Gothamist76%
Extra Extra: There's a magician in the NY-12 congressional race 50%
By James Ramsay0%
5/4/2026, 6:30:53 PM
Topics: Elections, Nba Playoffs
BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 27 hits. Analysis detected 82 faulty-reasoning hits from 160 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 50% and a BS Rank of 50% (10,758 of 21,176 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 50.80% of the article peer group.
Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where murders are at a record low.
Here's what else is happening:
John Sterling, the legendary Yankees radio broadcaster, has died at the age of 87.
State Assemblymember Micah Lasher, who's running for the open seat in New York's 12th Congressional District, is also a magician and wrote a book on magic tricks.
In the race to replace outgoing Rep.
Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District, former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson donated four figures to two different candidates.
Will the Philadelphia 76ers actually do anything to stop Knicks fans from buying tickets and filling their arena during this upcoming playoff series?
Yuppies are under threat.
An 8-year-old boy in New Jersey was bitten by a beaver while fishing.
Teens still love the mall.
And finally, probably pungent:
He Found a Clam, A CLAM!
pic.twitter.com/0GjbyCybG3
— B&S (@_B___S) May 2, 2026
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