Extra Extra: Did an Irish pub on Staten Island really invent the March Madness bracket?

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Published Mar 18, 2025

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James Ramsay

Published Mar 18, 2025

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Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where the obscured license plate crackdown is ramping up.

Here's what else is happening:

In what sounds like a contentious two-hour interview with the New York Post editorial board, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, among other things, that the bail reform law he signed was designed by left-wing, “antisemitic” democratic socialist state lawmakers.
The MTA installed leaning bars on subway platforms in place of benches, and some riders told PIX11 they don't like them.
Errol Louis isn't impressed with how Columbia University is handling these threats and funding cuts from the Trump administration.
Tina Louise, the last living cast member from "Gilligan's Island" (she played Ginger), is now a tutor for NYC public school students.
Tracy Morgan update: He said he vomited from food poisoning at the Knicks game last night.
Here's everything you'd ever want to know about the legendary White Mana burger place in Jersey City.
Jody’s Club Forest, an Irish pub on Staten Island, claims to have invented the March Madness bracket. (The AP notes that a guy in Kentucky also claims his dad invented it in 1978.)
"Anything with whimsy is great for all kids."

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