Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Extra Extra: The clocks are lying
By
James Ramsay
Published Nov 17, 2023
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Busa Photography/Getty Images
By
James Ramsay
Published Nov 17, 2023
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
It's Friday afternoon in New York City, where hotel rooms are getting expensive again.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A musical about the televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker featuring songs by Elton John is coming to Broadway next season.
- A ton of public clocks in New York City — including the massive one that's on the "Clocktower Building" in Downtown Brooklyn — don't display the correct time or even work at all.
- Flaco the Central Park owl was back in his favorite tree today.
- Criminals love spending ill-gotten money on cars and cryptocurrencies, according to this Bloomberg analysis of five years' worth of U.S. Marshall Service seized-good auctions.
- Instead of hosting Thanksgiving this year (one guest got sick, nine others canceled), Martha Stewart said she's doing a Westchester turkey crawl and stopping by five different neighbors' Thanksgiving dinners.
- Hunters should wear a little hot pink, it looks cool with realtree camo and also makes you look like an elite marathoner. (And it's also safer.)
- "Once the viewer selects a dish from the screen menu, an image of the food will appear, and above the screen an apparatus containing my liquid flavor samples in air canisters will spray in a combination that creates the taste of the chosen food. The spray then rolls hygienic film over the screen and voilà – they can enjoy the taste of pizza without even biting into a slice": Wanna try the lickable TV?
- Millennials can't quit American Girl dolls.
- And finally, don't bother me:
Tagged
extra extra
James Ramsay
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Federal judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit challenging NYC sanctuary laws
A Brooklyn judge ruled the federal government lacked standing to challenge city policies limiting cooperation with immigration authorities.
By
Phil Corso
Published Oct 15, 2026 at 9:13 p.m. ET
2 men charged in fatal fentanyl poisoning of NYC college student, alleged rape
Federal prosecutors say one man gave two women fentanyl disguised as cocaine in a Manhattan dorm, then raped one of them while she was unconscious. She later died.
By
Giulia Heyward
News
2 men charged in fatal fentanyl poisoning of NYC college student, alleged rape
Federal prosecutors say one man gave two women fentanyl disguised as cocaine in a Manhattan dorm, then raped one of them while she was unconscious. She later died.
By
Giulia Heyward
NYC spending on homelessness has soared. So has the number of people on the street.
By
Karen Yi
MTA’s Lieber reiterates opposition to ‘fast and free’ buses after violent incident
By
Carol Chen
Avila Chevalier insists her beef is with NYPD Commissioner Tisch, not Mamdani
By
Jimmy Vielkind
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .