James Ramsay

Because Sean Combs no longer gets the privilege of holding a special key, here are your afternoon links: Congestion pricing is paused but commuting from NJ still stinks, lesbians meeting up at Liberty games, Nick Jonas coming to Broadway and more.

Because "Hell's Kitchen" got robbed of Best Musical, here are your early links: Chuck Schumer's weird grilling picture, flirting at the running club, advertising is very white and more.

Because there's a Chinese cat that shreds, here are your afternoon links: Chunk of ice from airplane fell through NJ house, Tony Awards are on Sunday, Trump tries out AI and more.

Because what are you going to do, tell a stranger to put headphones on, here are your early links: Queens moped crackdown, documentary about Sunset Park vs. Industry City, reading the manual beforehand and more.

Because the benefits of being a Manorville Little League umpire don't outweigh the downsides of verbal abuse, here are your early links: Fecal matter at a Hamptons beach, New Jersey gassing geese, the Vote For Pedro t-shirt and more.

Because the first lady is touring battleground states courting the senior demographic, here are your afternoon links: Congestion tolling cameras are already in place so what should we do with them, boys chewing hard gum, Dutch sitting too much and more.

Because the show has been extended to September, here are your early links: Mayor Adams applauds Gov. Hochul on congestion pricing, business owners think everyone drives, wet hot Florida summer and more.

Because the liberos are top dogs now, here are your afternoon links: Samuel Alito's wife just loves flags, JetBlue adding flights out of Islip, NJ school bus driver won a $221 million lottery prize and more.

Because the doggy drag show in Bed-Stuy joins a packed calendar of doggy dress-up events, here are your early links: Seward Park ping-pong table scene, New Jersey goat wedding present, elephants have names and more.

Because it'll still be hard, but whatever, just go somewhere else, here are your afternoon links: City Hall bathrooms, "The Outsiders" fight scene, Telletubbies on the NYC Ferry and more.

Because that's $15 you could put towards a new Nissan, here are your early links: West Village homeowners vs. 5G towers, Zoomer plumbers are cool, rodent men are in and more.

Because cats win, duh, here are your afternoon links: Buffalo woman may not fully understand the life of a New York City commuter, new chess kid, new Ariana Grande video and more.