Billionaire John Catsimatidis says pandas would save NYC

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday November 21, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Billionaire John Catsimatidis calls for pandas in NYC, says they would save the city]( [John Catsimatidis wearing a suit in his office.]( [The grocery store mogul said bringing the fuzzy creatures to New York would attract an additional 10 million tourists to the city each year. He did not explain how he came up with that number, or which zoo could house them.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [American flag on the beach of Breezy Point.]( [Torso found on Breezy Point beach may have belonged to Irish filmmaker, police say]( [The NYPD is awaiting DNA results, but officials say they believe McDonnell went “wild swimming” and drowned in the undertow near Breezy Point.]( [A stock photo of Thanksgiving traffic]( [Rain in NYC expected to taper off by Wednesday afternoon]( [Meteorologists say the rains should stop by midday Wednesday.]( [a close-up of Mayor Eric Adams]( [Poll shows Mayor Adams’ support sinking amid federal investigation]( [More than 7 in 10 New York City residents said they believed Adams did something “illegal” or “unethical” during his 2021 campaign in his dealings with Turkey.]( [Google maps screen shot of Edmonds Playground in Fort Greene.]( [Woman arrested on hate crime charges after police say she threw a hot drink at Brooklyn man and his son]( [Police said Hadasa Bozakkaravani, 48, turned herself in at a Brooklyn precinct on Tuesday morning.]( [Young kids in a New York city classroom.]( [Concerns mount that NYC won’t comply with law limiting classroom size]( [“The trends are going in the wrong direction,” one advocate said.]( [Photo of Montaukett Indians]( [Montaukett tribe's bid for NY recognition denied. 'That's a slap in the face.']( [The governor said the tribe on the East End of Long Island failed to put forth sufficient evidence to overturn a 1910 ruling that it "no longer functioned as a governmental unit" in NY.]( [pickleballers in Central Park]( [Extra Extra: The quest to make pickleball not sound like that]( [Because the pitch of the "plink!" is off-putting to the human ear, here are your afternoon links: Berry Street bike lane, Banksy is a Bob, Biden's burning birthday cake and more.]( [A photo of a park set on Hart Island off the Bronx.]( [Hart Island, burial site for 1 million New Yorkers, opens to the public]( [The island is the final resting place for more than 1 million New Yorkers, many of whom were never identified or claimed by their families.]( [A picture of a dog in a subway station]( [New Yorkers and New Jerseyans weigh in on their favorite 'unexpected art' around NYC]( [Some of the best ways to encounter art are the unpredictable ones.]( [A chart depicting the biggest volume calls to 311 over the past 20 years.]( [‘A raccoon is eating lasagna on my porch’ and other odd NYC complaints after 20 years of 311]( [Over the past two decades, 311 has fielded more than 525 million questions and concerns from New Yorkers. Some of the requests were weird.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [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.