How a $20K search for a missing UES dog sparked an internet firestorm

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday January 12, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [How the $20K search for a missing dog on the Upper East Side sparked an internet firestorm]( [a sign for a missing dog on a pole on a city street corner]( [Rosie the mini-doodle has been lost since November. After a GoFundMe campaign raised nearly $20,000 to fund the search, her owner became the target of internet vitriol and hate speech.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Large waves crash along Rockaway Beach in Queens on Jan. 10, 2024, after a storm brought high winds and rain to the area.]( [Coastal flood warnings to take effect in southern Queens and Long Island this Saturday]( [The warnings are scheduled for 7 a.m. through much of Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.]( [Schools Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams at a podium.]( [Mayor Adams restores some education funding, his third budget cut reversal in 3 days]( [The city will cover an $80 million gap in summer school funding left by expiring stimulus funds and reverse $10 million in cuts to community schools, which offer social services for students and their families.]( [Photo of crime scene outside Louis H. Pink Houses]( [Neighbors say loud fight preceded woman's death in East New York parking lot]( [The victim was run over in the parking lot of the Louis H. Pink Houses following a clash with two others.]( [A woman's hands wearing gloves, clean a couch.]( [NJ's house cleaners, other domestic workers to see $15.13 minimum wage, other protections]( [Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign a first-ever 'bill of rights' for the workers Friday; traditionally domestic workers in New Jersey were denied many worker benefits and protections.]( [Scene of collision and derailment north of 96 St on the 1 line on Thursday, Jan 4, 2024.]( [Anatomy of a New York City subway crash: Dozens of decisions and a derailment]( [From the transit newsletter: How a 1 train derailed on the Upper East Side, explaining why other cities have more reliable train service, plus a roundup of the week's transportation news.]( [Former Gov. David Patterson performing at The War Room in Albany this week.]( [Former NY Gov. David Paterson has a band. We checked it out.]( [Some of NY’s most-powerful politicians crammed into an Albany bar to hear the former governor play.]( [rat in a car]( [Extra Extra: When you've tried everything to get rats to stop eating the wires in your car]( [Because there's only so much peppermint oil and hot sauce you can douse on those wires, here are your afternoon links: Sephora tweens, flight attendant slang for bad passengers, old timey co-sleeping and more.]( 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.