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Welcome back to the weekend, New York! Here's everything you might’ve missed this past week in the city:

• Mysterious people have once again been emerging from manholes; NYers shared their thoughts on the matter.

• Subway riders shared which station is the worst in NYC.

• Learn some of the unwritten rules of the Subway.

• Where do people go out in the East Village these days?

• NYers gave their favorite songs that best represent the city.

• We wanted to find out if this summer was the best in NYC history.

• A beautiful blood moon rose over NYC early Friday morning.

• This guy is going viral for celebrating losing .02 pounds.

• This guy annoyed his wife by announcing the Knicks starting lineup in the Roman Colloseum.

• It was announced that beloved movie theater AMC Kips Bay 15 is set to close at the end of this year; a petition immediately started to prevent this from happening.

• The Empire State Building shined pink in honor of Dolly Parton, who passed away Tuesday.

• Mayor Mamdani is currently the favorite to win TIME Person of the Year 2026.

• The aftermath of last week’s tornados in Atlantic Beach, NY.

• City gov’t is beginning repairs on their city-owned section of the BQE, focusing on the crumbling triple cantilever section.

• The Chrysler Building shot its shot.

• This guy got the NYPD officer blushing.

• NYC nightclub Basement banned all types of camera glasses.

• The San Gennaro Feast returns to Little Italy next month for its 100th edition.

• This OG NYer can still walk fast AF.

• This bag handler at JFK was spotted being a little aggressive while loading cargo…

• MTA bus ads for the “Museum of Sex” are set to be removed after creating controversy.

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