Good Tuesday morning in New York City, where the mayor plans to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade.
Here's what else is happening:
- The city's sanitation department said it conducted several stakeouts to try to catch dog poop offenders and found it nearly impossible to catch people leaving crap on the sidewalk.
- More than a dozen people told the New York Times that Mayor Mamdani plays political hardball behind closed doors.
- New York City doctors are once again warning people not to take antibiotics for colds and sore throats because it only helps antibiotic-resistant bacteria flourish.
- Jack Schlossberg has publicly condemned the Ryan Murphy drama about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, but the popular show is drawing attention to his congressional campaign.
- SEE 'EM: The small buildings hanging on next to big buildings on the Upper West Side.
- "America now has more spas and gyms than stores selling actual stuff."
- The phone number 867-5309, of "Jenny" fame, now routes to a cancer support line.
- "East Village Cookbook," the crowd-sourced recipe collection created to raise money for a local soup kitchen, is a certified hit.
- And finally, creature in the cushions: