The social media accounts for municipal utilities don’t normally get a lot of attention, except sometimes from locals when there’s an outage. But New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection found one of its tweets going viral for a humorous statistic about the Super Bowl halftime show.
The official Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headlined by superstar Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) was reportedly the most-watched of all time, based on early viewership estimates. It featured guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, tributes to real Latino businesses from around the country, a plethora of cultural references, a parade of flags from every country in North and South America, and even an actual wedding.
Bad Bunny has a devoted fan base among New York City’s Puerto Rican population. The first track on his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, is titled “NUEVAYoL,” as a tribute to the pronunciation of “New York” in the Puerto Rican dialect; the music video featured scenes of Nuyorican celebrations and local culture…