Early Addition: A Howard Beach teen allegedly shot a neighbor's dog while playing with a gun
April 25, 2024, 10:21 a.m.
Because the dog survived, thank God, here are your early links: Forever chemicals forever, DWI-turned-getaway-in-a-cop-car, the windmill blades fell off the Moulin Rouge and more.

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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the native bees are "small, docile and rarely sting."
Here's what else is happening:
- New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer have introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress to stop congestion pricing.
- Police said a Howard Beach dog is recovering after a neighborhood teenager shot it while playing with a gun.
- A 21-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing another driver while drunk, waiting for police to respond and then jumping into a cop car and attempting to flee.
- Logan Paul issued an impassioned defense yesterday against the class-action lawsuit accusing his Prime energy drink of containing forever chemicals.
- Not sure what's in the new Sour Patch Kid Oreo but I can't wait to find out.
- The windmill blades somehow fell off the Moulin Rouge in Paris last night.
- Jennifer Aniston is remaking "9 to 5."
- Sometimes a grown adult starts dating another adult who sleeps with a stuffed animal and experts say the right thing to do is not be weird about it because that stuffed bunny might be crucial for someone's mental health and sleep hygiene.
- And finally, shimmy shimmy ya:
The power of a Crocodile's tail. Honestly, this makes them even more terrifying to me! 😳 pic.twitter.com/FQe1NESqdI
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) April 25, 2024