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Governor Hochul Is DTG (Down to Gerrymander)

Governor Kathy Hochul tells Texas Republicans to come and take it, plus more news for your Tuesday morning.

Lot Radio Is Back—With Big Plans for the Future

If the City approves, the permanently-temporary DIY mainstay will simply be permanent.

Adult Rat Swim at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

O, to be a rat bathing on a lily pad in Brooklyn Botanic Garden!

Mayor Adams Throws Rats a Bone

Cheaping out in the war on rats—plus more stories to start your week.

I Can't Stop Thinking About George Santos

Liar, grifter, political showman, mirror to some of our political contradictions—I cannot get enough.

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