The Briefly for August 20, 2019 – The "Ordering from the Secret Ice Cream Takeout Menu" Edition
Can you recognize different neighborhoods of the city with their new supertall buildings? (New York YIMBY)
Daniel Pantaleo was fired for using an illegal chokehold which lead to the death of Eric Garner by James O'Neill more than five years after the initial incident. (NY Times)
Daniel Pantaleo's lawyer says Pantaleo is planning on suing to get his job back. Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, is not finished now that Pantaleo has been fired. She is calling for the firing of all the officers involved in her son's death and Pantaleo's firing is only step one. (Patch)
Two things that go great together: the feeling of exclusivity and ice cream. 10 top NYC restaurants secretly serving to-go ice cream this summer. (Time Out)
From the “now I’ve seen everything” files: it is Dog Restaurant Week in NYC. (Untapped Cities)
Eataly, now with 100% less Mario Batali, it only took twenty months. (Grub Street)
Larry K. Griffin II Is being held on a $200,000 bond for allegedly leaving rice cookers at the Fulton Street Station after being arrested on Saturday following an alleged overdose. (Gothamist)
Soul Train pulls in to Broadway in 2021. Yes, it’s a broadway show based on the TV dancing show. (NY Times)
The MTA and the Transit Worker's Union are off to a great start in negotiating a new contract, with the TWU calling the MTA's contract offer as part of the organization's restructuring "insulting." (amNY)
It was once “thick and wonderful,” but as of late it’s a “disaster.” The “destination hamburger” at Corner Bistro isn’t earning high marks in 2019. (Eater)
The story of the viral video of the subway selfie photo session. (Huff Post)
Yelp has teamed with different restaurants across the city to create a "secret" menu. Check out the list and order off-menu. (amNY)
The Queens Night Market in Rockefeller Center is called Outpost, and it's been extended through September. (Gothamist)
With a few days between us and the kerfluffle about lady liberty, here are 10 things you might not know about the Statue of Liberty. (6sqft)
The ceilings were under six feet and the living space minimal, all of it illegal. The city busted landlords with "Being John Malkovich" style tiny apartments, turning two apartments into 18. (Gothamist)
New York State is getting a new license plate and you can vote for the winner online. (amNY)
Of course one of Governor Cuomo's designs features the bridge that Governor Cuomo named after his father. (Gothamist)
Ever notice there's an animal rug in almost every luxury condo listing in the city? (StreetEasy)
Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon illegally paid for an annual St Patrick's Day breakfast and multiple social events with leftover campaign money from a Congressional run. (Gothamist)
The Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center have a new owner in Joseph Tsai, the co-founder of Alibaba in a deal that values the team at over $2.3 billion and the arena at $1 billion. (Brooklyn Paper)
RIP Al Jackson, star of the Mets pitching squad in the '60s. (NY Times)
The best wine bars in the city. (The Infatuation)