Extra, Extra: Yesterday's Manhattanhenge Was A Total Bust

Jen Chung

Published May 30, 2016

Modified May 30, 2016

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Jen Chung

Published May 30, 2016

Modified May 30, 2016

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No one could get good Manhattanhenge photos yesterday, thanks to Mother Nature.
The boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo—prompting zookeepers to kill a 400-pound critically endangered lowlands gorilla—is "doing well." A vigil is being held today for the gorilla, named Harambe, and protesters plan to attend.
A man died of an overdose at Junior's Cheesecake in Brooklyn.
The NY Times looked at how soldiers' risk of suicide is lower than they are deployed and higher when they are back home.
The last remaining World War II memorial in NYC is in Brooklyn.
Not even Stephen Hawking understands Donald Trump.
A cowboy died during a bare-backed riding event at a NJ rode.
Emilia Clarke wouldn't mind being Jane Bond.
Not all TSA lines are terrible: This newly-married couple met in one.
How Johnny Depp fell out of movie stardom.
And, sorry, tomorrow we all go back to work:

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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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