The Briefly for December 11, 2018 – The "Don't Flush the Amazon Toilets in Long Island City" Edition
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is calling for the NYPD to drop charges against Jazmine Headley, the woman arrested for sitting on the floor in a food assistance center last week whose baby was pulled away from her in the process. (King’s County Politics)
“The Fearless Girl” has been unveiled in her new location at 11 Wall Street, facing the New York Stock Exchange. (amNY)
Amazon’s HQ2 presents a lot of logistical challenges for Long Island City, including flushing the toilet. (NY Times)
After last year’s extensive sexual misconduct allegations against human croc full of cinnamon rolls Mario Batali, his restaurants only lost up to 30% of their business. (Eater)
This city will never have enough good bagel places. Never! (Gothamist)
“White people are the best thing that happened to the world” - Racist idiot and Columbia University student Julian von Abele (NY Post)
Monday’s nightmare commute, brought to you by the 1, 2, 3, E, F, M, J , R, and D trains. Don’t worry, the MTA is “sorry for the extensive delays” and will write you a note explaining why you were late to work. (Gothamist)
The anonymous complaints to 311 about mom-and-pop storefront awnings and signs have continued, with 1,900 complaints in Brooklyn this year alone. (NY Times)
The legendary Pearl River Mart is going to run the gift shop at the Museum of Chinese in America. (Bowery Boogie)
This account of how one NYPD officer accidentally shot his partner reads like a scene from a CBS sitcom, not reality. (NY Post)
The most walkable neighborhood in each borough. (Curbed)
The governor has finally woken up to the fact that he is responsible for the MTA and now, only four months away from the 15-month shutdown, he wants to do a personal review of the L train shutdown plans. (NY Post)
Orthodox rabbis are accused of bullying kosher restaurants if they would allow a Jewish, (Oh golly!), lesbian comedian. Leah Forester has two venues cancel on her because their kosher certification was threatened to be taken away. (Gothamist)
Where to eat Christmas Day, if you’re not going to eat at a kosher deli or get Chinese food. (Eater)
What will New York's legal pot marketplace look like? No one knows, the Governor is not saying anything about it publicly, even though it could happen as early as late March. (Gothamist)
The video of the woman having her child ripped away form her by the NYPD is "very disturbing," according to NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill. No shit. (NY Post)
The most convenient, the best, and the cheapest Christmas trees in the city. (StreetEasy)
The man who allegedly peed on and then smashed a statue at a Williamsburg church, 28-year-old Andrew Oshesky, was arrested. (Gothamist)
Finally, a service for suing your landlord over maintenance issues. (amNY)
Oh boy. A bunch of loose balloons knocked out power to 1,500 people in Queens. Happy Birthday, Timmy. (NY Post)
After 19 years, Avenue Q is closing in April. (NY Times)
Time to obsess over the list of the best beer bars in the city and opine over why your favorite bar didn't make the cut. (Thrillist)
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