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🌱 Patch AM: How ‘SNL’ turned New York’s mayor and nor’easter into comedy
Also check out Books of Wonder - Great Picture Books for Fall featuring Ocean of Stars on the New York Patch calendar

Hi New York! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How 'SNL' turned New York's mayor and nor'easter into comedy
Also on today's calendar: Books of Wonder - Great Picture Books for Fall featuring Ocean of Stars and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Windy; rain becoming steadier, with a high of 65 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'SNL' roasts Mayor Zohran Mamdani with 'urgent message' for New Yorkers during nor'easter (nypost.com) — New York City residents got a playful shoutout on the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live," where a sketch spoofed Mayor Zohran Mamdani filming an "urgent message" as a nor'easter approaches. Set at Gracie Mansion and featuring a Trump cameo, the bit pokes fun at storm prep, social media politics, and a proposed $21 billion Queens housing project.
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- Books of Wonder - Great Picture Books for Fall featuring Ocean of Stars →
Books of Wonder, 42 W 17th St, New York
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Sunday September 27
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Other local events
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The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New York
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Sunday September 27
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