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Extra, Extra: "Happy Street Signs" Are Antithetical To NYC


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Published Dec 7, 2013

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  • Fake parking signs with "inspirational" messages are inherently anti-New Yorkian, and have no business in this city.
  • An adorable husky was caught shoplifting from a general store, and amused cops wrote up a detailed report on it.
  • Here's a gentle reminder not to jam stuff in subway doors.
  • The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York is offering $5K for any information about "knockout" attackers.
  • Oh grand, Rebecca Black released a followup to "Friday" called...wait for it..."Saturday."
  • Knicks fans are doing their best to get through this tumultuous season by tweeting the pain away.
  • Some people are using CouchSurfing as a hookup tool.
  • Congrats America, we watched Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" music video over 371 million times this year.
  • Bloomberg reminds people how awesome Ray Kelly is.
  • A British researcher has used a supercomputer to create a climate model of Middle Earth based on Tolkien's famously detailed maps.
  • And finally, raccoons apparently love Doritos:

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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