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Extra Extra: Tourists have not moved on from the Roosevelt Island tram

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Published Jun 9, 2025

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Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where there are some great places to eat in Times Square.

Here's what else is happening:

• Rep. Yvette Clarke, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has endorsed City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for mayor.
• Tourists are (still) crowding the Roosevelt Island tram, pushing island residents to escalate their calls for a priority line.
• Malcolm X Boulevard and 124th Street got three new "Aunties."
• Save the beech trees!
• Prospect Park hosted a gathering of the Naomis.
• Scientists have revised the odds of the Milky Way galaxy crashing into the Andromeda galaxy at some point in the next 10 billion years. (It's now 50/50.)
• A Costco membership card will not get you past TSA but it can be helpful in other ways.
• Here's how to tell your Labubus from your Lafufus.
• And finally, had me fooled:

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