The Briefly for August 13, 2019 – The "Polling at 0.11% and Not Giving Up" Edition
Get ready for some heavy patches of rain today and through tomorrow morning. Good news, it will be clear for John Trivialta at Parklife on Wednesday night! (Patch)
After 100 years of business on the Bowery, Faerman Cash Register Co. has closed its doors for the last time. It's not high rent that's pushing them out, it's real estate taxes. As a result, the family is putting the building up for sale. (Untapped Cities)
Never a person who learns from failure, the mayor says he plans on campaigning even when he doesn't qualify for the third set of Democratic primary debates in September. The mayor received 23 out of about 20,000 votes in the Iowa "Corn Poll" last week. (Politico)
A video surfaced of the horrific car crash on Coney Island Avenue in Midwood that resulted in the killing of Park Slope's Jose Alzorriz. This is the second death on Coney Island Avenue in a month and one of 578 crashes in the last year. The mayor was distracted from eating corn dogs and walking around Iowa while polling at 0% support long enough to give a statement. (Gothamist)
Ten secrets of Gracie Mansion, the home of the mayor when he's actually in the city. (Untapped Cities)
Patience and Fortitude, the lions outside the New York Public Library, are going to be laser cleaned and have their cracks repaired (the cement ones). (6sqft)
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson story “The Lightning Thief” is getting a limited run on Broadway that starts in September and runs through January. Also headed to broadway? "Diana," a musical about Princess Diana will begin in the same theater as "The Lightning Theif" in March. (NY Times)
87 percent of NYCHA apartments went without heat or hot water at some point last winter. Believe it or not, that number represents a decrease from the previous winter. (Curbed)
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco's family is suing the city for placing her in solitary confinement when her medical conditions should have forbidden the Department of Corrections from placing her there. (Patch)
We are a month away from the 25th anniversary of ‘Friends’ dominating the city, so the release of a Central Perk LEGO set shouldn't be a surprise. (6sqft)
Should you move to New York City? Probably not. (Curbed)
The city's annual topless parade is August 25, one day before Women's Equality Day, which starts on W 58th and Eighth Ave and continues to Bryant Park. (amNY)
Keith Haring’s “Crack is Wack” on Harlem River Drive in East Harlem is being restored. (6sqft)
"When you see someone being ableist to you or someone else, don’t ignore it, correct it. And for the record, if you see a complete stranger who is also differently-abled, it’s not weird to say “hi.” In a world full of abled body people it’s nice to know that there is someone just like us." -Sasha Bogen, 2019 graduate of Achievement First Brooklyn High School (Kings County Politics)
The NYPD admitted it subpoenas Google and uses location data collected from Google Maps and other Google applications in order to locate suspects or witnesses. (Gothamist)
Veggie Castle is expanding into Brooklyn. (Time Out)
Arthur Schwartz is the public face of the 14th St busway opposition and protests are scheduled on Wednesday outside of his W. 12th St home. (The Villager)
Corey Johnson, who has regularly stated he wants to break the city's car culture came out in opposition of the 14th St busway. (amNY)
Roommates in NYC. Can having one save you money? How much can they save you? Let's find out. (Curbed)
Where did the "Gotham" nickname come from? It's an insult lobbed at the city by Washington Irving of "Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" fame. (StreetEasy)
The mayor is questioning the circumstances surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's suicide. (NY Times)
Should government-run and -affiliated pension funds divest from fossil fuel company stock? A look at the politicians pro and anti divestment. (Gotham Gazette)
After her defeat in the Queens DA primary, what’s next for Tiffany Cabán? (NY Times)
Prescriptions for free fruits and vegetables? Yes, as apart of the Pharmacy to farm program. (Huff Post)
The best new restaurants in the city. (The Infatuation)