What to Know
- A boy and a girl were bitten by sharks in separate attacks off Fire Island, according to local officials and the father of one of the kids
- While driving on the FDR Drive, Instagram user @hellcatloco saw a red-nosed, cigarette-smoking man cruising in Convertible full of clowns
- Apple just unveiled more than 70 new emojis and it appears there is something for everyone
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Happy Thursday, just one more day to go until the weekend! We're looking at another gorgeous day in the city today with low humidity in highs in the 80s. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.
1. 2 Kids Bitten in NY Shark Attacks; Tooth Sticks in Boy's Leg
A boy and a girl were bitten by sharks in separate attacks off Fire Island, according to local officials and the father of one of the children.
A spokeswoman from the town of Islip said the 13-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were bitten off the shores off Atlantique Beach and Sailors Haven. They are expected to be OK.
Beach-goers saw what officials think was a sandbar shark -- a shark commonly found along the Atlantic Coast -- about 25 yards offshore. The town of Islip has banned swimming at all of its ocean-facing beaches.
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Since 1837, only 10 shark attacks have been reported in New York. Fifteen have been reported in New Jersey and one in Connecticut.
Read more here.
2. Red-Nosed, Cigarette-Smoking Man Cruises Down FDR Drive in Convertible Full of Clowns
Has this gentleman come up with a unique way to use New York's high occupancy lanes? Or is he just clowning around?
While driving south on FDR Drive, Instagram user @hellcatloco saw something that caught his attention. A man was cruising down the road in a white convertible -- top down -- with three unique-looking passengers in his car.
Getting closer, the witness saw the curly red hair and maroon mop of the man's passengers were not in fact human, but were of the clown-mask variety.
Under New York's high occupancy vehicle lane laws, drivers with passengers are allowed to use faster lanes.
Read more here.
3. Apple Unveils World of New Emojis Coming to Your Phone
Emojis make things so much better than words sometimes.
And we are now getting more! Apple just unveiled more than 70 new ones and it appears there is something for everyone. Emojis with red hair, gray hair, curly hair and even bald.
There is also a cupcake, lobster, peacock (Hey, NBC) and this list goes on.
They new emojis will be coming to your phone later this year.
Read more here.
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