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Listen Up: A Closer Look at the Top Stories for Wednesday, Nov. 21

What to Know

  • It's looking like it could be the coldest Thanksgiving in more than a century, according to Storm Team 4
  • A boy who’s been in love with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for years was just granted the wish of his lifetime
  • What's more New York than almost sitting on a partially-nude man painted to camouflage into a classic subway car?

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 

Happy Wednesday! The highs today will be in the 40s, but still be sure to bundle up because there is an arctic blast on the way just in time for Thanksgiving. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. NYC Could Experience Coldest Thanksgiving in 117 Years

The turkey isn't the only thing that will need to thaw out this Thanksgiving. 

It's looking like it could be the coldest turkey day in more than a century, according to Storm Team 4. 

The temps aren't expected to bust out of the mid-20s Thursday and it's going to feel even colder during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Read more here.

2. Thanksgiving Parade Mega Fan Gets Surprise of His Life

A boy who’s been in love with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for years was just granted the wish of his lifetime: he’s going to sit front row at the parade on Thursday.

Alex Harris has been obsessed with the parade since he began watching it at 4 years old. Now 10, he knows everything there is to know about the parade: he’s read books about the event’s history and watched old videos on YouTube, his mom says.

Every year, he closely follows the announcements of who will be performing and what balloons will be making their big debut.

Read more here.

3. Near-Nude Man Painted to Blend Into Subway Car Goes Viral

What's more New York than almost sitting on a partially-nude man painted to camouflage into a classic subway car?

That exact sight materialized on a G train last week thanks to painter Kori Moore, who spent four hours painting model Hardy Brooklyn to blend into an orange subway seat and a map of the NYC subway system.

The painting was rather convincing, apparently. "A lot of people, in true NYC fashion didn't give a s*** and payed us no mind," Moore said. "But the best compliment was when someone stepped in and almost sat on him."

Read more here.

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