The Briefly for December 12, 2018 – The "Cuomo Prepares His Legal Pot Plan" Edition
Luxury? That's so last year. New York's ultra-luxury real estate market is booming. (The Real Deal)
Governor Cuomo has been tight-lipped on what https://nypost.com/2018/12/11/cuomo-to-release-plan-for-legalizing-recreational-use-of-marijuana/">New York's legal marijuana law will look like, but aides are saying it will be included in the 2019 state budget. (NY Post)
The roadblock to single-payer healthcare in New York state was the Republicans. Now with the Democrats firmly in power, labor unions could be the next to stand in its way. (Gothamist)
Ryan Sutton’s restaurants of the year. (Eater)
The lawsuit preventing the Natural History Museum from expanding has been dismissed. The $383 million Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation will move forward as planned. The original finish time frame was 2020, it has not been updated yet. (6sqft)
The top 10 dishes of 2018 from The New York Times.
This year's Dyker Heights Christmas lights are an unrivaled visual spectacle. (6sqft) Unfortunately, so is the insane traffic and overflowing trash bins . (The Brooklyn Home Reporter)
It only took the MTA one day to screw up the speed increases on the N and R lines in Brooklyn. (Bklyner)
The city and state's proposal to Amazon for HQ2 was uploaded for you to see all the cringe-worthy images that were included. (Curbed)
Jazmine Headley, the mother arrested for sitting on the floor after waiting four hours in a government office, had her charges dropped by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. (NY Post)
Little Pakistan is the unofficial name for a portion of Coney Island Avenue. The Pakistani American Youth Organization is looking to make it official. (amNY)
Pete Wells' best restaurants of 2018. (NY Times)
The 45-person the Amazon HQ2 advisory committee will offer "guidance" as the project moves forward. (amNY) Missing from the committee? Representation from their neighbors to the south in North Brooklyn. (Greenpointers)
From Donna Summer to Margaritaville: The worst Broadway shows of 2018. (amNY)
Spending a night with the working dogs of Governor's Island. (Gothamist)
Where is Jean-Georges' newest restaurant? JFK Airport. (Eater)
This Thursday at midnight, Governor Cuomo will take a photo opportunity guided tour of the L train's tunnels. (Bklyner)
New Yorkers fight 2.4 million parking tickets a year. NYC's Parking Summons Advocate Jean Wesh, whose job it is to provide assistance to those people, investigates a mere 1.5 of those a day. How do you contact him for help? It's literally impossible. (NY Post)
The body of a man was found on the shore of the East River near 20th Street on Monday morning. The cause of death is yet unknown. (Town & Village)
Congratulations to the West Side Rag being presented the 2018 Community Service Award from the West Side Federation of Neighborhood & Block Associations. (West Side Rag)
Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who voted with state Republicans for years, was shut out of committee leadership posts, while multiple freshman State Senators were given leadership positions. (NY Post)
What's worse than NYC's SantaCon? Hoboken's SantaCon. (Gothamist)
Joseph C. Desmond was arrested in the suspected road-rage killing of Faizal Coto, a 33-year-old member of the FDNY. (NY Times)
The HOLLA?D TONNEL. (NY Post)
Get your photo featured or suggest stories for The Briefly by responding to this email or tagging your NYC photos and news on Instagram or Twitter with #thebriefly.