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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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“April Fools in December”: Hundreds of people waited at the Brooklyn Bridge for fireworks that never came, all because of AI slop

Left: Joe Jonas in his car in New York City, seen through a window in a building. Text overlay reads, "I love New York because I've been watching Joe Jonas parallel park for the last 7 minutes." Right: Tweet reading, "sending thoughts and prayers rn to joe jonas. nothings happened to him, but the video of him attempting to parallel park has 6 million views."

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Entertainment

Joe Jonas responds to New Yorkers who filmed him trying to parallel park for 7 minutes

Left: Squidward looking through grate meme, with SpongeBob and Patrick labeled "New York" and Squidward labeled "The rest of the USA." Right: Zohran Mamdani's victory speech following historic NYC mayoral win, text overlay reads, "just had my last pork fried rice before mamdanistan."

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27 of the best memes and jokes about Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win

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Viral Politics

“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown

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“We weren’t even in the room”: Traveler warns of alleged $500 “smoking fee” scam at popular New York City hotel

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Left: Friend AI ad in NYC subway graffitied with the words "Surveillance capitalism" and "Get real friends." Right: Friend AI ad in NYC subway graffitied with the words "Stop profiting off loneliness."

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New Yorkers vandalize subway ads for AI “Friend,” calling it dystopian

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“New York City has to be a prank, right?”: TikToker’s tiny NYC apartment transformation sparks debate over small-space living

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“I was so confused”: Customers find out their ride has been cancelled mid-flight as Revel shuts down blue taxi cab service in NYC

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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“Y’all un-gatekept a little too hard”: Social media is ruining Canal Street, potentially causing police raids

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Culture

“Just talk to a guy”: Women are snatching salads and apologizing over LinkedIn in order to meet single men

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“As a Yankees fan, this is hilarious”: Citi Field pranks Yankees fans by using AI filter forcing them to wear Mets hats

zohran mamdani memes: Left: Running horse meme under caption reading Zohran mamdani winning Right: NBA meme showing Zohran Mamdani dunking on Andrew Cuomo

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After Zohran Mamdani’s win, the memes came fast and furious: 31 of the best

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Pro mariner shuts down Brooklyn Bridge boat crash conspiracies, explains what likely went wrong

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘There is a 10-year age gap’: Woman issues warning about 30-something dating expert in New York City. Then another woman speaks up

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

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‘It’s an appalling betrayal’: Is the MTA tracking thousands of New York City schoolchildren through their metro cards?

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