Wednesday June 16: Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 6.16
NEWS STORIES
NY Poll Says It's All About That Pepperoni
DiBlasio doubled down on his weird pizza demo with the results of his “ranked pizza toppings poll.”
Watch with your eyes closed and just imagine he’s batman.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio eats pepperoni pizza at his 10 AM press conference to announce the winner of his ranked-choice voting pizza poll. pic.twitter.com/tzTfMoz3K3
— The Recount (@therecount) June 15, 2021
Brooklyn Getting Its Own Marathon
Now NYC will have two marathons, because the Brooklyn Marathon is officially set for April 24.
The new course will begin near McCarren Park and follow the East River waterfront before cutting south toward Prospect Park and then Coney Island. Runners will spend a stretch along the ocean, possibly on the boardwalk, then head north toward the finish in Prospect Park.
Make sure you stop and get a cool drink at the Lit Pit.
Which is Worse? No Taste or Shit Taste
Membership in support groups for a condition called Parosmia affecting thousands of people as a post-Covid symptom. They’re finding that foods taste awful- like chemicals, or soap or just all around putrid.
Maybe you should stop eating at Chili’s and Ruby Tuesdays.
Morgan Stanley CEO: Get Your Ass back in the NYC Office After Labor Day
If you want New York money, you’ll have to come back to work in person, in NYC says Morgan Stanley’s head honcho. If you want to work from home, that’s cool but you’ll be taking a pay cut. He said if you can go into a restaurant, you can come to work. “Make no mistake about it. We do our work inside Morgan Stanley offices, and that’s where we teach, that’s where our interns learn, that’s how we develop people,” Chief Executive James Gorman said.
Well all this come togetherness will done by fall. Corporations are going to corporations. Don’t be shocked.
NYPD PBA Getting Sued by Shake Shack Manager
That Shake Shack employee who was falsely accused of serving tampered milk shakes to police officers is suing the NYPD police officers unions. Back when the Shake Shack was being accused of poisoning cops, both unions tweeted the allegations as if they were true. The lawsuit calls those actions grossly irresponsible. The manager who is filing the suit was arrested, and interrogated.
You can’t just claim you’ve been poisoned and detain someone just because you can’t handle dairy.
Senate Passes Juneteenth Bill
Juneteenth is a Federal Holiday now. The Senate unanimously passed the bill making June 19th a federal holiday.
Or as it will be known in Virginia, Juneteenth-Lee-Jackson Day.
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The Homeless Are Taking Over Midtown Manhattan
A recent reorganizing of homeless shelters in New York City has led to an overwhelming influx of the homeless into the Midtown/Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan. De Blasio’s too busy shame eating pizza on camera to worry about this.
SPORTS
Noooo, Those Weren't Steroids, That Was Lunch!
U.S. champion Shelby Houlihan will be banned from competition for four years. She tested positive for steroids, a violation of anti-doping rules last year, but maintains that it wasn’t steroids- it was a pork burrito that caused a false positive.
That’s what my horse ate! Said Baffert.
UK Olympic Team Under Strict Warning About Tokyo Quarantine
Stars from the UK have been threatened with serious consequences if they breach the strict quarantine rules– deportation, jail and Olympic medals being stripped are all on the table.
Enjoy the Olympics and stay for a few months.
Dick Vitale Gives James Harden A New Nickname
Dick Vitale has given James Harden the new nickname of BBC.
Dick, do you know what this means?
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Harvey Weinstein is Going to California
A judge has ruled that Weinstein will be extradited to California to face sexual assault charges.
Wait HW gets to travel!? Shit!
Durst Caught Sleeping During Murder Trial
Robert Durst was getting a nice refreshing nap. Unfortunately it was during his trial. Also unfortunately it was caught on video.
What’s in that mask chloroform?
#RobertDurst – Yep, I would say definitely asleep. @LawCrimeNetwork pic.twitter.com/UrpJmLt8Eb
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) June 15, 2021
Chrissy Tiegen's Accuser Gets Accused
You’re a Bully. You’re a Bully. You’re a Bully!! Chrissie Teigen shamed everyone for being unwoke. Then she was accused by Michael Costello of bullying. And guess what! Now Costello is being accused of bullying by singer Leona Lewis. Can’t wait to find out who she bullied.
Face it. We’re all shit.
Gwenny Can Only Watch One of Her Own Movies
Gweneth Paltrow says Royal Tennenbaums is the only movie she’s been in that she can stand to watch.
Well you can watch one more of your movies than I can.
Hugh Grant Glad He doesn’t Play Charming Anymore
So are we, Hugh.
Eric Anti Vaxxer Clapton Says He Lost All His Friends This Year
Nobody likes Clapton anymore. The rock/blues guitarist says “I would try to reach out to fellow musicians and sometimes I just don’t hear from them anymore,” he said. “My phone doesn’t ring very often. I don’t get that many texts and emails anymore. It’s quite noticeable.” Maybe its the racism, or maybe its the antivax opinions.
Or maybe it’s your breath. Have you tried a mint?
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The LaBianca House Is Off The Market
The Charles Manson murder house has been sold for $1.8 million, under it’s $2.2 million asking price. The new owners will have so much to talk about when they’re throwing their post-lockdown dinner parties.
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You Can Own A Hunter Biden Painting For $500k
Hunter Biden’s about to have an art show and his pieces are going on sale anywhere from $75k – $500k. Try to snag something from his Hookers and Meth Period.
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The LaBianca House Is Off The Market
The Charles Manson murder house has been sold for $1.8 million, under it’s $2.2 million asking price.
The new owners will have so much to talk about when they’re throwing their post-lockdown dinner parties.
TRENDING
VIRAL VIRAL
Got Any Bwead?
These Brooklyn ducks risked everything to walk to the neighborhood bagel store.
This is why we beg you not to feed birds.
A real-life “Make Way For Ducklings” scene just unfolded in Brooklyn with this mama duck and her babies trying to cross 5th Ave. Multiple people helped stop traffic to get them safely across the street. But it gets better… pic.twitter.com/cBK33pVdYF
— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) June 14, 2021
The mama duck and her ducklings then went into Bagel World. No word on what they ordered. pic.twitter.com/deNi7T8W2P
— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) June 14, 2021
After a few minutes the ducks came out and one of the Bagel World employees helped lure them to the opposite curb with some bread crumbs. They are on their way up 4th Street, hopefully to Prospect Park. pic.twitter.com/oZ0nMYY5Zv
— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) June 14, 2021
Just Another Day at any Little League Field
Parents will be parents.
Little league, building character. Or at least characters.
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Local News Anchor Calls Out Network Live on TV
I quit this crooked piece of shit hell hole, and now back to you Jan!
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
NJ Jumps 3 Spots To Land at Top of Best State to Live In List
WalletHub’s annual list released came out Tuesday, and somehow New Jersey landed on top, with Massachusetts and New York close behind.
This proves the mafia works.
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What Is The Perfect Number Of Hours To Work A Day?
Big Tech has figured it all out and they say that people can only really concentrate and work effectively for five hours out of the day. The rest of the time we’re all just shitposting on social media. Can’t that be a job?
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