Extra Extra: Jemima Kirke's cat escaped from her Red Hook house, and what happened next is complicated

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Published Apr 8, 2022

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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where precious restaurants are out and "taverns" are in. Here's what else is happening:

New York's new budget agreement has a tiny provision allowing liquor stores to be open on Christmas Day, an apparent concession to business owners who aren't happy about restaurants being allowed to keep serving to-go cocktails.
The NYPD and ASPCA on Friday removed 27 dogs from a Bed-Stuy house where the animals were allegedly being kept in "deplorable," "inhumane conditions."
Speaking of neglected animals, behold the saga of "Girls" star Jemima Kirke's cat, who escaped from her Red Hook home, got rescued by a neighbor, didn't get retrieved by Kirke because she failed to give this neighbor a call back, and now the cat is back on the streets.
Knicks rookie Quentin Grimes didn't get a lot of playing time this year, but he did amass a following on TikTok with videos of himself dancing alone in hotel rooms.
Microplastics, unfortunately, are what's for dinner.
"I have to think: 'OK, the character is scared here, but are they scared because their life is in danger or are they just startled?' Those screams will sound very different": Ashley Peldon, a successful Hollywood scream artist, shares tips of the trade.
There's a trend among bougie restaurants to serve blooming onions, but fancy. (They have caviar on them.)
New Vince Staples out today.
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And finally, it's officially spring at this lake:

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