The Briefly for December 5, 2018 – The "Winter, and SantaCon, is Coming" Edition
A map of NYC's Wikipedia pages. (Katie Hempenius)
A "modern-day Willy Wonka" bought the Brooklyn food incubator that closed unexpectedly, Pilotworks. Old tenants have been invited back, pending permit approvals. (Eater)
Who owns your building? WhoOwnsWhat.nyc will answer that question and make it easier for tenants facing harassment to cut past LLCs and opaque layers of ownership to hold their landlords accountable. (Curbed)
At this point the mayor is practically running away from reporters and using his security as blockers to avoid answering questions about the firing of the OEM Commissioner Joseph Esposito. (@gracerauh)
Madonna, nightmare neighbor, lost a three-year legal fight against her co-op board and won't be allowed to have guests in her apartment without being physically inside it. (6sqft)
Birdlink is a public art installation that doubles as a stop for birds migrating up and down the East coast. First tested on Governor's Island, Anina Gerchick's creation is currently in Williamsburg and will make its way to Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side in 2020. (Hyperallergic)
Got an appetite? Why not give the Mi Noddle Bar's Supersize Mi challenge a try? It's six pounds of pho that costs $65 if you can't finish it within 90 minutes, but if you can you'll get your photo on the wall, the meal for free, a $100 credit, and a free appetizer for life. (Eater)
Where you should go instead of SantaCon this Saturday. (Curbed)
18 restaurants that decked the halls for the holidays. (Eater)
Where is Andy Byford going to find the $40 billion necessary to save the subways? He's asking the city to "bite the bullet" when it comes to paying up. (Gothamist)
The New York City Lyftie Awards have been announced. The most visited bar, concert venue, gym, brunch spot, late-night restaurant, and more. Did your favorite make the list? (Viewing NYC)
You can turn your wishes into garbage by writing them on Post-In Notes in Times Square that will be turned into confetti when the ball drops. (Time Out)
Frenchette is Eater's restaurant of the year. See the rest of the Eater Awards. (Curbed)
A guide for holiday tipping in the city. (StreetEasy)
Not to be outdone by the closed East river train tunnels, the WTC PATH station will close for 45 weekends in 2019 and 2020. (Curbed)
Aby Rosen's bars inside the Gramercy Park Hotel are accused of forcing the women on staff to share their tips with the men because "you girls make too much money." (Eater)
Queens residents prefer the new Amazon headquarters by a 2-to-1 margin, despite political opposition. (Politico)
Nick Cave's Drive-By Remix is takes over Times Square every night this month between 11:57 and midnight. (Gothamist)
The NYPD sent 20 officers to "evict" a one-legged homeless man in Brooklyn. (NY Post)
Dr. Robert Hadden's decades of alleged sexual abuse is at the center of a lawsuit against Columbia University by 17 women. (NY Post)
The 14 best bagel places in the city. (Thrillist)
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