Early Addition: Is Long Island the emo capital of the world?
May 7, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Because the scene is still alive in Amityville, here are your early links: single room occupancy apartment drama, Tulsi Gabbard's password, pancakes and more.

Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where BRIC has announced its lineup for summer shows in Prospect Park.
Here's what else is happening:
- New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is seven weeks away.
- These East Village single room occupancy apartments were as low as $155 a month and came with all kinds of headaches.
- Here's a good look inside the rush to get a new birth certificate in order to get a new Real ID.
- The hardcore and emo scenes are still thriving on Long Island.
- Go-karting is also thriving on Long Island.
- Here's hoping U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has a more advanced password-creation strategy these days.
- We used to be a cupcake town.
- Now we're a pancake town.