Black Friday Headlines: Buy, Bye!
Before you go out on an orgiastic buying spreed, first read today's headlines.
12:00 AM EST on November 24, 2023
If you believe the headlines in all the other news outlets, you’re supposed to spend today buying stuff you don’t need. So before you do that, here are some news headlines from yesterday:
- So that car crash at the Rainbow Bridge upstate was just that: a car crash caused by a driver going at an excessive speed. (NY Times)
- Here’s a touching story in The City about a bus driver who helped two kids reunite with their parents.
- A speed camera program has started for work zones on two upstate highways. (Times Union)
- The overnight truck-parking problem near JFK has been partly solved. (QNS)
- On this “Black Friday,” consider giving the gift of charity, by donating to Streetsblog during our annual fundraising drive. Just click the logo below to donate … and get your name added to the honor roll, like yesterday’s donors: Thanks, Ron! Thanks, Kate! Thanks, Sharon! Thanks, Fernand! Thanks, Rohan!
Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.
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