The Briefly for February 10, 2020 – The "NYPD Declares War on Mayor de Blasio" Edition

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Photos: The Pet Fashion Show. (Gabe Herman, photos by Milo Hess for amNewYork Metro) New York City is better than any other city. Why? Everyone has their reason that makes New York their city. For Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, as we discovered on Desus and Metro one of the reasons is the bacon, egg, and cheeses. (Ashley Reese for Jezebel) It doesn't matter if it's Chicago Pizza, California In-N-Out, or New Jersey laughably calling itself the pizza capital of the world, New York doesn't care if you think your food is better. It's not. (Serena Dai for Eater) High Maintenance came back to HBO on Sunday, here is a list of filing locations. (Michelle Young for Untapped New York) A man shot two police officers on Sunday in the Bronx in targeted assassination attempts. There is currently no known connection to any protests or politics and the man, Robert Williams, was out on parole since 2017, pre-dating recent reforms. Williams's son was shot and killed in the street and according to Williams's grandmother he "never got over it." He surrender himself to the police. (Elisha Brown and Michael Levenson for NY Times) In response to the shootings, the Police Benevolent Association's message to the mayor was straight forward. "The members of the NYPD are declaring war on you!" and "This isn’t over, Game on!" Oh boy. (Sanjana Karanth for HuffPost) Because nothing is easy, real estate agents are trying to find every last way around the new Department of State guidance about broker's fees. Most of the confusion they are creating is who they work for. Does the broker represent you or do they represent the landlord? Check your paperwork. (Jake Offenhartz and Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist) The Real Estate Board of New York will, of course, try to stop the guidance with a lawsuit. (Matthew Haag for NY Times) An overview on what's happening with broker's fees. (Localize Labs) A look and some recent history of the city's protest murals. (Yoonji Han) Photos: Scenes from the Golden Gauntlet Graffiti Battle. (Elie Z. Perler for Bowery Boogie) The City Council is taking a look into ghost kitchens, with the possibility of wanting oversight over them, specifically if they prove to be unfair competition against real restaurants. (Georgia Kromrei for The Real Deal) Stop me if you've heard this one before. On Friday morning, a water main broke on Broadway, flooding the immediate area and causing all varieties of chaos. This third break in four weeks was at 110th. (Ben Yakas for Gothamist) The mayor's "fix" for the crumbling NYCHA, the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, may be putting the apartments that are a part of the program into an even worse predicament. Apartments under the RAD program are no longer under the oversight of the city and federal monitor. (Greg B. Smith for The City) RAD is a national program enacted in 2012 that allows public housing agencies to switch the way they get money from the feds — moving from Section 9 (the way NYCHA-owned properties have historically been funded) to Section 8 (a program that funds private landlords). (Rachel Holliday Smith for The City) Play around with interactive charts showing the most popular and most money-making Broadway shows of the past 20-some odd years. (Matt Coneybeare for Viewing NYC) amNewYork Metro has "3 ideas for a Knicks rebrand." All three of them are basically "make it the 90s again." (Joe Pantorno for amNewYork Metro) Here's what the proposed 900-foot tall tower that will be built on top of Macy's in Herald square will look like. (Michelle Cohen for 6sqft) You've got the rest of the week to "Name A Roach" at the Bronx Zoo. (Emily Davenport for amNewYork Metro) Does the city need another stadium? Your answer doesn't seem to matter, the N.Y.C.F.C. are close to moving forward with a plan to put a brand new soccer stadium a few blocks south of Yankee Stadium. There is an affordable housing component to the deal as well that will no doubt please the mayor and help ram this project through the city's approval process. (David Waldstein for NY Times) While the coronavirus isn't a welcome addition to the city originating in China, hot pot restaurants are a different story. (Tony Lin for Eater) Where to eat in the city's Chinatowns. (Chris Crowley for Grub Street) Wired: Fearing the flu. Tired: Fearing the coronavirus. (Adam Nichols) New York will sue the Trump administration over the Truster Traveler Programs ban, arguing the government's decision was arbitrary, violate's the state's covering immunity, and was (not a real quote) "a dick move." (Luis Ferré-Sadurní for NY Times) The MTA is planning to connect the Livonia Avenue L station and the Junius Street 3 station in Brooklyn by 2024. (Grant Lancaster for amNewYork Metro) Photos: Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade. (Scott Lynch for Gothamist) Another story about how some city officials want to push the BQX forward, but this was included for a great photo of a board in a meeting asking for feedback, full of Post-It notes saying things like "NO BQX." (Alex Williamson for Brooklyn Eagle) Video: A walk through the Bronx. (ActionKid) Caroline Baumann, the director of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan, abruptly quit on Friday with no explanation given as to why. (Robin Pogrebin for NY Times) The XFL is here (again) and The New York Guardians won their first game. (Joe Pantorno for amNewYork Metro) 13 touristy restaurants that are actually good. (Matt Tervooren for The Infatuation) Thanks to @directorchick for today's featured photo!