The Briefly for April 8, 2019 – The "One More Thing in the List of What Can Kill Us in the City" Edition
If it's headed towards midnight and you need to get somewhere, better check the late night subway changes before you do. (Subway Changes)
Why is Mayor de Blasio talking about running for president? No really, why is he doing this? (NY Times)
The CDC added another antibiotic-resistant superbug to their list of urgent threats after three run-ins with the Candida Auris fungus in city hospitals. Add it to the list of things in the city that will one day kill us all. (NY Post)
The fight over the city's ferry system continues. Scott Stringer has blocked the purchase of any new ferries and a new report from the Citizens Budget Commission shows how we're spending $11-24 to subsidize every Ferry NYC ride. Maybe we could, you know, spend that money to fix the subways and buses? (Second Ave Sagas)
Where to eat in Hudson Yards, if you're going to actually eat there. (The Infatuation)
The city has been testing facial recognition technology for drivers on the Triborough Bridge and not only did it fail, it failed to a magnificent degree. (Engadget)
Have you ever heard of the New York & Atlantic Railway? (NY Times)
The isn't unlike the rest of the country, but sometimes without the same amounts of space. Things like an old school bowling alley, or paintball, or amusement park happens more towards the city's fringes, but they're all still here. The Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club, however, has its days numbered as the landlord of their space has told them to vacate their space. A GoFundMe wasn't enough to save the club established in 1946, but a Trolley Museum in Kingston has volunteered to make a home for their model railroad. (amNY)
There's more than one way to skin a cat. The state's legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to release any New Yorker's tax returns (like, you know, the president) to the House of Representatives for a “specific and legitimate legislative purpose.” (NY Times)
“There is absolutely no promposals to be conducted anywhere in the school or even around the school and that includes anywhere on your way to school or on your way home from school.” Yes, that sais PROMposals and no this isn't the Onion, it's a school in Queens. (NY Post)
Michael Laidlaw, the former head of Human Resources for NYC Social Services, was allowed to resign after groping and sexually harassing his assistant. (Bronx Justice News)
So the city couldn't verify 86% of the "random" inspections of the rides in Coney Island, looking at 1,857 spot checks by the Department of Buildings' Elevator Unit. An audit also found that over 13% of the years' records for the last three years were completely missing. The city is blaming poor record keeping and not shoddy inspections on the discrepancy and that all the rides have been inspected before this weekend's opening. (amNY)
Do renters get any tax breaks? (Streeteasy)
Will the state continue to poke holes in congestion pricing with exceptions? (Curbed)
The MTA's graffiti cleaning costs were up 364% in 2018 compared to 2017, delays were up too. (The City)
Where to get a last-minute dinner in the West Village. (The Infatuation)
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