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From Wednesday, July 17th until Saturday, August 17th, New Yorkers can order an off-menu cocktail at Bandits known as the Secret Mai Tai. A confidential blend of rum pairs perfectly with Aperol, coconut, allspice and lime to make you feel like your on vacation mode even though you haven’t left the city.

At Bandits, guests can dance beneath the disco ball or cozy into a booth with a cutie, all within the walls of its retro meets tiki bar interior.

So what makes the Secret Mai Tai so secret? Well, besides not being found anywhere on the menu, there’s also an exciting upgrade you can add by supersizing it to serve a group.  The extra large version comes served in funky hula girl glasses, ON FIRE.

However, if you’re just wanting a drink or two, you can’t beat the price of our single-serve Secret Mai Tai. By showing the bartender you liked our Instagram post about this collaboration you can get the cocktail for just $10! Talk about a good deal in NYC.

But don’t worry, if you upgraded, we didn’t forget about you. If you showed the bartender you liked the same post with the extra large version, you’ll get yourself an order of FREE tots—a Bandits specialty. Do note that only one order of the extra large version can be placed at any given time so you better hurry if you want to be the exclusive group that gets it first each day.

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If you were among those who heard a loud boom between 10am and noon on Tuesday, July 16th, no it wasn’t an alien invasion (though we’re only two hours away from the UFO capital of the East Coast), but what NASA’s claimed to be a “fireball” or meteor passing over NYC.

What was the trajectory of the meteor?

According to the NASA Meteor Watch on Facebook, the knowledge of the meteor’s trajectory is very rudimentary due to no currently available camera or satellite data. But with the help of eye witnesses and the American Meteor Society, they’ve been able to come to an understanding.

NASA originally estimated “that the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 49 miles above Upper Bay (east of Greenville Yard).” From there, they believed the meteor passed over the Statue of Liberty after moving a little east of North and descending at 18 degrees from vertical, where it finally disintegrated 29 miles above Midtown, Manhattan. With additional data coming in, NASA since believes that the meteor originated in New York City and moved west over Jersey.

How fast was the meteor moving?

From the data collected, the meteor was moving at an update speed of 38,000 miles per hour.

What’s the difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and an asteroid?

An asteroid can range from 1m to hundreds of km in size and is made up of either rocky, icy, or iron debris. A meteoroid is just a small asteroid, varying from microns to 1m in size. Finally, a meteor is referring to the light emitted off of a meteoroid or asteroid as it soars into the atmosphere.

What about the difference between a meteor and a fireball?

A fireball is a meteor, it’s just one that is brighter than the planet Venus.

Was NASA following this fireball in space?

In the NASA Meteor Watch’s post to Facebook, NASA clarified that though they do monitor asteroids, fireballs of this size (~1 foot in diameter) are too small to observe from Earth and won’t last long enough to hit the ground. The only time their presence is known is when they break through the atmosphere and create a meteor or fireball. Moreover, they made a point to note that the Department of Defense is the agency responsible for keeping tabs on orbital debris and satellites.

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Since the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, NYC has never once hosted the worldwide tournament.

Other U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Georgia have hosted the games, and even Lake Placid, New York was home to the 1980 & 1932 Winter Olympics, but never the city of New York. So why is that and will NYC ever be home to the Olympic rings? Let’s get into it!

Has NYC ever bid to host the Olympics?

NYC made a bid to host the 2012 Olympics (along with Madrid, Moscow and Paris) but got beat out by London. And though the bid was unsuccessful, the infrastructure plans set forth for hosting the event were still brought to fruition for the most part. For example, without the Olympic rezoning efforts from 2012, Hudson Yards would not be the booming neighborhood it is today, nor would we have Hunter’s Point South Park or most likely the extension of the 7 train.

Why was NYC not chosen to host the 2012 Olympics?

On many accounts, London was described to have a stronger final presentation and lobbying to win the bid over NYC. London already had much of the transportation and infrastructure to host the games, whereas NYC required many new builds.

Moreover, there were perceived security concerns following the 9/11 attacks on NYC. Additionally, NYC wasn’t really in need of a status upgrade as it’s already viewed as a booming metropolis all over the world.

If NYC hosted the Olympics, what venues would be used?

Well in the 2012 proposal, there would have been an Olympic Stadium on the West Side, an Olympic Village in Queens (at what’s now Hunter’s Point South Park) and tons of new developments or updated venues in each borough.

Will NYC ever host the Olympics?

It’s unlikely that NYC will host the Olympic Games anytime soon. Los Angeles has already secured the 2028 games and Brisbane with the 2032 games. Though the host of the 2036 games remain undecided, cities like Budapest, Istanbul, Nusantara, Santiago, and others have already placed their bids. And though plenty of infrastructure was developed following NYC’s failed 2012 bid, much more work would need to be done to ensure NYC would be a good fit as an Olympic host.

Which other cities bid for the 2024 Olympics?

Among Paris, Los Angeles was also a top candidate to host the 2024 Olympics. The 2024 Paris Olympics will bring the number of Olympic Games hosted by France to a total of six (three summer Olympics and three Winter Olympics).

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