Early Addition: Meet the Connecticut man who's eaten pizza every day for six years

James Ramsay

Published May 3, 2024

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James Ramsay

Published May 3, 2024

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Good Friday morning in New York City, where the Mets are hiring a mascot manager.

Here's what else is happening:

It's nearly impossible to find a three-bedroom apartment for rent in this city (unless you're willing to pay $25,000 a month).
Two ice skating coaches who were fired from Chelsea Piers said their termination came in response to efforts to unionize.
The city's first pet-friendly homeless shelter has opened in the Bronx.
The Old Croton Aqueduct in the Bronx is now the borough's first official scenic landmark, a designation that puts it in league with Coney Island's boardwalk and Central Park.
PS 331 in Dyker Heights is now Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship, named for the NYPD officer murdered in his squad car in 2014. This makes PS 331 the city's first public school named after an Asian American.
"For the last six years, I’ve eaten pizza every single day. Sometimes it might just be a slice, but most days I will get through a whole one": Connecticut's own Kenny Wildes told The Guardian his story.
Big ears are in.
Gucci is out.
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And finally, first try: