The Briefly for February 7-8, 2021 – The "$25 Billion Party No One Showed Up For" Sunday Edition

Today - Low: 16˚ High: 37˚

Snow (2–4 in.) until evening.

• Ahead of today's snowstorm, outdoor dining is shut down. (Ron Lee for NY1)

• Here's advice from an epidemiologist about what you should and shouldn't do once you have the vaccine. Specifically, if you're in a group of people in a private space who have all been vaccinated, can you relax? The answer is complicated. (Caroline Lewis for Gothamist)

• Revel is expanding past scooters and will be installing a superhub for electric vehicles in Bed-Stuy. Each of the 30 chargers will provide 100 miles of charge in 20 minutes. (Brian Braiker for Brooklyn Magazine)

• The MTA is asking Pete Buttigieg and the federal government for $8 billion in aid for 2021. The City breaks down how the $8 billion is broken out and what may be left behind form the MTA's capital budget. (Jose Martinez The City)

• Looking at buying an apartment in the city? Here's a little bit of a cheat sheet to answer the question how much should you put down to buy an apartment? (Ann Lien for StreetEasy)

• The city's Economic Development Corporation, which is controlled by agreed to increase its financial support to operate NYC Ferry, Mayor de Blasio's pet project, by up to $64 million. As stated in the article, "the funding move comes as ferry revenue is in decline, a fiscal crisis confronts the city and EDC contributions to the city budget are trending downward." (Gabriel Sandoval for The City)

• The top 10 secrets of the Tenement Museum, including its history as a bar and the discovery of a mummified rat. (Untapped New York)

• Wall Street has invoked the boogeyman, threatening to leave NYC. As the state is looking into a tax on the securities industry. Wall Street says this "could lead financial firms to move their back-office operations and related jobs outside of New York." State Senator Julia Salazar proposed a tax that would net the state upwards of $29 billion annually. (Christopher Robbins for Gothamist)

• Sippy Cafe is a new coffee shop, now open in Greenpoint, where you and your dog are both welcome. (Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner for Greenpointers)

• With Valentine's Day coming up, don't miss your opportunity to be as spiteful as possible and name a roach at the Bronx Zoo after someone you used to love. (Shaye Weaver for Time Out)

• Video: Members of the Guardian Angels appeared to start a fight on the subway with participants of the weekly Stonewall Inn Trans Liberation march. The Guardian Angels have a history of harassing the city's queer communities and their leader Curtis Sliwa announced his mayoral candidacy as a Republican for 2021. (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist)

• Governor Cuomo is considering changing his mind about indoor dining (again), this time maybe opening it up a day or two earlier than Valentine's Day. It seems unnecessarily cruel to waver like this when restaurants need time to prepare to open their indoor spaces to the public. (Tanay Warerkar for Eater)

• In another reversal of state policy, the state will vaccinate 1.075 people over the age of 65 in Corrections Department custody. This change happened a few hours after the state was sued by inmates for access to the vaccine. (Gwynne Hogan for Gothamist)

• The city is looking for a new operator for the Central Park ice rink and carousel after terminating its contracts with the Trump Organization. (Devin Gannon for 6sqft)

• Eric See, chef and owner of Ursula in Crown Heights, is launching a takeout series this month where six NYC-based queer chefs will take over the restaurant, each serving food that is essential to their personality. You can pre-order from each chef and a small supply will be reserved for walk-ins. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation)

• As much as I shit on Staten Island's Republican House Representative Nicole Malliotakis in these emails, I will give her credit for being one of the eleven Repubicans with a spine who voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee posts. (David Cruz for Gothamist)

• The 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs get most of the love in NYC, but NYC also hosted the World's Fair in 1853, which included "The Finest Building in America," a crystal palace, built where Bryant Park is today. (Nicole Saraniero for Untapped New York)

• An NYPD sergeant was sporting a "Make Enforcement Great Again" patch by protesters last week outside the 85th Precinct in Brooklyn. According to the NYPD, the officer has "received an initial discipline" but has not elaborated on what that discipline was. Members of the NYPD are not allowed to wear or say something that expresses personal political beliefs while on duty. (David Cruz for Gothamist)

• Who would have thought that no one wants to go to Hudson Yards during a pandemic. It's like a $25 billion party that no one showed up for. (Matthew Haag and Dana Rubinstein for NY Times)

• Photos: Every New Yorkers' favorite olympic activity the slush puddle avoidance leap. (Jen Carlson for Gothamist)

• Interview: Dianne Morales discusses her run for mayor. (Ben Max for Gotham Gazette)

• What to know about the 2021 NYC City Council races. (Rachel Holliday Smith for The City)

• What does an NYC City Council member do? (Cindy Rodriguez for Gothamist)

• 15 exciting new restaurants in Brooklyn. (Eater)

Thanks to reader Zlata for today's featured photo!