Extra Extra: Foreign dignitaries keep giving Janet Yellen stamps because they mistakenly think she's a stamp collector

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Published Sep 15, 2022

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Good Thursday afternoon in New York City, where the cocktails have gotten boring and too expensive. Here's what else is happening:

New York City can be a brutal place to live, especially if you're a dog. Maybe don't subject them to this?
More than 13,000 trees have been planted in "shade-deficient" neighborhoods this past year, and the city plans to add 20,000 more each year through 2026.
Cardi B pleaded guilty today to two misdemeanors stemming from a 2018 brawl in a Queens strip club where she threw a hookah pipe at a bartender and paid a friend to beat someone up.
AM New York has a deep investigation into the city's boredom- and TikTok-fueled surge in subway surfing incidents.
Treasury Secretary and Bay Ridge native Janet Yellen keeps getting stamps as gifts from foreign dignitaries who mistakenly believe that she's a stamp collector.
Journalists at the New York Times seem to be on the verge of striking if they don't get a raise.
Fred Franzia, the man who gave us Charles Shaw wine, a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, has died at the age of 79.
More and more, it's hard to say what's even cool.
Cubicles are making a comeback.
The truth about hypoallergenic dogs is, no such thing exists.
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And finally, agility:

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