The Briefly for August 1, 2018 – Single-Payer Healthcare in NY, No More Pot Arrests in Manhattan, Film Forum Re-opens, and More
Single-payer healthcare is viable in New York, according to a new study, but that statement comes with HUGE caveats like waiver form the Trump administration and higher taxes across the board.
A disagreement between NYPD pilots and James Coan, the head of the Aviation Unit, lead to five pilots flying a penis-shaped route in protest. It was noticed and all the pilots involved were disciplined.
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance will not prosecute marijuana possession or smoking cases starting today August 1.
Film Forum re-opens today after a $5 million expansion and renovation to add a fourth theater, improve the sightlines, and seats.
The Bus Turnaround Action Plan comes from a bunch of advocate groups working together under the name the Bus Turnaround Coalition. It calls for a 100 mile expansion of bus lanes, step-up enforcement of blocking bus lanes, changing curbside delivery policy, and more to improve the system used by two million city residents.
One of the dumbest arsonists imaginable was caught trying to set a Staten Island gas station on fire.
Filming around town: The Blacklist w/James Spader is at W 39th and 5th, Ray Donovan w/Liev Schreiber is at 30 Ave and 30 St in Astoria, Manifest w/Josh Dallas is at Hillcrest Ave and Hillside Ave in Queens, Tell Me A Story w/Kim Cattrall is at E 12th and 4th, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel w/Rachel Brosnahan is in Brooklyn Heights, and Law and Order: SVU is at W 26th and 11th.
The Fulton Street Fish Market is going to be disassembled and moved 33 feet.
Neo-Nazis held a rally in Fort Tryon Park over the weekend in support of ending immigration. It was a rare protest in the city by a group that supports the president, who are also identified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Spend a day in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, home of this year's Greenest Block in Brooklyn, guided by amNY.
A guide to identifying different subway train car types, from Curbed.
A map of all the private elevators in the city. Everyone need a hobby.
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