It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City where you can get a special escargot bagel from the minds of Dominique Ansel and Popup Bagel, this weekend only.
Here’s what else is happening:
- A 29-year-old Nigerian chess master is in Times Square attempting to break the Guinness world record for the longest chess marathon.
- Meanwhile, what’s Times Square missing? A 65-foot hot dog sculpture.
- What’s New York City not missing? Halal carts. We’ve got so many of them. But which ones are the best? Grub Street ranked five of the tastiest in the city.
- Besides a massive hot dog sculpture, New York City is also getting a new skyscraper. Mayor Eric Adams unveiled renderings for the 1.8 million square-foot structure going up on Park Avenue.
- A New Jersey woman is suing Dunkin’ after she was burned when a cup of hot tea spilled in her lap at a drive-through. She claims the employees are not properly trained on how to deliver hot drinks to people in cars.
- Former Toronto Raptors power forward Jontay Porter was banned from the NBA for life over a betting scandal.
- Not enough people are donating their kidneys. Could the solution be to pay donors $50,000 to do so?
- And finally, thirsty Thursday: