Early Addition: Can the Justice Department stop NYPD officers from parking on the sidewalk?
by Gothamist
Gothamist— At least eight people were injured after a man driving a U-Haul plowed into several pedestrians and drove onto the sidewalk in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Monday morning. Because the feds are threatening to crack down, here are your early links: Central Park pickleball, grunion sex, free MTA bus pilot to end and more. [ more › ]
Gothamist—Early Addition: The NYPD's protest response truck smashed a bus stop before parking at Hamilton Hall. Because they thought that was necessary, here are your early links: Rudy Giuliani is a big spender, Times Square got a big hot dog sculpture, hotel slippers are canceled and more. [ more › ]
MYHIGHPLAINS—City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department to plant new trees at Ellwood Park for Arbor Day event. The City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department is set to host a 'unique' Arbor Day event on Friday in which five Bur Oak trees will be planted in Ellwood Park with students at St. Mary's Catholic School participating in the National Arbor Day celebration, according to organizers.
Chicago Tribune—Chicago police officer killed in Gage Park had spoken just last year at memorial for fellow officer. When his friend and fellow Chicago police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso was fatally shot in the line of duty last year, Luis Huesca called...