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Extra Extra: They finally turned off the strobing lights by the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk
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Published Jan 21, 2026
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Good Wednesday afternoon in New York City, where the weekend forecast now calls for up to a foot of snow.
Here's what else is happening:
- The Hudson River Park Trust is ending its long-running deal with ICE to let agents park vehicles in the Pier 40 lot.
- Sunset Pier 94, Manhattan's first-ever purpose-built film studio, has officially opened.
- Strobing lights near the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk that had been flashing since late December and driving locals nuts have finally stopped.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani may not actually care if the state doesn't raise taxes on the rich, according to the New York Times.
- Expect to keep learning more about former Mayor Eric Adams' scandals.
- It's been said Mikie Sherrill might "already be Jersey's coolest governor ever."
- These people at Davos mostly look terrible.
- Take care of your neck.
- And finally, better winter looks:
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