The Briefly for December 4, 2018 – The "Legalize Weed to Save the Subways" Edition
Bill de Blasio, absentee mayor. (NY Times)
Are you ready for NYPD tactical drones? (NY Post)
The 10 worst dishes of the year, including one sandwich from Arby's, from Eater’s senior critic Robert Sietsema.
Could legal weed save our subways? (NY Times)
12 new public art installations to pair with a hot drink of your choosing. (Untapped Cities)
Santacon is this Saturday, starting at 10am. In a defensive move, the LIRR, Metro North, and NJ Transit have all banned alcohol consumption. If you need to be on a train that day, may the odds be ever in your favor. (Gothamist)
With Santacon descending onto the unwilling city this Saturday, here are a list of the bars to avoid. (Time Out)
Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan enjoyed nine undisclosed trips paid for by Election Systems and Software, makers of the ballot scanning machines that plagued the city on Election Day. He never received the necessary waiver from the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board to sit on the conpany’s board of advisors. (Gothamist)
George R.R. Martin: pizza critic? (Gothamist)
The 10 biggest real estate projects coming to NYC. (The Real Deal)
The Staten Island NYPD officers Kyle Erickson and Elmer Pastran, accused of planting pot in a black teenager’s car, have, surprise surprise, a history of accusations of racial profiling. (Gothamist)
The Apollo Theater is expanding for the first time since 1934. The foundation that oversees the Apollo will take over the Victoria and open 99 and 199 seat performance spaces and should open in 2020. (NY Times)
“The richest man in America, who’s a direct competitor, has just been handed $3 billion in subsidies. I’m not asking for money or a tax rebate. Just leave me alone.” -Strand owner Nancy Bass Wyden (6sqft)
Thanks to a new legislation, Uber and Lyft drivers will be paid at least minimum wage. (NY Post)
Upset about the Amazon Long Island City deal? You could install the “Black Amazon for Me” Chrome extension, but we all know you won’t. (amNY)
The 7 trains brand new signals, installed late and over budget, weren’t installed optimally. At this point, is anyone surprised that the MTA spent too much money and took too much time to poorly install signals that haven’t helped? (amNY)
Squibb Bridge was installed in 2013 to connect the Brooklyn Promenade to Brooklyn Nridge Park, but the last five years have been full of closures, structural problems, and a lawsuit. The bridge is going to be replaced by 2020. (Curbed)
As we're hitting the home stretch of 2018, we could be looking at a new record low number of homicides. Despite the downward trend, rape complaints continue to increase, following a two year trend. (amNY)
Parents are calling the DOE's desegregation plan racist, which shows just how complicated this situation is. (NY Post)
What the hell is going on in City Hall and why can't the mayor get his administration under control? (NY Post)
Everything to know about the restaurants in the Hudson Yards. (Thrillist)
The first map of Central Park for people with disabilities or otherwise “limited mobility” is now available. (West Side Rag)
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