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Extra Extra: Who double-parks in Brooklyn and then apologizes for it on Reddit?
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Published May 12, 2026
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Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where we may have the only Surinamese restaurant in the country.
Here's what else is happening:
- Check out the Mercedes driver who double-parked in Park Slope, blocked an ambulance and then went on Reddit and posted an effusive apology.
- City Councilmember Chi Ossé has filed a misconduct complaint against the cop who arrested him while he was protesting the eviction of a constituent in Bed-Stuy.
- We did it: We have 19 Aesops and seven Buck Masons.
- It turns out the bromated flour that makes our bagels special is bad for you.
- Meet the New Jersey teen birders who are on a mission to spot 200 species across the state this year.
- Meet the New Jersey fishermen who caught a big sea bass off Sandy Hook.
- Paul McCartney said no to a roast.
- And finally, tough:
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