The Briefly for December 2, 2019 – The "Open Up the Wall and Get Showered in Rats" Edition

If you're taking the 3, 4, 6, A, D, E, J, N, or R trains late nights this week, you're going to want to double check your trains are still running. (Subway Weekender)

Let the snow speculation begin! "Up to 4 inches" is what is being reported about the first real snow of the season, but also it's forecasted to be raining all throughout the day until the overnight, where it will turn to snow. (Kathleen Culliton)

If you're like my wife and I, you joy-watch the show Making It. This season, you can root for Brooklyn's Jessie Bearden to win the whole dang thing. The new season starts Monday night and you can check out some of Jessie's work on her Instagram account. (Jaime DeJesus for The Brooklyn Home Reporter)

Nightmare: While replacing a wall, a handyman received a shower of dead and live rats and feces from the ceiling. (John Del Signore for Gothamist)

Advice on how to throw a big party in a small apartment. (Ronda Kaysen for NY Times)

Seen a UFO in the city lately? You're not alone. (Kathleen Culliton for Patch)

With the Tech Hub coming to 14th St in the old PC Richards location, the nearby Community Boards are taking a defensive position against the city's proposed plan to require special permits for hotel developments south of Union Square. Community Board 3 joined CB 2 in voting against the plan. (Gabe Herman for amNewYork)

Don't throw out your coat. Here is where you can donate your used coats. (Charline Charles for Gothamist)

On Wednesday night a man fired into a crowd in the Bronx and shot five people, including 10- and 14-year-old boys. No injuries were life-threatening during the mass shooting. (Ed Shanahan for NY Times)

Visualizing how the census affected the city with Who We Are: Visualizing NYC By the Numbers at the Museum of the City of New York. (Alejandra Salazar for Gothamist)

Photos: The Thanksgiving Day Parade (David Allen for Patch)

Video: The balloons flew during the Thanksgiving Day Parade, but that isn't to say that there weren't some issues. A 45-foot nutcracker balloon took down one of its handlers on W 75th. (Kathleen Culliton for Patch)

Peter Muhlbach, a former Long Island City High School teacher, inappropriately texted female students, boosted failing grades, gave students money, gifts, alcohol and slept with one student, according to a new city investigation. Gross. (Allie Griffin for Sunnyside Post)

Infographic: 50 interesting facts you might not know about the city. (Matt Coneybeare for Viewing NY)

Seeing whales in city waters was a near fantasy a decade ago, but there have been 377 sightings of whales this year. (Freethink)

Video: Buzzfeed is still trying to figure out how Bond St became covered in raw chicken. A video investigation that, spoilers, ultimately leads to no conclusive answers but is opening up their tip lines. (Producer Derek Gardner for Buzzfeed)

Congrats to the 300 homes in Ozone Park that ended November with their basements flooded with raw sewage thanks to a backup from the city's sewer system. (Alissa Paolicelli for NY1)

Have you tried to take a look at your Community Board's meeting minutes? Double check, because it's not always easy to find. (Katia Kelly for Pardon Me for Asking)

What Community Board represents you? (NYC.gov)

Where to eat and drink at 14 city museums. (Florence Fabricant for NY Times)

Thanks to Henry T. Casey for today's featured image that proves why walking over the Manhattan Bridge is better than walking over the Brooklyn Bridge.