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Extra Extra: Looking forward to just another Manischewitz Monday
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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where Taylor Swift-themed karaoke is an option tonight.
Here's what else is happening:
- If an outright ban on "non-essential" helicopter traffic at New York City heliports probably isn't going to happen, should the city instead impose a $400 "noise tax" on chopper flights?
- Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from unlicensed Botox injections after at least three people got sick with botulism-like symptoms from the treatment.
- More and more, people are being mean to dog owners in Brooklyn.
- The Mets have a dance team now.
- Everyone on Facebook Marketplace in New York City is trying to sell the same West Elm coffee table.
- Manischewitz is so back.
- Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse is also back.
- JoJo Siwa, unfortunately, is out. (Chappell Roan is in.)
- And finally, f--- me up, Florida:
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