Welcome to Wednesday afternoon in New York City where it’s your last chance to send the MTA comments on the final recommendations for congestion pricing.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A grey tabby cat was who was seen walking around a New Jersey neighborhood for days with a jar stuck on its head was finally able to get some help on Christmas.
- This year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball will feature a bowtie light pattern, an ode to Times Square’s “Bowtie of Midtown” history.
- Some people are dishing out big bucks to see that lovely New Year’s Eve ball up close and comfortably. You can get a table at Applebee’s for $650, hit up AMC Movie Theater’s nightlife space for $499 or get a luxury couples package at the Marriott Marquis for $12,500.
- Former U.S. Rep. George Santos claims his car was broken into yesterday, and he said the thieves made away with his backpack and a basket of chocolates. Who does he blame for the ordeal? Mayor Eric Adams.
- Gypsy Rose Blanchard, notorious for helping kill her mother after years of abuse, will be realeased from prison tomorrow. Her story is the basis of the Hulu series “The Act.”
- Restaurants are trying to get customers to stop sharing so much food by offering more one-bite appetizerrs because it’s been a rough year with lower reported profits and thinner check averages.
- Employees of three board game cafe workers in New York City successfully voted to unionize. “There is not a group of people better at organizing than a bunch of nerds,” said Jennifer Taylor, a worker at one of the cafes.
- And finally, cats in STEM:
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