The Briefly for August 2, 2018 – New Ferry Routes, Turnstile Jumping Policy Change, $2,000 Pizza, and More
A new bill would preserve the SHSAT, which the mayor signaled out as something he wanted to eliminate in order to boost racial diversity within the city's eight specialized high schools.
Curbed lays out the case for congestion pricing.
The West Village’s serial farter has returned!
Robert Martinez was killed when a tire came off a private sanitation truck and hit his 2003 Chevy Tracker. The sanitation company, Century Waste Services, has a spotty safety record, cited 76 times since 2016 for a number of safety concerns including "loose and/or missing" wheel fasteners in February.
New ferry routes will launch at the end of the month. The Soundview route will launch August 15 and stop at Clason Point Park, E 90th St, # 34th St and Wall St/Pier 11. The Lower East Side Route launches August 29 and will stop at Wall St/Pier 11, Corlears Hook, Stuvesant Cove, and Long Island City.
The Bronx’s four new Metro North Stations that are coming to Co-op City, Parkchester, Morris Park, and Hunts Point have taken a step closer to becoming a reality.
10 secrets of Washington Square Park, from 6sqft.
Great Jones Cafe has no plans to reopen after owner Jim Moffett's death last month.
This year's ridiculously priced food item is Industry Kitchen's $2,000 pizza. If you're looking to eat an average month's rent for a one-bedroom in Red Hook, this is your pizza.
The Bronx's NYPD Capt. Emilio Melendez was caught on video destroying a sidewalk memorial. While not illegal, it certainly won't help build bridges with the neighborhood.
Filming around town: Blue Bloods w/Donnie Wahlberg is at Dobbins and Nassau Ave, Crashing w/Pete Holmes is at W 3rd and 6th, Manifest w/Josh Dallas is at 39 Ave and 212 St in Queens, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel w/Rachel Brosnahan is at Montaque St and Hicks St in Brooklyn, Instinct w/Alan Cumming is at 70th Ave and Juno St in Forest Hills, and Law and Order: SVU is at Centre St and Chambers St.
Porch Life, a public art project from Music Box Village, is bringing a musical architecture installation to the Coney Island boardwalk this weekend.
The final season of Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' will air this fall, including an episode dedicated to the Lower East Side and the East Village.
The NYPD will no longer arrest people who jump subway turnstiles who already have an open summons as of August 1. The new policy dictates the officers will issue a second summons.
City Councilmember Ruben Diaz Sr. avoided a fine for misusing government resources by promising to stop using his work email address to send his opinionated newsletters.
What is the point of the city installing bike lanes if the NYPD not only won't enforce cars blocking them, but regularly park there themselves?
French artist JR has a new mural at the corner of Great Jones and Bowery.
50 outdoor art installations not to miss in August, according to Untapped Cities.
“I’m not a Queens bitch, I’m a Bronx bitch.” -Malikah George, while taking a plea deal for crashing her car, fleeing the scene, and hand off her one-year-old to a stranger.
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