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- In a radical move, the City Council passed legislation to make the Board of Election notify voters when poll sites change.
- A home health care aide is accused of tying up an elderly woman "like a mummy."
- Over 1,000 pages of documents from the George W. Bush administration relating to the Skull & Bones society will soon be released.
- A city correction officer was arrested after allegedly causing a ruckus in a deli while yelling at a worker, "I AM THE MOTHERFUCKING POLICE!"
- Louis C.K. explains to Conan why he quit the Internet.
- Obama said people voting for Trump need to wake up and understand that "this is not a reality show."
- The footage coming in from the devastating wildfire in Alberta is downright apocalyptic.
- Also in Canada, about 75,000 horny snakes are waking up and ready to PARTY.
- And here's a kitten playing with a balloon.
Scott Lynch / Gothamist
Published May 6, 2016
Modified May 6, 2016
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