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true
BUTNo good deed goes un-
punished.
A good Samaritan in
Puerto Rico stopped to help
a man in a traffic accident
— only to see a thug steal
his car.
The incident occurred
during rush hour on a busy
highway in San Juan after
the vehicle of the “victim”
flipped over. The car in-
volved in the accident had
also been reported stolen.
Costco is flying high!
In addition to cases of
mayo and dozens of rolls of
toilet paper, customers can
now fork over a pretty
penny for private jet mem-
berships.
Costco is partnering with
Wheels Up, a charter jet
company offering one-year
plans for $17,500.
The pricey perk includes
a $3,500 Costco Shop Card
and $4,000 worth of in-
flight credits.
These folks are praying
for pandemic protection.
A damp patch found in
the parking lot of a Bogota
bakery has gained the repu-
tation of offering safety
from COVID-19.
The stain, in the shape of
the Virgin Mary, has be-
come a place of worship
with between 50 and 60
people visiting the spot and
praying daily.
Hairs Elvis!
A lock belonging to the
late, great swivel-hipped su-
perstar Elvis Presley, once
swept up and collected by
his barber, is expected to
fetch up to $8,000 at auc-
tion.
The strands are being
sold by lifelong British fan
Tom Unwin, who snapped
up the follicles in 2010.
These primates would go
bananas over the Big Apple.
Monkeys in a zoo in Fin-
land have shown a “signifi-
cant” preference for traffic
sounds over jungle noises,
researchers have found.
A tunnel fitted with sen-
sors was installed in a mon-
key enclosure at Korkea-
saari Zoo in Helsinki, and
the white-faced saki simi-
ans preferred a playlist of
traffic noises to nature and
falling rain.
Dean Balsamini, Wires
A teen Guinness heiress
died in a freak swimming-pool
accident over the summer, it
was revealed last week.
Honor Uloth, 19, grand-
daughter of Benjamin Guin-
ness, was found unconscious
in the pool by her 15-year-oldbrother after a barbecue at
the family estate in Sussex,
England, on July 31.
She suffered brain injuries
and died six days later.
“We have lost a daughter
and sister who brought un-
told light and joy into ourlives,” the family told the
Daily Mail.
It was the latest in a series
of deaths for the Irish brew-
ing dynasty, the Mail noted.
Walter Edward Guinness,
the UK minister for Mideast
affairs, was assassinated byterrorists in Cairo in 1944.
Another relative, Tara
Browne, died in a car crash
near London in 1966. And in
1978, Henrietta Guinness leapt
off a bridge in Italy, while Peter
Guinness, 4, died in a car crash
that year. Paula FroelichGuinness heiress dies in pool tragedy
By MELANIE GRAYJeremy Berman wants to give ev-
erybody the scoop on his Upper
East Side neighborhood: It’s an
ice-cream lover’s sweet spot.
The 28-year-old lawyer eats
three dips of the gourmet stuff ev-
ery week, so he knows. He walks
out his door at Second Avenue and
83rd Street, heads south a block
and strolls through what he calls
Dairy Row — a line of shops that
all serve cold treats.
He thinks the sight is so odd that
the city should rename the stretch
Dairy Row — and he’s lobbying to
do just that.
“Six places on the same block —
bizarre,” he told The Post. “You
wouldn’t think they’d want to all
be together. “
On the west side of Second be-
tween 81st and 82nd stand threefrozen dessert specialty chains —
Anita La Mamma Del Gelato, 16
Handles and Pinkberry. Sprinkled
in are three others with wider of-
ferings: Ateaz Organic Coffee &
Tea dishes up gelato in the sum-
mertime; BurgerFi is all about
shakes, concretes and frozen cus-
tard; and Insomnia Cookies sells
ice-cream sandwiches — one
scoop or two.
Pinkberry manager Josh Torres
has regulars like Berman who
drop in every other day or so. But
walk-in business has been slow
because of the coronavirus. As for
his own favorite flavor: dairy-free
coconut. Right now, Berman is
hooked on Anita’s pistachio-halva
combo, an ultra-smooth concoc-
tion he calls “simply amazing.”
To make his case for a special
designation, Berman cites prece-
dent — Restaurant Row, the line ofeateries on West 46th between
Eighth and Ninth; and Theater
Row, the group of off-Broadway
playhouses on West 42nd, also be-
tween Eighth and Ninth.
“If I can help these businesses
stay open during this terrible pan-
demic,” Berman said, “that would
be wonderful.”
First, he’s getting the word out in
the community. Then, he’s talking
with his councilmember, Ben Kal-
los. Kallos is all in. On Thursday,
over the phone, he unofficiallyproclaimed the block Dairy Row.
“Anything that brings more local
and foreign tourists to benefit
small business, I love it,” Kallos
told The Post.
If Berman wants to put a sec-
ondary street sign on the corner
— and he does — there’s an offi-
cial process that starts with the
community board and ends with
the City Council. Kallos doesn’t
expect any snags so long as he and
Berman have the public’s backing:
“Let’s get it done.”Push to rename sweet
block full of icy treats
Yum! These lucky kids
love the treats at Anita La
Mamma Del Gelato (below)
on Second Avenue uptown,
which is like a Restaurant
Row but for frozen sweets.2ND AVE.82ND ST.81ST ST.654321DAIRY ROW
1.Insomnia Cookies
2.Pinkberry3.Ateaz Organic Coffee & Tea4.BurgerFi
5.16 Handles6.Anita La Mamma del GelatoPhotos: Helayne SeidmanFacebook