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Early Addition: Times have been better for NYC's pizza blue bloods
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Published May 30, 2024
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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where this schnauzer is a rat-hunting machine.
Here's what else is happening:
- The Massachusetts Port Authority board officially voted yesterday to make Richard Davey, the current president of New York City Transit, their agency's new CEO.
- Police said they've arrested an 18-year-old driver accused of spraying a fire extinguisher into the rolled-down window of an unsuspecting NYPD traffic agent.
- The owner of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $32,000 in wages from employees of the Manhattan location.
- The family that opened Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitana exactly 100 years ago is putting the legendary Coney Island establishment up for sale.
- In this era of spambots clogging job application sites, the "who you know" game is back.
- Congrats to Minnesota on beating Boston last night to win the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League championship.
- Long live "that whole weird ’90s rock marble-mouthed thing," a.k.a. the Herm Yarl.
- "And never forget: New York ferries serve alcohol."
- And finally, whatever gets the job done:
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