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More than 100 NYC wine shops are rolling out curated Italian selections for a first-ever two-week showcase, timed right before the industry-only Vinitaly.USA trade show hits Pier 36. From Alto Adige whites to Mt. Etna reds, an interactive map shows exactly which stores are pouring what, and where.
— via NY Post, Sam Shoyer
A New York Times games engineer was gunned down in a Dublin parking lot, allegedly by his wife's 77-year-old parents. Court records reveal years of mutual abuse claims, two suicide attempts and a bitter fight over his gender transition that investigators now suspect fueled the killing.
— via NY Post, Ben Chapman
Four Jets offensive starters sat out practice Wednesday and are "week to week," meaning backups will fill in across the line, backfield and receiving corps against the Bears. One bright spot: Minkah Fitzpatrick looks set to return after missing two games with a groin injury.
— via NY Post, Brian Costello
The attorney now suing to kill Mamdani's rent freeze once called the board's chair himself to push for a low vote, the ex-chair says, back when he was Eric Adams' top deputy. Court filings add another wrinkle: Adams officials contacted the board 228 times last year, more than double Mamdani's team.
— via Gothamist, David Brand
At 21, George Lombard Jr. became the youngest Yankee to start a playoff game since Mantle in 1952: and promptly went 3-for-3 in a 9-0 wild-card rout of the Red Sox, joining Bernie Williams among the franchise's rare playoff-debut hit machines. Five months earlier he was still playing Double-A ball.
— via NY Post, Mark W. Sanchez
Since the 1300s, courts used dolls to preview fashion trends before real clothes existed. A new FIT exhibition with 170-plus objects traces that history, from an 18th-century doll with all her fingers intact to Margiela's Barbie-scaled 1994 runway pieces.
— via Gothamist, Quinn Moreland
Landlords suing over New York's rent freeze just got a court order for Mayor Mamdani's phones, emails and texts, personal and work alike, two days before the freeze takes effect. Their lawyer, Randy Mastro, is hunting for proof City Hall leaned on the Rent Guidelines Board to deliver a campaign promise.
— via Hell Gate, Jessy Edwards
Herald Square's business improvement district wants a carnival operator to bring Ferris wheels, arcade games and other rides to the plazas where 100 million people pass each year. The catch: no permanent structures, no operating past 11 p.m., and proposals are due Oct. 13.
— via The City, Kaitlyn Schwanemann
City Hall heard 21 e-bike bills Wednesday, and delivery workers showed up by the dozens to fight the one letting cops seize bikes that test too fast. NYPD has already written 55% more speeding tickets and doubled confiscations this year, workers say, with little done about the app deadlines pushing them to speed.
— via Gothamist, Carol Chen
Seattle's minimum wage climbs to $22.14 an hour in 2027, and the city is already counting the cost: 450 restaurants closed in the first half of 2025 alone. A university study found even the announcement of the hike pushed new businesses into cheaper suburbs instead.
— via NY Post, Fox News
The Yankees are stacking their Game 2 lineup with lefty bats against Sonny Gray, with only rookie George Lombard Jr. batting right-handed. Jazz Chisholm Jr. returns after sitting Game 1, and Trent Grisham reclaims center field from Spencer Jones as New York goes for the sweep.
— via NY Post, Greg Joyce