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Extra Extra: The city is giving lessons on rat-proofing your garden.
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It's Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where it's going to keep raining and then rain some more.
Here’s what else is happening:
- While NYC's jobs figures have largely rebounded from the pandemic, the poverty rate is still 5% higher than in 2021.
- "Some of them, frankly, just weren't having fun anymore": A dozen lawmakers in Albany have recently announced they're retiring.
- Ahead of gardening season, the city's health department is offering classes to help homeowners and building employees avoid attracting rats.
- Downtown Manhattan residents are annoyed by the new luxury supertall tower at 262 Fifth Ave., which blocks the view of the Empire State Building from most points below 28th Street.
- Veselka, the beloved East Village restaurant, said it plans to bring back 24/7 service starting this summer.
- Miami is trying to have a break from Spring Break this year — and is warning upcoming visitors to "expect curfews, security searches, and bag checks at beach access points, early beach entrance closures, DUI checkpoints, bumper-to-bumper traffic, road closures, and arrests for drug possession and violence."
- We're living in a golden age of condiments, and some people can't handle it.
- Election-wise, this Super Tuesday has been a bit underwhelming — but at least there are free donuts.
- And finally, on any block:
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