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Brooks Brunson
Brooks Brunson joined the Gothamist/WNYC newsroom as an editor in May 2022, after two and a half years at The New Yorker. She previously worked as an editor, digital producer, and reporter at The Post and Courier in South Carolina, her home state. She now lives in Brooklyn, where she enjoys going on long bike rides and hanging out with her cat, Curtis.
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Extra Extra: Some DNC setbacks for Mayor Adams (he missed his song, for starters)
Because leaving the Empire State is hard, here are some links.
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Brooks Brunson
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Early Addition: Lanternflies and the city (and the actor on a mission to kill them all)
Because Kieran Culkin is the NYC hero we didn't know we needed here are today's links: the Manhattan neighborhood with the most Ozempic prescriptions, the sad truth about Trader Joe's and the famous cat living in a New Jersey Home Depot.
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Brooks Brunson
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Early Addition: That studio with a bathtub in the kitchen doesn't include the microwave
Because it's day two of humidity hell in NYC here are some links: an update on that Little Italy studio for rent, covid has just out-covided itself and how to be good at flirting.
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Brooks Brunson
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Early Addition: NYC (reportedly) is not in fact the coolest city in the country
Because it's too muggy to be outside anyway, here are some links: Giuliani at a jail down south, two identical West Village penthouses with a huge price gap, and New York City gets second place when it comes to being cool.
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Brooks Brunson
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The M train won’t run at all, plus more subway changes this Memorial Day weekend
A guide to subway changes across New York City over Memorial Day weekend 2023.
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Brooks Brunson
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Extra Extra: Cousin Greg likes the free tequila-sodas at his NYC bars
Because Succession's Nicholas Braun is not ready to make his own martinis at home, here are your evening links.
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Brooks Brunson
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Extra Extra: Bernie Sanders walked through TikTok filming in NYC completely unfazed
Because it's actually impossible to dodge TikTokers on New York City streets, here are your evening links.
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Brooks Brunson
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Extra Extra: Congrats, you’ve made it through NYC’s earliest sunset in 2022
In tonight's link roundup: The "best tweeter" in New York, TikTok legislation and a new neighborhood for the Tony Awards.
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Brooks Brunson
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Extra Extra: New York City is one of the worst places to be single, at least WalletHub says
It's too expensive to date in NYC, but we do have some tips for saving on groceries. Also: more rat stuff, weed delivery could be legal soon, and more stories from the Big Apple.
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Brooks Brunson
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Afternoon Addition: Maybe NYC's rats are just here to dance and shop high end accessories
A study shows that rats can dance, a report says New Yorkers would still rather live alone than save money even in this market, there's a new official neighborhood map, and more stories from around New York City and beyond.
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Brooks Brunson
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Afternoon Addition: James Corden doesn’t think New York really cares about his behavior at Balthazar (and yet this headline exists)
James Corden gives his perspective, American Horror Story NYC on TV and in the East Village, the background of Brooklyn-Queens Day, and more links from around the city and beyond.
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Brooks Brunson
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Afternoon Addition: Is Albany a better place to live than NYC?
Analyzing U.S. News & World Report's best places to live rankings, the Adderall shortage is official and hitting NYC, New Yorkers find unity over a shared rat hatred, plus more headlines from the city and beyond in your Friday link round up.
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Brooks Brunson
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