Extra Extra: The NYPD officer who insisted on ticketing Staten Island drivers with PBA cards

James Ramsay

Published Jan 16, 2024

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James Ramsay

Published Jan 16, 2024

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It's Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where Governors Ball will once again not take place on Governors Island.

Here’s what else is happening:

An NYPD officer with a passion for writing traffic tickets says he faced internal consequences for giving some of those tickets to drivers with PBA cards from their loved ones on the force.
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Some others got into polyamory.
A "Great Gatsby" musical is coming to Broadway this spring.
Sean "Diddy" Combs — fresh off settling a lawsuit over rape accusations — has received a settlement of his own after suing the parent company of his former tequila brand, accusing them of racism for not promoting his product as much as George Clooney's tequila.
Meanwhile, Diddy's public rival, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, is thriving.
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson have dropped out of the Republican presidential primary contest.
Old guys can still play hockey.
And finally, How Stuff Works: