The MTA now has a signature subway sandwich by Katz's and Alidoro

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Thursday September 29, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [The MTA now has a signature subway sandwich by Katz's and Alidoro]( [The MTA's 1904 signature sandwich.]( [Not since the IRT and IND joined the MTA has a pairing made this much sense.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Little Amal in Chinatown]( [Extra Extra: Watch a red-tailed hawk eat a rat from a city trash can]( [Because it's snack time in the city, here are your end-of-day links: Drill rapper fatally shot, Joe Biden's former niece-in-law got a presidential crystal bowl as a wedding gift, put vodka in your martini it's fine, and more.]( [Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) speaks as members of Congress share recollections of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2022 in Washington, DC. One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for Joe Biden]( [Battle over sex education erupts in race for NJ’s 7th Congressional District]( [Rep. Tom Malinowski faces a challenge from Republican Tom Kean Jr.]( [Applicants to New Jersey's excluded workers fund now have until October 31st to turn in any remaining paperwork and prove they're eligible for $2,000 in assistance.]( [NJ extends deadline for immigrant workers to prove they're eligible for $2,000 COVID aid]( [The Department of Human Services said applicants now have until Oct. 31 to turn in missing documents.]( [Arturo Xelo, 60, and his wife, Ruth Palacios, 43, received a ticket last summer for vending without a license. It was their first infraction in nearly a decade of vending on a busy street corner abutting Junction Boulevard in Corona, Queens]( [NYC street vendors tire of dodging summons-happy NYPD, city inspectors]( [The Street Vendors Project says promised city reforms have done nothing to stop a ticket blitz targeting their members.]( [A bill before the City Council would ban discriminating against people with tattoos.]( [New York City Council legislation would prevent discrimination against people with tattoos]( [Councilmember Shaun Abreu, the bill’s lead sponsor, called tattoos a form of personal self-expression that often incur bias and discrimination from employers, landlords and service providers.]( [Used needles are seen on the street during a city sweep of a homeless encampment in New York City, Sept. 22, 2022]( [Could a syringe buyback program help clean up New York City streets?]( [City officials are debating a pilot program that would pay people to help keep needles off of sidewalks and out of parks.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.