The Briefly for December 6-7, 2020 – The "Fight of the Year" Sunday Edition
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Video: Someone driving down the Brooklyn Promenade at 40 mph is something I've never seen before today. (David Cruz) If the story of Mac's Public House couldn't get any more stupid, the bar reopened on Friday in defiance of the city's sheriffs and the arrest of one of the bar's co-owners. (Angi Gonzalez for NY1) Turns out it can get much more stupid. On Saturday night Danni Resti resisted arrest, ran to his car, and hit a sheriff with his car, driving with him on the hood of his car for 100 yards, according to police. He was arrested after that. (Thomas Giardino for NY1) The NYPD will stop making people who have been arrested remove their religious headwear for mug shots with limited exceptions as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. (Noah Singer for Brooklyn Eagle) What to know about moving to NYC in a pandemic. (Kathryn O'Shea-Evans for StreetEasy) Eater released a 2020 holiday gift guide. (Erika Adams for Eater) Photos: No Particular Hours in Chelsea is a part thrift store, part garage sale, and all spectacular. (Nicoleta Papavasilakis for Untapped New York) The Infatuation's 9 favorite Brazilian dishes in NYC. (Matt Tervooren for The Infatuation) Why is the NYPD stockpiling tasers? (David Cruz for Gothamist) Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance hasn't made a decision about running for the positive again, but he has nine challengers who have already stepped up. (Emily Ngo for NY1) New York's 2020 election was certified on Tuesday of last week, showing a record-breaking three million votes cast in the city. 22% of them cast absentee. (Brigid Bergin for Gothamist) The 2020 NYC Hanukkah food guide. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation) Congrats to Todd Maisel on his retirement after 38 years of work. (Todd Maisel for amNewYork Metro) How to negotiate next year's rent. (Lee Lin for RentHop) The fight of the year is the lawsuit between The Meatball Shop and the Jersey Shore's Snooki and Deena over merchandise. (Elie Z. Perler for Bowery Boogie) Go beyond the names. Learn why New York City wears Marcus Garvey's name in multiple places. (Julio Yarce for Untapped New York) Video: A walk through the Bryant Part Winter Village. (ActionKid) The DOT is expanding Citi Bike service into Sunnyside, Woodside, and Maspeth in the spring of 2021. (Michael Dorgan for Sunnyside Post) Apartment Porn: Kate Winslet is selling her 3,000 square foot $5.7 million Manhattan Penthouse. (Mark David for Variety) In praise of the nearly 24-hour Empanada Mama. (Ryan Sutton for Eater) It seems like New Jersey doesn't have enough assholes because New York has begun exporting some of ours. The NY Young Republicans moved their unmasked gala to New Jersey. Not to be outdone, the Metropolitan Republican Club held their own unmasked holiday party on the Upper East Side, complete with an open bar. (Nick Garber with contributions from Caren Lissner for Patch) Meet Guy Stanley Philoche, a painter who has spent more than $65,000 buying work from struggling artists affected by the coronavirus pandemic. (Alaa Elassar for CNN) Hello to Columbia Law School's newest professor, James Comey. (Mike Mishkin for I Love the Upper West Side) Five ways to stop porch pirates. Yes, I did include this just so I could say porch pirates. Porch pirates. (Matt Troutman for Patch) Don't expect overnight service to return until at least the summer of 2021, according to the MTA. (Dave Colon for Streetsblog) Meanwhile, two former workers claim New York Waterway, the biggest private ferry operator in the city, would dump the toilet waste into the Hudson River. (Tracey Tully for NY Times) The Geminids meteor shower already started, but it peaks on the 13 and 14, so keep your eyes to the sky when the night is clear. (Adam Nichols for Patch) Breaking down what students are going back to school buildings this week. (David Cruz for NY Times) A five-alarm fire tore through a 128-old Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village early Saturday morning. The Middle Collegiate Church was established in 1628 and is considered the oldest corporation in the country. (David Cruz and Jen Chung for Gothamist) What the city's sewers are telling us about Covid-19. (Caroline Lewis for Gothamist) The city is expecting around 450k Covid-19 vaccines later this month, with healthcare workers, nursing home residents, and long-term facility staff having priority. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist) Confessions of a Queens Santa in a pandemic. (Jim O'Grady for Gothamist) A Covid-19 rent relief program will be resurrected with revamped rules for who will get a slice of $60 million of remaining aid. (Matt Troutman for Patch) The team that is no longer the Staten Island Yankees is suing Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees for cutting them from the squad. (J.J. Cooper for Baseball America) Wall Street executive Ray McGuire is stepping into the mayoral race. (Sally Goldenberg for Politico) The best holiday gifts from NYC restaurants. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation) Sick of Christmas already? The Astor Place KMart has you covered because their St Patrick's Day decorations are already on sale. (EV Grieve) Thanks to reader Amy for today's featured photo!