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Extra Extra: Introducing the Nancy Meyers panic room
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Published May 1, 2024
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Good Wednesday afternoon in New York City, where a further crackdown on blocking bus routes is coming.
Here's what else is happening:
- Commuters riding Citi Bikes into Lower Manhattan on these last few gorgeous days have had a miserable time finding an open spot to dock.
- The publication Vital City has a new issue completely devoted to congestion pricing.
- If you walk into a rich person's house in NYC these days, there's an increased likelihood that a panic room is hiding behind a bookshelf or something.
- "I strongly feel that no one should ever have to think or, god forbid, talk about anything sexual at work."
- At the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders convention, however, people are definitely thinking about sex.
- Mitt Romney, who may or may not have lost the 2008 Republican presidential primary after news broke that he drove cross country with his dog (in a kennel) strapped to the roof of his car, is feeling good about himself after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem revealed she shot her dog.
- Taylor Swift's Bandcamp page was recently occupied by a screamo band.
- What on earth is this thingy for?
- And finally, you're OK:
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