Extra Extra: Inside the Sherpa community that traded Everest for Queens

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Published May 22, 2024

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James Ramsay

Published May 22, 2024

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Good Wednesday afternoon in New York City, where the beaches need more lifeguards ASAP.

Here's what else is happening:

Many protesters who were arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at NYC school campuses last month have had their charges dropped.
At Northwestern University in Illinois, the ultimate frisbee team is debating whether Zionists are welcome on the squad.
The NYC Council appears to have nixed a rezoning proposal that would've allowed more bodegas to open on residential blocks.
Meet the huge community of Nepalese Sherpa expats who've left behind a life of leading climbers up Mount Everest and have settled in Queens, where many of them drive Ubers when they're not climbing at local gyms or mountain ranges.
And just like that, the prime minister of Great Britain has decided the country should have a general election a month and a half from now.
Union Square got a cool street mural next to the dedicated bus lanes.
Look at Hilary Duff and Jake Gyllenhaal writing good kids books.
Look at Miranda July renovating the kitchen in her rental apartment that could feasibly be demolished by her landlord in the near future.
And finally, beach season baby:

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