Today’s links feature muffins that cost a ton and a cat that weighs a ton.
New York
WATCH: Everybody Trips on This One Subway Stair
After this video of a problematic Brooklyn subway staircase went viral, the MTA stepped in to fix the problem.
4 World Trade Center Tops Out
The first of the planned skyscrapers on the former site of the World Trade Center tops out, more than a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Meet Gilbert Baker, the Man Who Invented the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag
As Gay Pride Month draws to a close, NewsFeed takes a look back at the history of the iconic rainbow Gay Pride flag.
After Abuse Video Goes Viral, Campaign Raises Over $173,000 for Bullied Bus Monitor
After a shocking video outrages the Internet, fans come to Karen Klein’s rescue
New York City’s Latest Attraction: A Zip Line
Soar over the mean streets of Manhattan in the city’s annual Summer Streets Festival
‘Grifter Prince’ Accused of Conning His Way into $20m Apartment, Ivy League Education
The stepson of the President of Kazakhstan’s brother is hiding after being accused of swindling his stepdad out of millions of dollars worth of Manhattan real estate.
Prep-School Predators: Report Alleges Sex Abuse at Elite New York City School
A scathing exposé alleges that decades of sexual abuse by teachers at the elite Horace Mann school went unreported and unpunished.
Car Alarm Symphony Prank Creates Most Obnoxious Music Ever
The sound of a single car alarm can make even the most levelheaded person itch with anger and annoyance. So imagine what: what could 100 car alarms do?
New York’s Latest Tourism Pitch: I [Anything] N.Y.
Critics say the state’s plan to replace its iconic tourism logo violates one cardinal rule: don’t mess with success.
The Bodega: A Brief History of an Urban Institution
The Internet wants to know: what’s a bodega? Any New Yorker can answer that question. But first we’re going around the corner, you want anything?
Etan Patz: After 33 Years, an Arrest in the Disappearance of the ‘Milk-Carton Boy’
Pedro Hernandez, a 51-year-old New Jersey man, has been arrested in the case of a missing New York City boy whose disappearance captivated a nation