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Early Addition: Why Buffalo thinks it's the eclipse-watching capital of the universe
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James Ramsay
Published Mar 25, 2024
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Good Monday morning in New York City, where the NYPD is trying to track down stolen cars before they're put on boats and shipped to Africa.
Here's what else is happening:
- Ten community boards across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens have now passed resolutions supporting "daylighting," the practice of eliminating on-street parking spots at intersection corners to improve visibility.
- "All this city has ever been known for is bad sports teams, snow and chicken wings. This is an opportunity": Buffalo is going all in as a destination for total eclipse viewing.
- New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman is criticizing his Democratic primary opponent, George Latimer, for holding a fundraiser hosted by a convicted Wall Street bank fraudster.
- Saturday's rainstorm caused a massive tree to collapse on 5th Avenue on the Upper East Side, crushing a Volvo.
- NY1 host Errol Louis takes stock of what needs to change in his neighborhood of Crown Heights, which has experienced a city-high four fatal shootings since the start of the year.
- Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Paris brought back its historic race where waiters jog a 1.2-mile course while carrying a tray holding coffee and a croissant.
- Working as a software engineer or an ad sales associate at PornHub or OnlyFans might pay well, but some former employees said having those names on their resume didn't help when it came to finding another job.
- An obscure birder came out of nowhere to claim he spotted 10,000 species. The birding community isn't buying it.
- And finally, fast fish:
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