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Listen Up: A Closer Look at the Top Stories for Tuesday, Jan. 15

What to Know

  • Someone has allegedly been throwing dirty diapers from windows of a public housing complex on Essex Street on the Lower East Side
  • Kylie Jenner's most-liked photo has officially been upended thanks to a picture of ... an egg. Yes, a regular stock image of a brown egg
  • The Tappan Zee Bridge is set to be demolished Tuesday morning several days after the initial date was postponed because of weather concerns

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 

Happy Tuesday! The temperatures will go up just a touch today and it will be mostly sunny. Highs will reach the the upper 30s . As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Someone's Hurling Dirty Diapers From NYCHA Building, Sources Say

Someone has allegedly been throwing dirty diapers from windows of a public housing complex on Essex Street on the Lower East Side.

Soiled diapers and trash have been thrown out of windows for months, falling on the canopy and sidewalk of the Seward Park Extension building, according to NYCHA.

Because of these incidents, NYCHA is regularly cleaning all garbage and debris in and around the development.

Read more here.

2. Stock Image of an Egg Breaks Kylie Jenner's Instagram Record

Kylie Jenner, you had an egg-cellent run.

The 21-year-old's most-liked photo has officially been upended thanks to a picture of ... an egg. Yes, a regular stock image of a brown egg.

It all goes back to Jan. 4 when the Instagram profile @world_record_egg uploaded its one and only post.

Read more here.

3. Tappan Zee Bridge Will Be Demolished Tuesday

The Tappan Zee Bridge is set to be demolished Tuesday morning several days after the initial date was postponed because of weather concerns.

The bridge's demolition had been set for Saturday but it was postponed due to heavy winds.

Workers are expected to use explosive charges to demolish the remains of the old bridge that spans the Hudson River between Tarrytown in Westchester County and Nyack in Rockland County.

Read more here.

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