The Briefly for December 3, 2018 – The "Manhattan Apartments Are So Small..." Edition
Manhattan has the second smallest apartments in the country. At 733 square feet, they're 22 feet larger than the ones in Seattle. The national average is 904. (The Real Deal)
Have you seen Rat Rock in Morningside Heights? Despite The New York Times calling it "one of the city's most amazing natural wonders," it's not much of a sight to see. (Atlas Obscura)
In a desperate attempt to not be embarrassed by a few inches of snow, the city created something called a FULL SNOW RESPONSE for when more than two inches of snow are predicted. (Gothamist)
"Fighting" Shirley Chisholm will be honored with a monument in Prospect Park as part of the SheBuiltNYC program. Chisholm championed racial and gender equality, helping the poor, ending the Vietnam War, was the first woman to run for president on the Democratic ticket, and that's just the start. The monument will be installed near the Parkside Ave entrance in 2020. (Curbed)
Inside The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Carnegie Deli pop-up. (Untapped Cities)
Coney Island is lit up for the holidays for the first time in decades. (Brooklyn Paper)
There's a basement farm in Tribeca that supplies the city's restaurants with freshly grown herbs. (Gothamist)
The first of three hearings about how the Amazon HQ2 deal came to be will take place on December 12. (6sqft)
How hard is painting a straight double yellow line? It seems like it's harder than it seems, based on the Department of Transportation's handiwork on Neptune Avenue. (Bklyner)
Step back 111 years with these recently colorized photo an elephant parade in Coney Island. (Viewing NYC)
Ground was broken on a $2.8 million Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Elmhurst Park last week. (amNY)
Two more Proud Boys were arrested. Kyle Borello, 31, and Jake Freijo, 26, were charged with misdemeanor riot and attempted assault charges. The Proud Boys are a SPLC designated hate group and the FBI classifies it as an "extremist group with ties to white nationalism." (Gothamist)
The Strand is fighting against landmark status. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
At least eight hospitals in the city were caught by Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office for illegally billing sexual assault victims for rape kits. (Gothamist)
How two menorah's that are the exact same height are fighting for the title of "world's largest." (6sqft)
Everything you need to know about the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop without actually having to go to Times Square. (StreetEasy)
12 Hannukah specials in city restaurants. (Eater)
Taxi prices will go up in January and the city is looking to level the playing field by passing legislation that forces Uber and Lyft into a comparable price hike. (NY Post)
As if things couldn't look worse for the NYCHA, an executive's secretary was arrested after finding 1,800 sleeves of heroin in her apartment. (NY Post)
The 23rd St F/M station has re-opened and features a set of colorful William Wegman Weimaraner mosaics. (Gothamist)
The real reason Amazon picked Long Island City for HQ2. (CityLab)
Meet the Staten Island lawyer accused of creating fake social media profiles to sway local elections. (NY Times)
The Verrazzano Bridge is already the most expensive bridge to cross in the nation before the MTA raises the price by $2 in March. (NY Post)
Are you the butterfinger who dropped your engagement ring down a grate while proposing in Times Square? The NYPD found your ring and is looking to give it back. (NY Post)
Brooklyn Bridge Park's The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory may be shutting down. Their license is up with the city and the city is looking for new proposals. (NY Post)
Orthodox Jewish parents have to balance their concern about a lack of a proper education their children may get at yeshivas with how they may be shunned within their own communities. (NY Post)
Watch Ryan Seacrest go on a painfully awkward pizza tour of the city. (Live with Kelly and Ryan)
After its second weekend, Winterfest continues to disappoint. Organizers sold tickets to attractions that didn't exist, vendors have begun to pull out, and the Brooklyn Museum has publicly stated their disappointment. (NY Post)
It would seem wrong to hold the New York State Yo-Yo Contest anywhere but Coney Island. (Brooklyn Paper)
17 comforting places to get hot pot. (Eater)
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