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Remembering the hero search-and-rescue dogs of 9/11, 25 years later 7ny.tv/ZaPRTx
ALT Remembering the hero search-and-rescue dogs of 9/11, 25 years later
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Do Not Disturb 😴
Here’s to a restful and relaxing weekend before the summer ends! 🦝
📷 Sleepy baby raccoons photographed by @jacquelineUWS
ALT A pair of baby raccoons sleeping in a tree in Central Park.
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In 2026, Utah, Virginia, Idaho, and Oregon all advanced measures making it easier to fund and expand wildlife crossings. This kind of conservation policy is a no-brainer. Fewer dead animals, fewer wrecked cars, fewer injured drivers, and safe migration routes for wildlife.
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The Netherlands has become the first country in the world to successfully eliminate stray dogs, ensuring that every dog has a home.
This remarkable achievement stems from a combination of strict animal welfare laws, large-scale spaying and neutering programs, and a strong culture of responsible pet ownership. The Dutch government has long supported widespread sterilization initiatives and enforces tough penalties for animal abuse and abandonment.
While an estimated 200 million stray dogs exist worldwide, the Netherlands stands out as a global leader. In Dutch cities, it is common to see dogs riding in bicycle baskets, relaxing under café tables, and even joining their owners on public transport, a reflection of how deeply integrated pets are into everyday life.
The country now serves as an inspiring model for animal welfare, demonstrating how coordinated policy, cultural awareness, and compassion can effectively solve a challenge that continues to affect many other nations.
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INBOX: The NYC Bar Association is renewing its call urging @RepMcClinton to ban live pigeon shoots in PA, citing the supply chain’s “direct impact on New York City communities.”
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Immortalizing an icon of Central Park! ❤️ 🐿️
Inspired by the High Line’s larger-than-life pigeon artwork “Dinosaur,” we’re pleased to unveil Central Park’s newest artwork, depicting our most beloved creature: the Eastern gray squirrel.
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Great turnout at the rally today to save the Tony Dapolito Rec Center! Thank you @SommerOmar1 @villagedems @DIDNYC @GrandStreetDems @CB2_Manhattan + all other cosponsors, supporters and participants.
Go to villagepreservation.quorum.u… to tell @NYCMayor + city officials repair now!
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Many people assume @NYCACC is a No Kill shelter. Why? B’cuz they cannot believe that in this day & age, in the richest & supposedly most progressive city in the world, the local pound is still murdering adoptable dogs & cats by the thousands every yr! It’s literally unbelievable!
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If you are looking for a new NYC restaurant to support, Ali Dogan owns Ali Baba Turkish restaurant at 224 E 53rd and kept his doors open to EVERYONE when it was below freezing out and constantly feeds his neighbors. A true 👑, man of the community and kindhearted New Yorker.
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#OnThisDay in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred in our neighborhood. Now every year, New Yorkers gather to honor the 146 victims. Discover how this tragedy shaped labor rights, and how it’s commemorated more than a century later: villagepreservation.org/2026…
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Today’s the 115th anniversary of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 immigrants, mostly young women, because the exits were locked. Volunteers remember the victims by chalking their names outside their homes across the city
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Police in Central Park thought they were hunting down a skilled pickpocket after multiple visitors reported their phones mysteriously disappearing without anyone noticing a thing.
But while officers were questioning people in the park, a raccoon suddenly ran up, grabbed a phone, and exposed itself as the real thief. After chasing it through the trees, police found a hidden stash of stolen phones tucked away in a raccoon’s hiding spot.
They later announced that anyone missing a phone in Central Park could check with the station to claim it.
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The war in Iran has already cost $22.8 billion.
For $22.8 billion, we could:
• Provide Medicaid to 6.8 million kids
• Build 2.6 million public housing units
• Fund Head Start for 1.3 million
• Hire 240,000 teachers
• Cancel $20,000 in student debt for 1 million borrowers
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A bill proposed by Councilmember Harvey Epstein would outlaw the sale of sticky boards that doom furry critters to a slow, painful death. @THECITYNY brooklyneagle.com/374301/rat…
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NEW: Only about 25% of 1,000 "high-risk" buildings in the Meeker Avenue Plume have been tested for cancer-causing toxins — because their owners are allegedly worried about property values.
nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-new…
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🐾 Teasley searches for adoptive home after 538 days in Long Island shelter
🎤 @sophiabhall1 reports
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Housing payments have exploded.
Median payment:
2020 → $1,500
Today → $2,800
That’s a 90% increase in five years.
Wages didn’t rise 90%.
That’s the affordability crisis.
