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.

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 Kathy Hochul still hasn't withdrawn the federal troops she deployed into the subway system.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:
- Say what you will about a brief speaking role in a Forrest Whitaker TV series, corrupt NYC political players don't seem to be asking for the grand kickbacks they used to get.
- Gotham politicians also didn't use to hold scavenger hunts for adults, but here we are.
- In New Jersey, where larger-scale political bribery seems to remain alive, Nadine Menendez is trying to shorten her prison sentence by arguing that her husband, convicted former Sen. Bob Menendez, threw her under the bus.
- NYU opened a students-only swap shop where nice stuff that would've been dumped outside dorm buildings is available for free.
- Good tacos in Manhattan.
- Great Tomato Tasting in New Jersey.
- Halsey is upset that fans boycotted her movie, "Americana," because of co-star Sydney Sweeney's "denim bulls**t."
- New science shows fish enjoy being massaged.
- And finally, this, specifically, is the massage:
The bluestreak cleaner wrasse cleaning up a larger fish
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) August 9, 2025
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