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The "Another State of Emergency" Edition
A Fancy Feast restaurant, another challenge to outdoor dining, shaming Woody Allen, more confusing over school budgets, bumper cars at JFK Airport, Lee…
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Rob Blatt
The "Farewell" Edition
Farewell from Rob Blatt, the creator of The Briefly
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Rob Blatt
The Briefly Returns
Good fucking lord. I took a few months off, what the hell happened?
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The "I'm the Mayor Is Not An Excuse" Edition
Signs your apartment is telling you to move, the dumbest new idea for Manhattan, A secret bar inside a secret bar, no more Cuomo comebacks please, and…
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Rob Blatt
The "Bullying the Mayor Seems to Work" Edition
The best and worst dog runs, the Queensboro Bridge bike lane is delayed to 2024, where to go curling, NYC's favorite candy, where to dine out on a…
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Rob Blatt
The "No More Buckets of Dead Rats" Edition
Cuomo the sex criminal, the final mayoral debate, live like you're in Succession, 13 stellar tasting menus under $100, the Harry Potter store, and more.
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The "Sad Protest Inside a Burger King" Edition
Eric Adams’s weird choices, how de Blasio changed the city, 30 spots for delivery under $20, where to celebrate NYE, 2022 in schools, the flu returns…
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Rob Blatt
The "This Dog Needs A Forever Home" Edition
Hochul vs Adams on reforming bail reform, hot garbage month, Union Pool reopens, a bodega cat was abducted, Monkeypox goes emergency on a federal level…
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Rob Blatt
The "$2,350/Month, No Kitchen, No Bathroom" Edition
There will be a bidding war for the 77 square foot apartment in Greenwich Village.
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Rob Blatt
The "A Letter of Thanks" Edition
The sheer number of people in New York City can give us permission and space to be ourselves freely. This openness is a variety of bravery that most of…
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The "Cocktails To Go Forever" Edition
The State of the State, a new rail line, Mayor Adams puts his foot in his mouth, Manhattan won't charge for low-level crimes, the burger delivery guide…
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Rob Blatt
The "Jackie Robinson Beef Highway" Edition
The Briefly has a podcast, Eric Adams's challenges on fighting crime, live in Harper Lee's apartment, and more
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Rob Blatt
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