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Extra Extra: Most of the jaywalking summonses the NYPD issued last year went to Black or Latino people
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Emily Nadal
Published May 23, 2024
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It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City where folks are weighing in on when it might be time to call off therapy.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Still need some plans for Memorial Day weekend? How about a visit to the pop-up Cheez-It diner in Woodstock, New York?
- Naples, Florida topped U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the 150 best places to live. New York City came in at No. 124.
- The NYPD issued 467 summonses for jaywalking in 2023. Of those, 92% went to Black or Latino pedestrians.
- The Department of Justice is suing Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, over high prices and accusing it having a monopoly over live events.
- We’re bringing back cold salad plates this summer.
- Mahjong, a classic four-person tile game, is finding new life among young New Yorkers at this Greenpoint social club.
- The process for charging an electric Citi Bike is pretty complicated: Workers need to bring individual batteries to Long Island City to be charged and then replaced. But Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, is trying to change that with charging docks — if it can secure the funds.
- And finally, Daisy doesn’t care what time it is:
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