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Extra Extra: No more cookies or dumplings for lunch at NYC public schools
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Emily Nadal
Published Jan 25, 2024
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It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City, and don’t even think about messing with the independent bookstores in the Hamptons.
Here’s what else is happening:
- NYC will soon get four new skateparks — two in the Bronx and two in Brooklyn — thanks to Tony Hawk’s Skatepark Project.
- The girls are ditching pants this winter.
- After some legal setbacks, South Brooklynites and Staten Islanders now have access to a legal weed delivery service.
- Speaking of drugs, magic mushrooms are having a moment, including consuming them in chocolate form.
- Sorry, officers, you can’t request doorbell camera footage from Ring users anymore.
- NYC school cafeteria are dropping pricier food items — such as cookies, chicken dumplings, and bean and cheese burritos — due to budget cuts.
- A black cat named Ludwig van Beethoven who was participating in a cat show was clearly over it and slapped one of the judges. He was disqualified.
- And finally, what iPads are actually meant for:
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