Extra Extra: The story of a sea turtle named Elton
Aug. 7, 2025, 3:55 p.m.
Because the little fella was released back into the ocean, here are your afternoon links: Instagram's new feature, marathon dating, tomato ketchup smoothie, and more from around the city and internet.
It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City, where a former top NYPD lawyer is the latest to file a corruption suit against the department and Mayor Eric Adams.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Elton, an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle rescued off the coast of Massachusetts last fall, was released back into the ocean off Coney Island yesterday.
- Most New Jersey residents who moved out of the state in 2025 didn’t go too far.
- Brooklyn deserves a Manhattanhenge-esque solar event, too.
- NYC men say they're taking women on lavish, daylong dates — only to be ghosted right after.
- Instagram has a new feature that shows users’ locations on a map, similar to something Snapchat launched several years ago. Here’s how to turn it off.
- Ultra-processed foods still make up more than half of the calories in our diets.
- How about adding a tomato ketchup smoothie to that ultra-processed diet?
- And finally, entrepreneurship:
She setup a "petting zoo" that featured her dog 😭 pic.twitter.com/pE1kW4kCAJ
— OnlyBangers (@OnlyBangersEth) August 4, 2025