Extra Extra: Rich bachelors are frantically calling their matchmaker to get a date with Natalie Portman

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Published Mar 26, 2024

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James Ramsay

Published Mar 26, 2024

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Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where the Gowanus Canal isn't getting cleaned up fast enough, according to a federal watchdog.

Here's what else is happening:

Flags are flying at half-staff today in Oyster Bay, the hometown of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot last night in Queens during a traffic stop.
Governors Island has hired former Queens Museum curator Lauren Haynes to be its new head of arts and culture and turn the island into "New York’s pre-eminent public art destination."
Astoria's Titan Foods, which claimed to be the largest Greek grocery store in America before abruptly closing last year, is reopening in a different location in the neighborhood.
A former Hot 97 executive is suing the radio station, claiming he was fired for being "too white" after he reported star DJ Funkmaster Flex for allegedly getting kickbacks from advertisers.
"The ink had not even dried from her divorce papers and already, I had gotten three emails from my matchmaking clients specifically asking me to set them up with Natalie Portman," said one high-end matchmaker, who added that she doesn't have Portman's contact info.
Candy giant Mars Wrigley is opening a $70 million "innovation studio" at its North Jersey headquarters for research and development.
Canada's maple syrup reserve, which is designed to hold 133 million pounds of syrup, only has 6.9 million pounds in it, marking a 16-year low.
The Knicks are ... good!
And finally, oh hey:

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