Early Addition: What do a wallaby, a bull and an ostrich have in common?

July 14, 2025, 10 a.m.

Because New Yorkers have had all sorts of exotic animals, here are your early links: The World of Darkness is back, the Bubble House is on the market, Bad Bunny class at Yale and more from around the city and internet.

A wallaby sitting in some grass.

It’s Monday morning in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams might be backtracking on a plan to reduce traffic on 34th Street.

Here's what else is happening:

  • What do a wallaby, a bull and an ostrich all have in common? They were among some of the exotic animals around New York rescued by an organization called Humane Long Island.
  • After closing more than 15 years ago, The World of Darkness exhibit at the Bronx Zoo is back featuring nocturnal animals like bats and naked mole rats.
  • The Upper East Side “Bubble House” could be yours for $5.75 million.
  • It’s gotten really hard to tell the difference between counterfeit luxury handbags and the real thing, and the black market for designer goods is flourishing because Gen Z customers don’t care for the real thing.
  • Yale University will have a Bad Bunny class this fall where students will dissect the reggaeton artist’s album "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" and learn about how songs “highlight political issues, history, and the evolution of music.
  • What happened to all those community fridges that popped up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • President Donald Trump says he's considering revoking comedian Rosie O'Donnell’s citizenship.
  • And finally, chihuahuas are gonna chihuahua: