The Briefly for February 7, 2019 – The "Wait, What is a Pizza Sauna?" Edition
Watch the full Public Advocate debate or read the live blog. (NY1)
Amazon HQ2 was the common punching bag during the debate. (NY Post)
At 115 years, Maspeth's Grant Street Bridge is ready for a makeover. (QNS)
The MTA's 24% accessibility at subway stations should be embarrassing enough before the truth comes out about how those numbers are inflated. The subways are planned to be fully accessible by 2034 at a cost of $40 to $60 billion. (Curbed)
The BQX is taking a baby step forward. The city's Economic Development Corporation is expected to approve a contract that will allow an environmental review. It's only the first step of a $2.73 billion plan, which is what you might call "one full Amazon." (Curbed)
This profile of the porta-potty king of New York City is full of crappy puns. (NY Mag)
The best bagels in Astoria. (Give Me Astoria)
"Yes, I broke your window because Barack Obama was talking to me and I didn’t like what he was saying." A perfectly understandable excuse for breaking the window of a Harlem adult shop. (Gothamist)
Lincoln Center has a new president. Henry Timms, who helped create #GivingTuesday, will leave the 92nd Street Y to take the position. (NY Times)
Releasing a banner buoyed by balloons into Grand Central Terminal is a pretty good way to make sure your protest can't be easily removed. (Gothamist)
Waze is about to get less useful thanks to an . (NY Post)
Google to the NYPD: No thanks. (amNY)
The city is getting a pizza sauna. Yes, it's in Bushwick. How did you know? (Bushwick Daily)
The BronxCare Health System will repay sexual assault patients for illegally billing them for rape exams after settling a lawsuit by the NYAG's office. (amNY)
The state legislature is looking to raise the prison minimum wage to $3/hour. Inmates work six hours a day, five days a week between $0.10 to $1.14/hour. (The Brooklyn Reader)
Pizza sauna not your thing? You could spend time in a sauna while glamping on the roof of a Williamsburg hotel. (Time Out)
Ever wonder how the city's greenmarkets continue to have fresh produce in the winter? Here's your answer. (amNY)
Is anyone surprised that the state's police unions oppose legalizing marijuana? (NY Post)
The Astoria Boulevard N/W station will close for nine months starting in March as elevators are installed. (TimesLedger)
A look at The Pirates, an enclave of fans of of F.C. St. Pauli, a German anti-fascist soccer team. (NY Times)
8 highlights from the new Museum of the Dog. (Untapped Cities)
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