Extra Extra: 'Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks'

James Ramsay

Published Sep 27, 2024

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Chappell Roan performing at the VMAs

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James Ramsay

Published Sep 27, 2024

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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty.

Here's what else is happening:

New York is going to use $90 million from the Biden infrastructure bill of 2021 to replace old lead water lines across the state so our drinking water is safe.
The e-scooters of eastern Queens: Some residents love 'em, some think they're too woke.
The judge hearing a pair of lawsuits aimed at canceling Gov. Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing pause noted in court today that traffic getting to the courthouse "was terrible."
Chappell Roan has backed out of her Forest Hills concert gig on Saturday, explaining that "things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it."
A New Jersey farm stand/raw bar "in the middle of nowhere" made the New York Times' list of the 50 best restaurants in the country.
Heads up South Shore drivers, some roads will be closed tomorrow for the Jones Beach Ironman triathlon.
Here's one woman's quest to get rid of a Fall Out Boy song that was stuck in her head.
One way to spend $6,000 and lose 5 pounds is to go to the Lanserhof Clinic in Germany, a very stylish looking spa where you steam, sauna, eat fennel broth and use Epsom salts to clear out your bowels.
Meanwhile, these tadpoles will go 40 days without pooping at all!
And finally, cat on a wet tin roof: