Extra Extra: The blue cabs are leaving NYC

Aug. 11, 2025, 2:30 p.m.

Because Revel is pulling out of the city's rideshare game, here are your afternoon links: Nolita dirtbags of the highest order, political drama in Hempstead, white rappers and more.

A charging station for the app-based car service Revel in a Brooklyn, in 2021. The company is planning on installing hundreds more fast-chargers in New York City by 2027.

Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where the Hudson River is cleaner than you think.

Here's what else is happening: