Early Addition: 2,000 adults on a scavenger hunt through New York City

Aug. 25, 2025, 10:01 a.m.

Because it was a Zohran Mamdani thing, here are your early links: The perks of being a corrupt NYC political operative aren't what they used to be, New Jersey is holding a Great Tomato Tasting, fish like being massaged and more.

Zohran Mamdani supporters on a scavenger hunt in Manhattan

Good Monday morning in New York City, where Gov. Kathy Hochul still hasn't withdrawn the federal troops she deployed into the subway system.

Here's what else is happening: