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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Work underway to convert former Chelsea prison into 131-unit affordable housing project (6sqft.com) — Construction has begun to turn Chelsea's former Bayview prison on West 20th Street into more than 130 permanently affordable homes, including supportive units and a short-term mental health residence. The project anchors a broader wave of new affordable and mixed-income housing, lotteries, and NYCHA redevelopment across Chelsea, reshaping options for local renters, seniors, and low- to middle-income households.
• To Catch a Predator (kennethinthe212.com) — Police are seeking help from Chelsea residents after floral designer John Laubach was found murdered in his neighborhood bedroom, with a suspect caught on surveillance allegedly trying to use his ATM card. Investigators believe he may have met the killer at a nearby Chelsea sex shop and are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers immediately.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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