Emily Nadal

Because we're over hold music, here are your afternoon links: meet and greet the cheeseball man, millionaires in NYC, a Hamptons beach full of fecal matter, and more from around the city and internet.

Because it's only the 12th dirtiest, here are your afternoon links: A lovely new sculpture, zodiac custom license plates, "Hunger Games" redux and more from around the city and internet.

Because if you can't get to Carbone, you can at least have their jar marinara, here are your afternoon links: fighting for Whitestone Lanes, New York's Youth Workers Bill of Rights, lightning strikes the Empire State Building, and more from around the city and internet.

Because the NYPD issued nearly 500 jaywalking summonses last year, here are your afternoon links: Cheez-It diner, 150 best places to live, cold salad plates are back, and more from around the city and internet.

Because the town is that desperate to get rid of the geese, here are your afternoon links: name some baby falcons, McDonald's new idea, the Governors Island sheep are back and more from around the city and internet.

Because shared recreational spaces foster community, here are your afternoon links: The sun is staying up late tomorrow, why seceding from NYC might not be a good idea for Staten Island, graffiti is back, and more from around the city and internet.

Because it's best to get your medication from a doctor, here are your afternoon links: a push for dog poop bags, a chance to live in a decked out Skittles apartment, why Cher dates young men, and more from around the city and internet.

Because the golden age of movie theaters has passed, here are your afternoon links: a UFO spotting, Meghan Markle's jam, a Brooklyn pastry shop that accepts EBT, and more from around the city and internet.

Because we love hot dogs, here are your afternoon links: a new skyscraper is coming, a lawsuit against Dunkin', paying for kidney donors, and more from around the city and internet.

Because liberation is overrated, here are your afternoon links: DJ Mister Cee dies, ranking cold brews, a dead humpback whale in New Jersey, and more from around the city and internet.

Because using skin as a binding method is very outdated, here are your afternoon links: a NJ landline is a hit, NYC takes on autonomous vehicles, Punxsutawney Phil becomes a dad, and more from around the city and internet.

Because mass transit is really the best way to get around NYC, here are your afternoon links: ranch domination, French bulldog domination, a massive Hot Wheels collection, and more from around the city and internet.