New York City’s 311 System Has Gotten Some Wild Calls Over The Years

This month in 2003, New York City launched its 311 service, a service that has helped residents with a wide range of non-emergency issues… and a few absolute head-scratchers. Plus: a video on Reddit appears to show someone operating a supermarket checkout in Osaka, Japan while in a full-size, realistic looking cat costume. State of NYC311 20th Anniversary Report (NYC.gov) Part-time cat at Namba-Marui, Osaka - Japan (Interesting as F___ on Reddit) After you’re done asking 311 about stuff, why not reach out to us as a backer on Patreon?