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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the parks that don’t have fancy conservancies need some love.
Here’s what else is happening:
- New York state fined unlicensed weed shops $25 million last year — but has so far collected only $22,500.
- John Avlon, a former CNN commentator who helped form the centrist group “No Labels,” is running for the House of Representatives as a Democrat in a Suffolk County district.
- Leonard Guida, the police chief in the Jersey Shore town of Bradley Beach, has been suspended after showing up to a crash scene inebriated.
- Tony Hawk’s nonprofit is helping to bring two new skateparks to the Bronx.
- President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, bit people 24 times in a span of less than a year and forced the Secret Service to adjust its own tactics to prevent agents from getting attacked, according to newly released internal documents.
- You already know Adrian Chiles is the hurkle-durkler-in-chief.
- Zoomers are doing Spring Break, but stone-cold sober.
- The tooth fairy isn’t paying out the way she used to…
- …unless you’re rich, in which case the tooth fairy is rewarding you with $100 bills and designer bracelets.
- And finally, you pick your battles:
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