It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City, where the average wedding costs $63,000 and where some couples are finding unique and cheaper alternatives.
Here’s what else is happening:
- Every once in a while, the fantasy of a high-speed train from New York City to London re-emerges. This time, it’s Elon Musk who sparked new hope after claiming his infrastructure company could build a tunnel connecting the cities for a fraction of the estimated $19.8 trillion cost.
- This is what it’s like to be a personal assistant to the mega-rich during the holiday season.
- Rockefeller Center: where you come for the tree and the shopping, but don’t stay for the food.
- Long Island authorities arrested a woman for allegedly illegally conducting dental procedures (including tooth extractions) from her apartment kitchen.
- The Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, home of the New York Red Bulls, will now be called the Sports Illustrated Arena after the publication company purchased naming rights from the Major League Soccer team.
- “Hot Ones” will have a new home after Buzzfeed sold First We Feast, the studio behind the popular interview series, to George Soros. The sale will help Buzzfeed cover a major chunk of its outstanding debt.
- Ticket sales for Broadway show “& Juliet” increased after TikTok star Charlie D’Amelio joined the cast in an ensemble role with no lines.
- And finally, NYC has rats, Australia has koalas:
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