What to Know
- Don’t think about starting the SantaCon festivities this weekend while riding NJ Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North
- A wallet that Diane Keaton misplaced decades ago has turned up in a New York storage unit
- An irate deli customer is wanted for his violent tantrum in which he attacked a worker over the wait time for a breakfast sandwich
Friday, Dec. 7, 2018
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1. NJT Prohibits All Drinks, MTA Bans Booze SantaCon Weekend
Don’t think about starting the SantaCon festivities this weekend while riding NJ Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.
All participating “Santas” riding NJ Transit will have to wait until arriving at their final SantaCon destinations — either New York City or Asbury Park — to get their drink on as the transportation agency has officially banned all beverages on its trains, light rails and buses from Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday morning, Dec. 9.
The ban was implemented due to rowdy incidents that took place in past SantaCons.
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Read more here.
2. Diane Keaton's Lost Wallet Found in NY 50 Years Later
A wallet that Diane Keaton misplaced decades ago has turned up in a New York storage unit.
The Oscar-winning actress lost the wallet 50 years ago, she said on Instagram this week.
This past May, “treasure hunter” Anton Lulgjuraj bought the contents of a deserted storage unit in Putnam County at an auction and discovered the wallet as he was perusing a dusty box, the Daily News reported.
Read more here.
3. Man Flips Out Over Brief Wait for Egg Sandwich at NYC Deli
An irate deli customer is wanted for his violent tantrum in which he attacked a worker when he was told his wait time for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich would take at least five minutes, police said.
The customer at the Hi Mango Flushing Avenue Deli in Bushwick demanded his order of a bacon, egg and cheese on a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel "right NOW" at around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, according to cellphone video provided by deli workers.
When the worker, Sanjay Patel, told the customer that he had several orders ahead of him and that it would take around 5 to 10 minutes, the customer became angry.
Read more here.
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