The Briefly for August 30, 2018 – Nixon vs Cuomo Debate, FAO Schwarz Returns, Don't Grab For A Cop's Gun, and More
“If you stop lying, I will stop interrupting” The Nixon/Cuomo debate was a thing last night. The New York Times fact checked the debate. amNY has a list of the debate's most notable moments. Watch the Cuomo/Nixon debate on CBS New York's YouTube channel if you want. The Village Voice watched the debate, so you don't have to.
No matter how much you think about it, don't try to grab a cop's gun. 21-year-old Freddie Adams learned that lesson the hard way in Staten Island. He bit a second officer.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle and provides a guide to a relaxing ferry ride from Brooklyn Bridge Park to Greenpoint. It's cheaper than a Xanax. Curbed argues that while the ferry is pleasant, it won't cure the city's transit woes.
FAO Schwarz closed it's doors over three years ago, but will reopen a 20,000 square foot toy store in Rockefeller Center this November.
Public toilets made their debut in NYC a decade ago, and 15 of them are still sitting in a warehouse in Queens.
The Queens Library unveiled its first bookcycle bike. The bike will bring library resources to areas that may not otherwise have library access and act as an extension of the Court Square Community Library. It will offer library cards, the ability to reserve library materials, borrow books and eventually it'll also have wifi!
Labor Day originated in NYC with a parade on September 5 in 1882. It was organized by members of the Central Labor Union to promote an eight-hour work day, fair wages, and an end to child labor. It started at City Hall and ended with a party in Union Square.
Prosecutors dropped charges against the woman who started the brawl in an East Flatbush nail salon, but the investigation is ongoing.
NYCHA employees were reassigned after being outed for drinking and sexual conduct, some of which occurred in groups. "In other words, orgies." as the Observer notes.
This week ends the annual tradition that no one notices until it's almost over: New York is empty in August.
Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman gave an interview to the Hollywood Reporter over Louis CK using his stage without his knowledge to perform on Sunday night.
The Clear Curbs pilot on Flatbush Avenue in Park Slope/Prospect Heights will end early at the request of The Flatbush Ave BID. This is the second Clear Curbs pilot that will be ending early.
The City Council passed the bill that will allow traffic cameras to enforce the speed limit in school zones, as expected. There is speculation if the bill will hold dup against a legal challenge, but for now the cameras will be back on.
According to a new lawsuit, the city is failing special needs students due to "cumbersome and counterintuitive bureaucracy."
The identity of the person whose body was found in plastic bags in a Bronx park was 25-year-old Lisa Marie Velasquez of Melrose, Queens. Her story is heartbreaking. Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder. https://nypost.com/2018/08/30/two-arrested-as-dismembered-victims-tragic-past-is-revealed/
The New York Times has discovered geocaching.
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