The Briefly for December 19, 2018 – The "We Are Second Most Caring City in America?" Edition
Two women were slashed in the face because they tried to pet someone's dog on the bus. The bus rider-slash-slasher is still at-large, the NYPD is looking for tips to find her. (Gothamist)
Gramercy Park is open for one hour every year on Christmas Eve. Us peasants are otherwise never allowed to step foot inside. (6sqft)
Fried chicken, crab boils, and the rest of the year's best dishes. (Eater)
Real estate is already getting more expensive in Long Island City. (Curbed)
A near-naked body was found inside of a bird sanctuary in Queens over the weekend. The NYPD ruled his death a homicide. (NY Post)
"Soggy fish and chips and an ammonia-tinged tartare." The worst new restaurant of 2018 has arrived. (Eater)
Get ready to see a lot more of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. He will start making weekly appearances on Fox 5's Good Day New York. (NY Post)
The real victim of the Winterfest disaster is the small businesses who paid thousands of dollars to sell, only to be aligned with such a turd of an event. There are still dozens of vendors who are there four days a week who would like to see you there, despite the event organizers. (Bklyner)
Welcome to "Escape from Hell," the L train shutdown board game. (Bushwick Daily)
The Donald J Trump Foundation will be dissolved and its assets distributed to other nonprofit groups as a part of a deal with the New York Attorney General. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Food hall fever has spread to Washington Heights with the North End Food Hall, which is scheduled to open in the spring. Expected food vendors are Dashi Ramen, Salt and Bone Smokehouse, and Harlem Public. (Eater)
Say hello to Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker, who tweeted "Kill yourself!" to the Deputy Communications Director of the New York Senate Republican Majority after she exposed his abuse of his parking placard. (Gothamist)
Five subway stations on the A and 1 lines in Washington Heights will close so the MTA can replace the elevators. (amNY)
If only to underscore the city's issues with private trash companies, a man was hit by a K&A Carting truck outside an event held by Mayor de Blasio in Chinatown. The mayor's security detail assisted the man before seeing him off to Bellevue Hospital. (NY Post)
We're the second kindest city in America? Turns out only Madison, Wisconsin is more caring than us. (Bedford + Bowery)
The fight over a proposed dog run in Irving Square Park embodies Bushwick's battle with its changing identity. (Bklyner)
Update on the story about the husband of a UK diplomat: The United Kingdom waived diplomatic immunity and Youseff Amroche was arrested for felony assault, unlawful imprisonment, and reckless endangerment. (NY Post)
Here comes "Made in Staten Island," MTV's latest reality show. (amNY)
7 ways to fix the MTA. Anyone have $60 billion lying around? (NY Times)
Seven too little for you? Here are 23 solutions for the MTA, courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Sustainability Advisory Workgroup. (amNY)
That's a hot hot dog! (NY Post)
Through Love Your Local, Small Business Services awarded $1.8 million in grants to 20 businesses with up to $90,000 per business. (Metro)
The number of chain stores in the city decreased for the first time in eleven years. (amNY)
19 restaurants good for group dinners. (Eater)
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