The Briefly for February 26-27, 2021 – The "NYC Anarchy No More" Friday Edition

Today - Low: 36˚ High: 42˚

Possible light rain overnight.

This weekend - Low: 40˚ High: 48˚

• Turns out the Maluma concert in October isn't MSG's first show of the year. JoJo Siwa will play MSG on July 30. MSG will have a 10% capacity and everyone will need proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours, not a rapid test. (Will Gleason for Time Out)

• 7 queer-friendly barbershops in Brooklyn. (Nick Gallagher for Brooklyn Magazine)

• We're no longer anarchists in the eyes of the federal government. (Matt Troutman for Patch)

• Former NYPD officer Thomas Webster was turned himself in on charges that he assaulted a Washington police officer during the January 6 insurrection. (Jonah E. Bromwich for NY Times)

• The anti-Nicole Malliotakis PAC raised more than $20,000 in three weeks to help push out the freshman Republican congressmember. (Rose Adams for Brooklyn Paper)

• Malliotakis says she will vote against the Covid-19 stimulus package, citing unspent money from the last relief bill. (Faraz Toor and AP for NY1)

• NYC Beer Week will be virtual this year from February 28 - March 7. (Brew York)

• Moynihan Train Hall has a new photo installation, Penn Station’s Half Century, with photos form the original Penn Station from 1910 to 1963. (Nicole Saraniero for Untapped New York)

• Turns out Century 21 isn't dead. Without specifics, they announced a relaunch for later this year. (Anna Ben Yehuda for Time Out)

• Tracing the travels of the Frito Pie from the invention from Teresa Hernandez in New Mexico in the 1960s to New York City. (Robert Sietsema for Eater)

• Video: Defunctland covers Coney Island's history. (Defunctland)

• The MTA is trying to keep the pandemic-level of service on the C and F trains moving forward, Transport Workers Union Local 100 is fighting against them. (Jose Martinez for The City)

• The hottest slice of pizza right now is the pizza made from Gabriele Lamonaca's kitchen in Harlem. How can you get some in your mouth? Bartering! (Anna Ben Yehuda for Time Out)

• A survey shows that after restaurants implemented the city's optional Covid-19 surcharge, restaurant workers tips declined. (Tanay Warerkar for Eater)

• North Brooklyn gay bars to support during the pandemic. (Billy McEntee for Greenpointers)

• Cy Vance has eight years of Donald Trump's tax returns. (Jonah E. Bromwich for NY Times)

• A new variant of the Covid-19 virus is spreading in New York. Say hello to B.1.526, which is different fro the UK and South African variants. (Apoorva Mandavilli for NY Times)

• Dr Howard Zucker, Commissioner of Health for New York State, defended the use of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in state-run nursing homes early in the pandemic. (Dean Russell for The City)

• Lindsey Boylan's post about her experiences of abuse with Governor Cuomo. (Lindsey Boylan)

• Mayor de Blasio is calling for an independent investigation into the accusations of sexual harassment against Governor Cuomo. (Matt Troutman for Patch)

• Peter Luger filled its main dining room with wax figures from Madame Tussauds. (Luke Fortney for Eater)

• A definitive ranking of celebrity wax figures at Peter Luger. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation)

• NYPD Chief Terence Monahan is retiring and taking a new role as senior adviser for public safety under newly-named “recovery czar” Lorraine Grillo. Monahan has been partially blamed for the NYPD's response to the George Floyd protests over last summer. (Matt Troutman for Patch)

• Lincoln Center will be opening ten new outdoor performance and rehearsal spaces on April 7, part of their Restart Stages initiative. (Mike Mishkin for I Love the Upper West Side)

• Since its recovery, the wreckage of TWA flight 800 has been in a warehouse in Virginia, used for training plane crash investigators. It's scheduled for destruction later this year. (Michael Gold for NY Times)

• Mayoral candidate and City Comptroller Stringer released out a detailed 27-point compendium of progressive housing goals called "Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege," rebutting Mayor de Blasio's approach. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist)

• Podcast: Maya Wiley discusses her run for mayor. (Ben Max for Gotham Gazette)

• The Harlem Chocolate Factory's Golden Brownstone chocolate bars, inspired by Harlem's brownstones, landed on Oprah's favorite things list. (Will Gleason for Time Out)

• The Queens Drive-In will return on March 5 with a free screening of Coming 2 America. (Daniel Maurer for Bedford + Bowery)

• 9 Brooklyn restaurants with great patios for outdoor dining. (Andrew Cotto for Brooklyn Magazine)

• Waiting in line for trendy food is back and Ryan Sutton says the line for a breakfast burrito at Ursula in Crown Heights is worth the wait, even in the winter. (Ryan Sutton for Eater)

Thanks to reader Zlata for today's featured photo!