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| New York Today: A Busy Time for Butchers | New York Today: A Busy Time for Butchers |
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| Updated, 6:23 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this wintry Monday. | Good morning on this wintry Monday. |
| About 243 million turkeys were raised in the United States this year. | About 243 million turkeys were raised in the United States this year. |
| For butcher shops, the workload at this time of year is nonstop. | |
| Take Dickson’s Farmstand Meats, in the Chelsea Market in Manhattan. The company will have nearly 1,000 turkeys ready for Thanksgiving. | Take Dickson’s Farmstand Meats, in the Chelsea Market in Manhattan. The company will have nearly 1,000 turkeys ready for Thanksgiving. |
| The freshly slaughtered birds are already arriving. Dickson’s even rented a refrigerator truck to store the overflowing inventory. | The freshly slaughtered birds are already arriving. Dickson’s even rented a refrigerator truck to store the overflowing inventory. |
| This is the busiest holiday of the year, according to the owner, Jake Dickson. The butcher shop began planning and placing its Thanksgiving orders six months ago, while the rest of us were gathering for Memorial Day barbecues and July 4 fireworks. | This is the busiest holiday of the year, according to the owner, Jake Dickson. The butcher shop began planning and placing its Thanksgiving orders six months ago, while the rest of us were gathering for Memorial Day barbecues and July 4 fireworks. |
| “Turkeys take a long time, so these birds have been on the ground for a while,” said Mr. Dickson, whose company specializes in humanely bred, American-style, broad-breasted white turkeys. | “Turkeys take a long time, so these birds have been on the ground for a while,” said Mr. Dickson, whose company specializes in humanely bred, American-style, broad-breasted white turkeys. |
| “Our big thing is how they’re raised — no hormones, no antibiotics, a purely vegetarian diet,” he said. “And freshness. Most of the turkeys you buy in the supermarket were slaughtered between two and six months ago, and they’re not a very nice product.” | “Our big thing is how they’re raised — no hormones, no antibiotics, a purely vegetarian diet,” he said. “And freshness. Most of the turkeys you buy in the supermarket were slaughtered between two and six months ago, and they’re not a very nice product.” |
| Like so many who are celebrating Thanksgiving in the city, Dickson turkeys are not native New Yorkers. | Like so many who are celebrating Thanksgiving in the city, Dickson turkeys are not native New Yorkers. |
| They are raised on small Amish farms in Pennsylvania, slaughtered at Goffle Road Poultry Farm in northern New Jersey, and butchered and sold at the Dickson’s stall in Chelsea. Then: your plate. | They are raised on small Amish farms in Pennsylvania, slaughtered at Goffle Road Poultry Farm in northern New Jersey, and butchered and sold at the Dickson’s stall in Chelsea. Then: your plate. |
| For Dickson’s, which opened in 2009, this year has presented an unusual challenge: politics. A subject that many try to avoid at the dinner table has nonetheless seemed to have had an effect on turkey sales so far. | For Dickson’s, which opened in 2009, this year has presented an unusual challenge: politics. A subject that many try to avoid at the dinner table has nonetheless seemed to have had an effect on turkey sales so far. |
| “The election messed with things a little bit,” Mr. Dickson told us. “I think that people are not thinking about the holidays in the way they normally would be; they had other things on their minds this year. Usually we see a huge boost in sales in the few weeks before Thanksgiving, and this year, we didn’t see that at all.” | “The election messed with things a little bit,” Mr. Dickson told us. “I think that people are not thinking about the holidays in the way they normally would be; they had other things on their minds this year. Usually we see a huge boost in sales in the few weeks before Thanksgiving, and this year, we didn’t see that at all.” |
| Even so, as of this morning, Dickson’s had already sold about 875 of the 925 turkeys they were stocking. | Even so, as of this morning, Dickson’s had already sold about 875 of the 925 turkeys they were stocking. |
| Need some help preparing your bird? Check out The Times’ favorite Thanksgiving recipes. | Need some help preparing your bird? Check out The Times’ favorite Thanksgiving recipes. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Ah, the first snow of the season. | Ah, the first snow of the season. |
| Any final flakes from overnight flurries will have landed by the time you read this. Now it’s just cold outside. | Any final flakes from overnight flurries will have landed by the time you read this. Now it’s just cold outside. |
| Arctic winds will push and pull you about the streets (a wind advisory is in effect until 10 p.m.). | Arctic winds will push and pull you about the streets (a wind advisory is in effect until 10 p.m.). |
| And it will feel below freezing (somewhere between 25 and 30). | And it will feel below freezing (somewhere between 25 and 30). |
| Winter coat watch: You bet. | Winter coat watch: You bet. |
| • A look inside a $10 million contract with lawyers that details the cost of defending Mayor Bill de Blasio in a federal investigation over fund-raising. [New York Times] | • A look inside a $10 million contract with lawyers that details the cost of defending Mayor Bill de Blasio in a federal investigation over fund-raising. [New York Times] |
| • Bayou shipyards in Alabama and Louisiana are on a tight schedule to build ferries for New York by next summer, the deadline Mayor de Blasio has set for his $325-million ferry service. [New York Times] | |
| • After what he called an “explosion of hate crimes,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York unveiled a new police unit to investigate episodes in the state. [NY1] | |
| • Hundreds rallied on Sunday in Adam Yauch Park, named after a member of the Beastie Boys who died in 2012, after it was daubed with swastikas and “Go Trump” graffiti. [New York Times] ... | • Hundreds rallied on Sunday in Adam Yauch Park, named after a member of the Beastie Boys who died in 2012, after it was daubed with swastikas and “Go Trump” graffiti. [New York Times] ... |
| • ... Demonstrators gathered outside the Zionist Organization of America’s annual gala in Midtown on Sunday to protest against Stephen K. Bannon, Donald J. Trump’s chief strategist, who was scheduled to speak. [CBS News] … | • ... Demonstrators gathered outside the Zionist Organization of America’s annual gala in Midtown on Sunday to protest against Stephen K. Bannon, Donald J. Trump’s chief strategist, who was scheduled to speak. [CBS News] … |
| • … And nearly 500 protesters marched from Queens to Trump Tower in Manhattan on Saturday to demonstrate against the president-elect. [Observer] | • … And nearly 500 protesters marched from Queens to Trump Tower in Manhattan on Saturday to demonstrate against the president-elect. [Observer] |
| • As accommodation costs soar, New York University is beginning a pilot program that will house students with older citizens. [New York Post] | • As accommodation costs soar, New York University is beginning a pilot program that will house students with older citizens. [New York Post] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Old Ways Are Sometimes the Only Ways” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Old Ways Are Sometimes the Only Ways” |
| • Scoreboard: Knicks knock off Hawks, 104-94. Giants buck Bears, 22-16. Trail Blazers unweave Nets, 129-109. Panthers pounce on Rangers, 3-2. | • Scoreboard: Knicks knock off Hawks, 104-94. Giants buck Bears, 22-16. Trail Blazers unweave Nets, 129-109. Panthers pounce on Rangers, 3-2. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • See “The Taylor Swift Experience,” a new exhibition about the pop star, at Seaport District in the South Street Seaport. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. [$9] | • See “The Taylor Swift Experience,” a new exhibition about the pop star, at Seaport District in the South Street Seaport. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. [$9] |
| • The Architectural League hosts a lecture with the artist and community organizer Theaster Gates at the New School in Greenwich Village. 7 p.m. [$15, tickets here] | • The Architectural League hosts a lecture with the artist and community organizer Theaster Gates at the New School in Greenwich Village. 7 p.m. [$15, tickets here] |
| • “Nutcracker Rouge,” a risqué rendition of the classic, opens at the Irondale Theater in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $90] | • “Nutcracker Rouge,” a risqué rendition of the classic, opens at the Irondale Theater in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $90] |
| • Indulge in some Monday Night Magic (and comedy) at the Players Theater in Greenwich Village. 8 p.m. [$42.50] | • Indulge in some Monday Night Magic (and comedy) at the Players Theater in Greenwich Village. 8 p.m. [$42.50] |
| • The Secret Science Club presents a talk on birds’ mating behavior at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Free] | • The Secret Science Club presents a talk on birds’ mating behavior at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Rangers at Penguins, 7 p.m. (MSG). Devils at Sharks, 10:30 p.m. (MSG+). | • Rangers at Penguins, 7 p.m. (MSG). Devils at Sharks, 10:30 p.m. (MSG+). |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Nov. 24. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Nov. 24. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Thanksgiving is just three days away. | Thanksgiving is just three days away. |
| As we mentioned last week, New York Today would like to know how you would finish this sentence (in just a few words): | As we mentioned last week, New York Today would like to know how you would finish this sentence (in just a few words): |
| This year, I am thankful for ____________________. | This year, I am thankful for ____________________. |
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