Extra Extra: Where to go if you want to have a beer and watch turtles race
July 18, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Because yes, it's in Brooklyn, here are your afternoon links: Best airport lounges, mall walking groups, Igor the cursed Victorian child dog and more from around the city and internet.
It’s Friday afternoon in New York City, where mosquitos are loving the weather lately.
Here’s what else is happening:
- The Chelsea Lounge at JFK Airport is among the top seven airport lounges around the globe for gourmet dining, according to a ranking from Dollar Flight Club.
- Do you have enough time to read the poems on the MTA’s digital subway screens before they switch to an advertisement?
- Mall walking groups have hit the suburbs.
- A new wildlife hospital is set to open in West Milford, New Jersey, by the end of the summer, offering wild animals access to services like X-rays and other diagnostic tools typically reserved for domesticated pets.
- Here is a list of quirky bars around the city, including one Brooklyn dive that hosts turtle races.
- The owner of this NYC grocery store has started lowering markups on all items after Reddit users called out the shop's high prices.
- Igor, a shelter dog who may or may not actually be a cursed Victorian child, will hopefully have a new home soon.
- And finally, impeccable landing:
Full flaps, landing gear down, air brake, touchdown 🛬👏👍🤗
— Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) 2025-07-18T13:29:50.892Z