The "Bill De Blasio Finally Leaves" Edition

Primary results and how ranked choice voting could have saved us from them, monkeypox and covid vaccine updates, the worst airports, what to do with the rest of the summer and more

Today - Low: 75˚ High: 83˚
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
This weekend - Low: 73˚ High: 82˚

Thanks to long-time contributor George for today’s featured photo of the Empire State Building at sunset. Send your NYC photos to thebriefly@gmail.com

Thanks to reader Lina for contributing to The Briefly on Ko-Fi

• Five takeaways from Tuesday's primary, including how most of Mayor Adams's endorsements lost and what Carolyn Maloney's defeat means for the city in Congress. (David Cruz, Brigid Bergin, Phil Corso for Gothamist)

• This election, specifically Dan Goldman's win in NY-10, shows how impactful ranked choice voting can be. Goldman "won" the primary with 25% of the vote. 75% of voters wanted someone who isn't Dan Goldman to win. If you're wondering why this wasn't ranked choice, it's because only municipal elections are ranked. (Gwynne Hogan for Gothamist)

• Trump Links will host a Saudi-backed gold event. Is this the first Saudi-backed event in New York that Trump has benefited from since 9/11? (Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Alan Blinder, and Maggie Haberman for NY Times)

• As the federal supply of monkeypox vaccines becomes more scarce, the city is changing how the vaccine is injected into patients, freeing up many more possible doses. (Naeisha Rose for Patch)

• There is some good news to be had on the monkeypox front. Monkeypox cases are declining (2,885 cases currently reported in NYC). Vaccines and messaging about the spread are contributing to the decline. I can't stress enough that it's not over; it's only on the decline. (Lola Fadulu for NY Times)

• Children between six months and four years have been eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine since June, and only 2% are vaccinated. Schools will have no mask mandate and no quarantine after known exposure this year. Parents, what the hell is wrong with you? (Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky for Gothamist)

• Bill de Blasio is finally fucking off. The former mayor finally found someone who wants him to do a job, unlike the voters in NY-11 or the entire country. He's off to teach at Harvard. (Jeffrey C. Mays for NY Times)

• Dîner en Blanc is returning after two years. (Anna Rahmanan for Time Out)

You'd think in the wake of a still-churning pandemic, sociopolitical uprisings, and city crises, we would finally be over this pompous all-white-attire affair. Is it too much to hope that its 10th installment could be the last?
- Ernest Owens, After a Decade of Cringe, Why Are We Still Doing Dîner en Blanc?, Philadelphia Magazine

• Fifteen things to do in the city before the summer ends. Besides, aren't you tired of your friends talking about going to Bear Mountain or Storm King? (Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner for Time Out)

• A look behind the scenes at the owners of Rockefeller Center trying to make fetch happen by turning it from a tourist trap to somewhere locals want to visit. (Luke Fortney for Eater)

• Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday that she supports sweeping legislation establishing more aggressive class size limits in New York City’s public schools. (Alex Zimmerman for Chalkbeat)

• What Biden's student debt cancelation means for the city. One in six adults in the city has student debt, with the average amount being over $20,000. (Matt Troutman for Patch)

• How to rent with bad credit in NYC. (RentHop)

• Homeowners of 1- 2- or 3-family homes or dwellings in a coop or condo who use that home as their primary residence and have a combined household income under $250,000 will receive a property tax rebate of up to $150. Under one-third of New Yorkers own their homes. (Matt Troutman for Patch)

• "Even with improvements in contracting speed, the MTA is highly unlikely to complete its planned projects in a timely fashion, and there is a risk that the system will not be brought to a state of good repair in the foreseeable future" -a report from the Citizens Budget Commission about the quality of life for people who rely on the MTA. (Michelle Bocanegra for Gothamist)

• All NYC-area airports are among the top ten worst in the country regarding flight cancellations, hooray! LaGuardia is number one. (Anna Rahmanan for Time Out)

• What the hell is going on with the city's anti-encampment campaign in Washington Square Park? Mayor Adams previously stated 24-hour notice would be given, which was neglected last week, while the head of his social services is under investigation for lying about an alleged shelter protocol violation. The shelter system has been under a state of emergency since the start of the month. Is the mayor's $171 million investment in "street outreach" going to the ballooning NYPD overtime budget? (Molly Osberg for Hell Gate)

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• From 2012: Google Maps Embraces New Tiny Made-Up Neighborhood: RAMBO (Ben Yakas for Gothamist)

• Tearing down abandoned outdoor dining structures is great and all, but watching them become parking spaces for SUVs within minutes is still kind of depressing. (Christopher Robbins for Streetsblog)

• The NYPD does not give a shit enough to enforce illegal parking complaints. That is an evergreen headline, but in the last few years, they've felt emboldened enough to tell people on phone calls to "stop wasting their time." The latest chapter in this story comes from Fort Greene. (Jesse Coburn for Streetsblog)

• It seems the NYPD is only interested in doing anything about illegal parking during larger operations, like the one that ticketed, towed, or booted illegally parked trucks in Queens for five nights. This wasn't an increase in overall enforcement but a specific five-night operation. I'd assume that if reporters went out in Queens tonight, trucks in these same locations would remain untouched. (Kathleen Culliton for Patch)

• Apartment Porn: The $8.5 million penthouse at One Brooklyn Bridge Park with "French flair," harbor views, 3,440 square feet, four beds, a sink inspired by the milk basin in Versailles (there is a photo of the sink), and much more. If you buy this apartment, please invite me over. (Michelle Cohen for 6sqft)

• Are the bathrooms in Tompkins Square Park the worst in America? (Christopher Robbins for Hell Gate)

• Ten abandoned places to discover in the Bronx. (Untapped New York)

• The story behind the Pepsi-Cola sign in Long Island City. (Jason D Antos for Give Me Astoria)

• Spotlight on Pura Belpré, New York Public Library’s first Latina librarian. (Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley for Chalkbeat)

• Where to Go: Joey Roses. What to Order: Buy two, get one free sandwich deal at happy hour. Seriously. (Emma Orlow for Eater)

• A look at Park Slope's new book store, Troubled Sleep, whose book categories fall under “New York,” “Rest of the Stupid Country,” and “Rest of the Stupid World.” (Miriam Fukesman for Brooklyn Paper)

• Where to eat in Flushing's Chinatown. (Carline Shin for Eater)

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3. This secret bookstore in Greenpoint is hidden behind a bodega

Featured City Pet: Marley!

Thanks to reader Michael for sending in this photo of Marley (on the right) and cousin-dog Wyatt having a relaxing afternoon nap on a boat. We should all be so lucky. Send your pet photos to thebriefly@gmail.com