Friday’s Headlines: Post Thanksgiving Edition
We're going to take Black Friday off, but here are a few headlines to keep you going.
12:02 AM EST on November 29, 2024
We’re going to take Black Friday off so we can get ready for December in earnest, but here are a few headlines to keep you going:
- Upper East Siders revealed their windshield biases all over Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. (Upper East Site)
- The Times wrote a nice profile of NYC Transit boss Demetrius Crichlow.
- Say goodbye to all the dining sheds until April 1. (NY Post, amNY)
- And our donation drive honor roll will return on Monday … so if you want to join its ranks, click the banner below and make a contribution to keep us going. If you need a reminder of the work we do, click here.

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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