The Briefly for August 16, 2019 – The "Everyone is Moving Slower Than We Used To" Edition
This weekend's subways are seriously taking a break from normal service with disruptions on the 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, D, F, M, N, and the Staten Island Railway. (Subway Weekender)
What is "Environmental Review" and why NIMBY lawsuits cite it as a reason to kill projects like the Central Park West bike lane or 14 St busway. (Streetsblog)
A Bronx man will serve a three-to-nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter after fleeing the scene of a drunken car crash that killed Jose Cardoso. (Brooklyn Paper)
In the last 10 years, the average speed of a taxi below 60th St has gone from 9mph to 7mph, traffic speeds in midtown are down to 4.9 mph, subway and bus ridership declined, and it's faster to get anywhere in midtown on a bike. Wherever we're all going, we're all getting there slower than ever, unless we're on a bike. (Gothamist)
There will not be any charges against the driver who killed Aurilla Lawrence with a truck in a hit-and-run crash on February 28. It appears that if a driver claims they didn't know they hit anyone, the NYPD won't bring charges. (Streetsblog)
“I believe we can all agree gentrification is inevitable, with both positive and negative outcomes,” says a man who is developing "co-living" real estate (read: dorm living for adults) in Bushwick who refuses to call himself a real estate developer. (NY Times)
Only for the brave: You can canoe the Gowanus Canal. (Brooklyn Based)
A guide to the city's rental-finding websites. (Curbed)
Tribeca, NoLita, and Soho have remained the most expensive neighborhoods to live in for years, but Cobble Hill, Red Hook, and Grammercy Park are climbing that list quickly. (StreetEasy)
Everyone loves a list of hot spots unless it means a literal list of America's hot spots where temperatures are rising dangerously fast and are past the point of "catastrophic effects." (Patch)
Revel has added classes in August and September for people who feel trepidation about jumping on an electric moped for the first time. (Streetsblog)
Lobster rolls can be pretty expensive at times, but at $100, the roll at BK Lobster is "infused" with 24K gold. Thirsty for more gold? You can wash it down with wine with 23K gold flakes. (Eater)
Manero's opens this weekend, the only slice shop on Mulberry St in Little Italy. If the name is familiar, it's because it's named for Tony Manero, John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever and even features a double-decker slice in honor of the movie's opening scene. (Gothamist)
State Attorney General Letitia James's office has the Sackler Family, the seeming creators of America's opioid crisis and founders and owners of Perdue Pharma, in its sights. The AG is investigating if the owners hid billions of dollars in an effort to hide profits. (NY Times)
There's a connection between the rise of Uber and the popularity of late-night and overnight badminton. (Gothamist)
37 chefs give their neighborhood gems. (Grub Street)
Before the Vanderbilts were the Vanderbilts, there was Cornelius Vanderbilt, the man who built the family's fortunes. In 1794 he was born 209 Port Richmond Ave. You won't find a monument to the man on that spot, you'll find No. 1 Chinese Takeout. (Untapped Cities)
Where to eat after going for a run in Williamsburg, but also after you've had a shower and changed your clothes. (The Infatuation)
If you want to watch the mayor eat a corn dog, there is a video of his iconic corn dog-eating moment at the Iowa State Fair that is as cringe as it gets. (@marcusdipaola)
“There's a place in this world for masochism, there really is,” was the mayor's answer on The Daily Show for if he's just a sucker for punishment by being the city's mayor and a presidential candidate. (Gothamist)
An Upper East Side plastic surgeon was arrested in Westchester this week when police found a car full of loaded assault rifles and ballistic armor in the course of responding to a domestic incident. (Gothamist)
Continuing the summer of hate, hundreds of anti-semitic flyers were scattered around the Halsey stop on the L on Wednesday. (QNS)
Say hello to a $10 cup of coffee that might be worth it. (Grub Street)
A list of how companies connected to Stephen Ross have attempted to distance themselves from the man who raised $12 million for President Trump during a single meal last Friday. (6sqft)
Real estate brokers are already finding loopholes around some of the state's new rent reform laws. (Gothamist)
The city removed a round if applications from the middle and high school admissions process this week. This change doesn't touch the mayor's promise to get rid of the SHSAT. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Are you one of the people among the city's 82,473 DNA profiles in its genetic database? (NY Times)
Governor Cuomo is looking to expand consequences for mass shooters that are motivated by hate. His proposal would classify killings on the basis of race, religion, creed, or sexual orientation as terrorism and punishable by life in prison without parole. (Gothamist)
16 superior breakfast sandwiches. (Eater)