Extra Extra: Nothing says ‘death comes for us all’ like the Mister Softee jingle

Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where we’re all cheering for Amaya “Papaya” Espinal.

Here’s what else is happening:

  • The New York City Council Minority Delegation this week officially endorsed Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayoral, which it’s officially not allowed to do.
  • “When I flew Turkish Airlines, and other airlines, since I was a kid, when I walked into a plane, I asked for upgrades,” Mayor Eric Adams told NBC this week.
  • Luis Fernandez, a 50-year-old server at the Square Diner in Tribeca who’s been in New York for 35 years, was detained by ICE. Diner patrons are trying to help free him.
  • Hector’s diner in the Meatpacking District is closing after 76 years in business.
  • “The ice cream melts, the seasons pass,…

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