The Briefly for December 17, 2018 – The "Get Ready For Metal Detectors in the Subway" Edition
Whoever the hell is sealing cats inside five gallon buckets and abandoning them near trash cans on the street, you are the lowest scum on earth. This has all the makings of an urban myth, but each time the cats were saved and are with the Animal Haven shelter. (HuffPost)
21-year-old MD Rajon was the 11th cyclist killed on the road in the city in 2018. (Streetsblog)
Governor Cuomo on the L train shutdown: "New Yorkers are willing to bear the expense and the burden of change." Right, like we had any choice about this. (NY Post)
The NYPD has found a way to make the subways even worse than the current state of the transit hellhole: metal detectors. (Gothamist)
amNewYork’s 2018 Transit Wish List is the most depressing holiday wish list of all. (amNY)
The #1 reason companies cite when deciding not to expand their offices to New York is the condition of our transportation system. (NY Times)
The 10 most expensive neighborhoods in the city. (The Real Deal)
43% of the fish purchased in the city is mislabeled, according to a new lawsuit from the NY Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office. (NY Post)
The seemingly infinite construction on the corner of Houston and Bowery is finally coning to an end. The project started in 2004 and was scheduled to be finished by Labor Day of 2017. (Bowery Boogie)
The diary of Philip Hone, a socialite and short-termed mayor, from the 1820's-1850's includes the opening of NYU, the great fire of 1835, the stock market crash and shows that New Yorkers have always had some of the same thoughts and concerns. (Ephemeral New York)
A real international affair. An Argentine diplomat's husband beat up a United Nation Worker at a drunken party at the Cuban embassy, but won't face charges due to his wife's diplomatic immunity. (NY Post)
Hoboken's SantaCon did not disappoint with nearly 500 complaints, 14 arrests and four hospitalized police officers. (NY Post)
Jazmine Headley broke her silence about the December 7 incident where her child was ripped from her hands by police at a social services office in Brooklyn. (NY Post)
Leaving a traffic cone behind to keep your parking spot is an illegal but clever way to reserve your parking spot, but Ridgewood's 104th precinct is starting to catch on. (TimesLedger)
The NYCHA has a January 31, 2019 deadline to make a deal with federal prosecutors before a federal takeover. (Politico)
New York's flora faces a new threat from a "superbug" that hitched a ride on Christmas trees from out of state. The Spotted Lanternfly is native to Southeast Asia and could be a serious problem to the city's parks. (NY Post)
This is how The Rockettes' shoes are made. (Viewing NYC)
Lawmakers from Eastern Queens are arguing against congestion pricing because they say it unfairly targets city residents who live in commuter deserts. (amNY)
Colin Kroll, the CEO of HQ Trivia and co-founder of Vine, was found dead of an apparent cocaine and heroine overdose at 34 in his Manhattan apartment. (NY Times)
There is no 3 train, the F is always local in Queens, the N and Q is express-only in Manhattan and other inconveniences when it comes to the late-night subway service changes. (Subway Changes)
Unagi, a seafood restaurant with a live eel tank, claims it is helping the endangered species of eel that issuing kept in a tank to be killed and served for lunch, by popularizing the fish. Right. (Eater)
The anti-tourist guide to celebrating the holidays in NYC (StreetEasy)
Too cold outside to make it to Bryant Park for ice skating? Watch the webcam instead. (Bryant Park NYC on YouTube)
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