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Extra Extra: The coolest neighborhood in NYC?
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Published Oct 17, 2023
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It’s Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where Donald Trump is in court.
Here’s what else is happening:
- "The hierarchy should always be those with the least go first. A mom with a stroller is most important; after that, kids and pedestrians. Then bikes, e-bikes, gas-powered bikes, cars and trucks.": The Gospel according to Lucas, a 45-year-old cyclist who frequently experiences close calls with other bikers because the lanes are too narrow.
- Time Out has named Fort Greene, with its "great brunch spots and wine bars, ecofriendly shops, and bustling bookstores," the coolest neighborhood in New York City and the 15th coolest city on Earth.
- "Empire State of Mind" singer Alicia Keys has apologized and deleted a recent Instagram post in which she expressed her desire to try paragliding, which commenters said was insensitive given that Hamas terrorists paraglided into a music festival in Israel before murdering hundreds of concertgoers.
- Home insurers are warning people not to follow the TikTok trend of "cash stuffing" — which involves withdrawing a ton of cash and sorting it into different envelopes for budgeting purposes — because someone might break into your house and steal all that money.
- Spaha Salsa Museum, an East Harlem shrine to Latin music that occupies a former hardware store, has been going strong for 12 years and now plans to open an outpost in Puerto Rico.
- Meet Beenslackin, a "full-time flaneur" who walks around Downtown Manhattan in sick outfits.
- Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is quitting his side gig as a festival DJ.
- It's mid-October, which means it's the perfect time to hit the Jersey Shore.
- And finally, me on the shore in mid-October:
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