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Extra Extra: Should NYC ban the gluey mouse traps?
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Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where Washington Square Park is simply a sick spot.
Here's what else is happening:
- They're saying it's "certifiably ass" outside.
- City Councilmember Harvey Epstein is leading a push to ban gluey mouse traps, arguing they're needlessly torturous for the mice.
- Over on Polymarket, people are betting on price fluctuations in New York City real estate.
- New data confirms it: Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not kill the city's luxury housing market.
- On Long Island, this bedroom-less tiny house is for sale for $330,000.
- Tom Brady is opening a trading card shop in Brooklyn tomorrow.
- Here are the U.S. World Cup jerseys for this summer.
- Well, now we know who Banksy reportedly is.
- And finally, outta here:
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