57 best Italian restaurants in New Jersey.
- Judi Dench said it: "Cats" (2019) was bad.
And finally, intuitive eating:
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