311 won’t do anything for raccoons unless they’re visibly rabid. You have to call an exterminator if you want to get rid of the raccoons. Legally they’re not allowed to release them anywhere in the city or take them out of the city but lots do if people are squeamish about having them killed.

No way is he going to be able to defeat soon-to-be Governor Santos. I’ve never seen such a qualified candidate.

AOC and other progressives voted against the bill because of a lack of any kind of accountability attached to the bill or the training and because it was fast-tracked to the floor without going through committee where there might have been a chance to add some teeth to it. Basically Congress wanted to pass something that made it seem like they were doing something about policing without actually doing anything about policing and the people who actually care about the issue saw through it.

Lee Zeldin’s district was entirely on Long Island, not part of NYC.