Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where a Flood Watch is in effect.
Here's what else is happening:
- A new, licensed app-based ride share company called Throo (unlike the unlicensed Empower) is trying to make it in New York City by offering — at least for now — cheaper rides.
- Next year, the cap on side-hustle income for New York state lawmakers is finally taking effect.
- Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent-turned-special envoy in the Trump administration, is possibly running an unlicensed hostel out of his Gramercy Park townhouse.
- Chinese immigrants now make up the largest foreign-born group of residents on Staten Island.
- The city still offers some great places where you can go and do absolutely nothing without feeling pressured to get involved in an activity or purchase something.
- Update on the Sweetgreen robots: The lunch crowd seems to like them.
- Update on the spotted lanternflies: Pet dogs are killing their eggs.
- And finally, backward roll half-spin:
