All Hail The Original Pizza Rat™, Our New Official Subway Mascot

Tuesday February 4, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT [All Hail The Original Pizza Rat™, Our New Official Subway Mascot]( [PIZZARATDAGBOG.jpg]( [Pizza Rat defeated Dagbog, The Bag Dog to become our new subway mascot.]( [Advertisement]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [shutterstock_editorial_10542759f.jpg]( [Coronavirus Update: NYC Awaiting Tests Results On Three Suspected Cases, Businesses Worry About Impact]( To date, there are no confirmed cases in New York City. [shutterstock_editorial_6691923d.jpg]( [NJ Transit Passengers Say They Were Left Abandoned On Train Outside Penn Station]( A passenger called 911 to remind NJ Transit they were still on the train. "They forgot us on the train.... They don't even know where trains are." [2420monahan.jpg]( [Cops Aren't Supposed To Talk 'Public Policy,' But Bail Reform Is A Different Matter]( "They're inflicting terror on people, unnecessarily and for political reasons." [deathscalator022519.jpeg]( [Shredded Escalator 'Wreck' Blamed On Lapsed MTA Maintenance]( A nightmare-inducing subway escalator wreck in Midtown last year was caused by the MTA's habit of skipping out on preventative maintenance inspections. [women workers rising]( [Restaurant Workers Left Out Of $15/Hour Minimum Wage Plan]( A group of workers' and women's rights organizations are demanding the Cuomo administration get rid of the subminimum wage for restaurant workers. [Red tailed hawk release]( [Blair, The Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued From Brooklyn, Released Into Central Park]( It's believed that another raptor drove Blair into the glass in order to protect its territory in Downtown Brooklyn. [Image from iOS (14).jpg]( [Photos: Kobe And Gigi Bryant Mural Goes Up In Brooklyn]( The deaths "hit my heart," artist Efren Andaluz told us. You'll find his mural near Barclays Center. [shutterstock_editorial_8561527b.jpg]( [The Best Things To Do In NYC This Week, From An Animation Fest To A Surrealist Soirée]( Time to make some plans! ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} from this list](    [update subscription preferences]( New York Public Radio · 160 Varick Street · New York, NY 10013 · USA