It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City, where this sushi restaurant sells out every Monday because guests want to see the chefs carve a 400-pound tuna.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Connecticut is once again trying to claim it has better pizza than New York City.
- Just when this New Jersey woman thought a driver got away with a hit-and-run on her car, a man named PJ and his horse, Shiny, showed up to save the day.
- Public school workers, students and parents, rejoice: You’re getting an extra-long winter break this year.
- This will be the last season for New Jersey’s Field Station: Dinosaurs, an outdoor family theme park, unless the owners can negotiate a new lease to continue operating in Overpeck County Park.
- Dog toy subscription service BarkBox issued an apology after leaked internal Slack messages showed the company deciding to back away from Pride marketing to avoid offending some of their customers.
- Teens are feeling a lot of pressure to have best friends.
- A 21-year-old man who garnered an online following for dousing himself in eggs or beans in front of businesses on Long Island was arrested for filming inside the homes of three people who let him use their bathrooms.
And finally, that pup deserves a tip:…