The Briefly for August 28, 2018 – The City's Speed Cameras Return In Time for School
Speed cameras are coming back to the city, but without the State Senate. It's a Rube Goldberg contraption, so listen to this: Governor Cuomo signed an executive order declaring a public safety emergency and will sign a second executive order that will allow the city to access the traffic data collected from the cameras. The city council is putting together a piece of complex legislation to reinstate the use of the data from the cameras to allow the NYPD to issue tickets to people found speeding in school zones. 133,000 drivers were found to be speeding in the first two weeks after the cameras went dark on July 25.
Eater says NYC pretzels are garbage compared to Philly's figure 8 pretzels, and this will be the last link to Eater for the rest of the week. They are in an official time out.
Welcome2TheBronx™ has five West African restaurant suggestions in the Bronx.
Without federal funding, Mayor de Blasio's BQX trolley pet project is DOA. The federal government has only issued $25 million of the $1.4 trillion in funds allocated for new transportation projects in 2018.
The future of Coney Island's Abe Stark ice rink is in doubt. The city has already signed off on demolishing the building and considering allowing a private developer to rebuild it, but hasn't announced a decision yet.
Get mad at Brokelyn, because they probably forgot your favorite record store in their 10 best record stores in Brooklyn.
Airbnb is suing the city saying the new disclosure law aimed at short-term rentals is a violation of Airbnb user privacy, calling it systemic, ongoing, bulk surveillance.
Liberty Island was evacuated after a hundred pound propane tank caught fire. The island was evacuated and one person was injured.
Hank's Saloon will close on Atlantic Ave, but they will be opening a new location inside a new Downtown Brooklyn food hall. If that doesn't sound like the Hank's you know and love, you'd be right. "We can never recreate Hank's as it is now, nor should we" reads the Facebook post. The new venue will also have live music.
10 minutes of 1970s and 1980s NYC commercials.
Sad to report that the cat who functioned as the mascot of Coney Island's 60th precinct was hit by a car and killed. RIP Marty.
Today starts the city's regulation on smoking in apartment buildings. As of today, Local Law 147 mandates a smoking or no smoking policy has to be clearly posted in the building.
The 110th Street and Cathedral Parkway B/C station is set to reopen over Labor Day weekend. The 86th and 72nd Street stations are still closed and being serviced by the MTA's ghost bus.
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