The Briefly for Halloween, 2018 – The "Apocalypse Is Scheduled For April 27" Spooky/Scary Edition
The history of the haunted subways of New York. (New York Tour)
Mark April 27, 2019 on your calendar, that's the day the L train shuts down. (Gothamist)
The 16th Bike Kill was held by the Black Label Bike Club during last weekend's storms, but that couldn't but a damper on the fun and destruction of everyone who attended with their weird, mutant bikes. (Bedford + Bowery)
Does the ghost of Peg Leg Pete still haunt the East Village? (The Bowery Boys)
Sunset Park's Brooklynphono is one of the country's last vinyl pressing plants in the country. Take a look at how a record is made. (Viewing NYC)
The homes with the scares ghost and murder stories. (NY Post)
Would it be easier to vote if you had a bike to get to your polling place? CitiBikes will be free on election day with the code BIKETOVOTE. (Streesblog)
True stories of haunting experiences on the subway. (Gothamist)
The city's Long Island City Investment Strategy calls for a $180 million investment into roadways, subway accessibility, arts and culture, sewer upgrades and new schools and school improvements. The plan hopes to encourage developers to include affordable housing in their projects. (LIC Post)
The man accused of ejaculating on a woman on the D train turned himself in to the NYPD. 18-year-old Ibrahim Mehsin was charged with this-degree sexual assault. Why does this stuff always happen on the D train? (Gothamist)
Hours into the NYPD crackdown on private sanitation companies a cyclist was hit and seriously injured by the driver of a Five Star Carting sanitation truck. (Streetsblog)
The 86th St B/C station is open and the renovation includes murals and mosaics inspired by Joyce Kozloff's "Parkside Portraits," which highlights the history of Central Park and the surrounding neighborhoods. (6sqft)
17 doughnuts to seek out. (Eater)
Expect protestors at any announced Louis C.K. performance. Is your laughter worth more to you than sexual assaults and the loss of women comic's careers? (Gothamist)
10 haunted places throughout the city. (StreetEasy)
NYC awarded $1 billion contracts to businesses owned by minorities or women. That sounds good until you find out that it was 5% of $19.3 billion total. (amNY)
At the request of the mayor, NYU has postponed noted bigot Milo Yiannopoulos' guest lecture. (NYU Lecture)
The GOP withdrew support for Anthony Pappas, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' opponent on November 6, after he admitted his ex-wife accused him of domestic violence and took out a restraining order against him. (NY Post)
Fourteen Jewish activists were arrested outside the Metropolitan Republican Club following a sit-in demanding that the GOP confront and expel white nationalists from its own party. (Gothamist)
There will be interpreters at 100 polling locations in the city in 12 different languages on election day. (Kings County Politics)
A new proposal from the City Council will put the council at odds with Mayor de Blasio when it comes to housing for the homeless. (NY Post)
Five takeaways from the New York Attorney General debate between Letitia James and Keith Wofford. (NY Times)
75+ Halloween events $35 and under. (the skint)
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