The Briefly for February 13, 2020 – The "Are We Ready for an NYC Yang Gang?" Edition
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Pennsy, the food hall attached to Madison Square Garden, is closing at the end of the month. The closure is part of a renovation of the area by Vornado Realty Trust, the landlord, and extend the first four floors of the building. Hiding in this news the announced closure of The Cinnamon Snail, the amazing vegan eatery with fantastic desserts, for good. (Jen Carlson for Gothamist) What the hell is going on at Etiquette in Williamsburg, a cafe and bar that features a queen-sized bed. (Emma Orlow for Time Out) Photos: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope at the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show, which adds light installations and sculpture to the show. (Michelle Young for Untapped New York) 2021's mayoral candidates think we need more education about ranked choice voting. (Mark Hallum for amNewYork Metro) Will the math add up for Andrew Yang to run for mayor? (Emily Ngo for NY1) Governor Cuomo seems to have come to an agreement with the Trump administration that would allow New Yorkers back into the Trusted Traveler Program without giving the federal government unfettered access to the state's DMV records. (Azi Paybarah and Jesse McKinley for NY Times) The NYPD arrested a journalist for filming an arrest of a man in Chinatown. It is 100% legal in NYC to photograph or video record anything that is happening in public, including police actions, as long as you're not in the way. (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist) NYC is coronavirus free! All suspected cases were negative. (Adam Nichols for Patch) Photos: Backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. (Photos by Milo Hess for amNewYork Metro) Meet Momo, the city's hospital system's very good first resident therapy dog. (Lydia Hu for NY1) Here comes the city's first ever spiked seltzer festival on May 16. Oh boy. (Alex Mitchell for amNewYork Metro) The inside story of the long, slow, and painful death of Fairway. (Hannah Howard for Grub Street) Come on restaurants, post your menus with prices online. (Ryan Sutton for Eater) How to make a reservation in NYC. It's not always as simple as opening an app. (Alan Sytsma for Grub Street) These are the city's top high schools, with Trinity High School coming in at #1 overall and Stuyvesant as the top public high school. (Adam Nichols for Patch) With a seven season losing streak, the Knicks have been a very bad team for a long time, but that doesn't seem to impact their value. The team was valued at $4.6 billion, making it unlikely that someone is rich enough to take the team from James Dolan's grubby hands. (Gus Saltonstall for Patch) The R-42 subway cars have been retired from service after fifty years years of use. (NY1) Photos: The last ride for the R-42s with a cameo from Train Daddy Andy Byford. (Sydney Pereira, photos by David "Dee" Delgado for Gothamist) Tension surrounding Morningside Park has not eased since the murder of Tessa Majors. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist) Video: A walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, through the city's ugliest subway station, and Battery Park. (Action Kid) Lawyers representing undocumented immigrants are fighting to stop ICE officers from making arrests at courthouses, which they say are interfering with court cases. (Todd Maisel for amNewYork Metro) There is a potential battle in Albany brewing over bail reform, with Governor Cuomo saying the door is open for possible changes, some state senators have jumped on the opportunity to voice their displeasure with the bill they passed last year before anyone has had time to properly judge its repercussions. Albany will always find a way to fight with itself. (Zack Fink for NY1) When Mario's Pizza on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx opened in 1915, the biggest concern was World War I, 100 years later it's still going strong. (The pizza place, not the war) (Jason Cohen for Bronx Times) Debutante Balls still exist in Manhattan. (James Barron and Elizabeth D. Herman for NY Times) The 38 best beer bars in NYC. (Hannah Albertine, Bryan Kim, & Matt Tervooren for The Infatuation) Thanks to reader Mackenzie for today's featured photo