Extra Extra: An L.L. Bean ban, of sorts
Jan. 10, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Because New York has successfully enacted a ban on old L.L. Bean waterproof parkas that contain forever chemicals, here are your afternoon links: Macy's closures, the weed dealer who really hates Bob Dylan, that guy in those hats and more.

Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where congestion pricing survived New Jersey's attempts to kill it.
Here's what else is happening:
- The wind is dying down.
- This 80-year-old NYC weed dealer who has spent much of his adult life dedicated to hating on Bob Dylan is having a time with this new biopic out.
- State Sen. Jessica Ramos, who's running for mayor, said she wants to turn the city's Summer Youth Employment Program into a year-round thing.
- Macy's is closing 66 locations across the country, including five in NYC and three on Long Island.
- 2024 was the hottest year on record.
- In other environmental news, New York's ban on old L.L. Bean jackets with forever chemicals has gone into effect.
- Will this season of "Deal or No Deal Island" deliver the "greatest moment in game show television history?" Host Joe Manganiello thinks so.
- It's that guy in those hats.
- And finally, oh hey:
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— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) January 10, 2025