Good morning and happy Tuesday. After yesterday’s deep freeze, you’d think it couldn’t get any colder — but winter’s out here setting new records. We’ll barely reach 21 degrees this afternoon, and with the windchill, it feels like 4. Layer up, stay in if you can, and keep those hot drinks coming…
Pedestrians walking across W37th Street near the Lincoln Tunnel are being forced into live traffic lanes after an icy sidewalk went uncleared during recent snowfall — and a reader says 311 told her it could take 72 hours to address. Read more…
JACK
Breed: Tuxedo
Age: 3 or 4 years old
What makes me meow: I meow for the lady who feeds me every day, but she’s moving away in a few weeks…
Three words that describe me best: Gentle, grateful, survivor
Pet Confession: I’ve been hanging in a backyard on W46th St for awhile now and even though a really nice person built me shelter from the snow, I’d really like to live the indoor life like I used to.
If you would like to foster or adopt Jack, please email Mike at UrbanCatLeague@gmail.com
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FDNY responded on Sunday evening to reports of fumes at New World Stages, the five-theater Off-Broadway complex at 340 W50th Street beneath Worldwide Plaza. Read more…
What We’ve Been Reading
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The new City Comptroller is warning that Mayor Mamdani faces a $12 billion budget gap. (THE CITY)
Fare dodging in the subway has become an “Olympic” sport for some New Yorkers. (amNY)
Stephen Ross’s former penthouse flips at Columbus Circle for an extra $10m. (The Real Deal 💰)
New York plans to map its spiderweb of pipes and cables beneath the City’s surface. (Gothamist)
So, can you make dinner for $3? (WSJ 🎁)
Freeze Frame
Before the sidewalks on W37th Street froze over — and while the snow was still falling — W42ST reader Melinda Caudill got creative.
In the middle of the storm, with the Port Authority Bus Terminal construction chaos all around her, she stepped into the street and traced a huge LOVE message into the fresh snow, complete with hearts. A friend filmed it from the building above, and the clip quickly went viral.
Such a New York Story — upset at the way things work, but making the most of it with love.
Happy belated birthday yesterday to Tim Quinn, Shane Hathaway, Jeremy Caplan and Hillary Davis — and today to Deidra Bee.
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