The Briefly for January 13, 2019 – The "El Chapo is Guilty On All Counts" Edition
A brief history of Rubén Díaz Sr.'s controversial statements. (amNY)
Given Diaz Sr's previous statements, Corey Johnson was criticized for emboldening him by former Speaker and Public Advocate candidate Melissa Mark-Viverito. (NY Post)
El Chapo is guilty. (NY Times)
Amazon's HQ2 still has 58% support in the city. (NY Post)
Along Vernon Blvd in Long Island City the percentage of business owners and employees that approve HQ2 is even higher at 86%. (TimesLedger)
The culprit behind the L train stench has been identified as a Shell station with a history of oil leaks. (Greenpointers)
10 things you might not know about Riverside Park. (6sqft)
Aziz Ansari took the stage a the Comedy Cellar a year after sexual misconduct allegations against him. He spent a portion of his set talking about how he hopes it was a step forwarding he hopes he's become a better person, which is something that can't be said of Louis CK. (Gothamist)
Nothing in Amazon's subsidies are new. The city has given away $5 billion in "tax expenditures" for economic development projects to increase employment and reduce office vacancies, but it hasn't been able to do either effective. The city council has called for the program to be phased out. (Gothamist)
Did you lose all your Nintendo Switch games on the subway? (/r/NYC)
Whole Foods is raising its prices on 550 items, reversing course from their post-purchase by Amazon. (Grubstreet)
Hate winter? Don't worry, in 60 years New York's climate will feel more like Arkansas. (Patch)
We have enough problems on the subway before Inside Edition starts shaming fare evaders. (Gothamist)
The Universal Hip Hop Museum will break ground later this year. (Welcome2TheBronx)
There are only three cities in the US with worse traffic than New York. Boston is, of course, the #1 worst with Washington DC and Chicago second and third. (Patch)
The NYPD mobilized a multi-agency response to “community hotspots” in October, but were the coordinated raids disproportionally targeting LGBTQ bars? (Gothamist)
New York isn't going to wait for AOC's Green New Deal to pass on a federal level. The state's legislature introduced a bill to turn the state greenhouse gas neutral by 2030. (amNY)
The NYCHA suspended with the intent to fire Ivo Nikolic, the head of the agency's elevator division, for allegations he violated anti-discrimination policies. (The Real Deal)
Detective Brian Simonsen, 42, was fatally shot by friendly fire while responding to a robbery in Queens on Tuesday night. (NY Post)
Red Lobster, Applebee's, Benihana, and Outback Steakhouse are four of the city's top ten bars and restaurants for Valentine's Day according to Lyft. (Bedford + Bowery)
The 13 hottest lunch spots in the city. (Eater)
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