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Extra Extra: What on earth was that big boom in NJ?
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Published Sep 8, 2025
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Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where Fort Greene has a lot of dogs.
Here's what else is happening:
- A mysterious big boom spooked North Jersey last night.
- Also scary: heavy rain.
- Jack Schlossberg is considering a run for outgoing Rep. Jerry Nadler's Manhattan congressional seat.
- President Donald Trump still has to pay that $83 million defamation judgment to E. Jean Carroll, according to a new appeals court decision.
- Now is the time to go to Fire Island.
- An updated and revised coffee table book about NYC shop cats is coming out.
- Cats or no cats, they're saying NYC stores are fun again.
- It's never been easier to order drugs over Snapchat.
- "Why do it?" I don't know.
- And finally, we like your vibe:
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