Extra Extra: The quest to make pickleball not sound like that

It’s Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where warming temperatures are making allergy season last longer.

Here’s what else is happening:

  • A nearly milelong stretch of Berry Street in North Williamsburg that was previously closed to cars as part of the Open Streets program has now permanently been turned into a two-way bike boulevard.
  • Gristedes owner and conservative radio host John Catsimatidis said he’s talking with the Chinese government about bringing pandas to the Central Park Zoo.
  • George Santos was allegedly very good at his job at a Queens telemarketing center for the Dish Network.
  • Millennials surveyed by a financial services company said they’d need to make $525,000 a year to be happy.
  • If you know an artsy fellow named Robbie who has a British accent … he might be Banksy.
  • USA Pickleball, the governing body for America’s favorite new sport, said it’s “making considerable investments” in technology that would make the sound of the paddle hitting the ball sound less grating.
  • “The blaze from your birthday candles should never be the main lighting source for your photo”: Joe Biden’s birthday cake appeared to be on fire.
  • Spotify said “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee has surpassed Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” as America’s favorite holiday song.
  • And finally, good clean fun:

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