The Briefly for January 3, 2019 – The "Who Are These People Waiting In Hour Long Lines for Pizza" Edition
Six ways that 2019 will change New York City. (Curbed)
The city outlaws the LED billboards that have been seen on barges surrounding Manhattan, but there has ben zero enforcement. Welcome to our waterways, the new Times Square. (Gothamist)
The NYPD has arrested Kwame Johnson, the man who allegedly groped a 4-year-old girl on the subway last week. He was charged with sex abuse, forcible touching, acting in a manner injurious to a child, menacing, and harassment. (NY Post)
After becoming the surprise first New York attorney general in history, Barbara Underwood is going back to her post as solicitor general under newly elected Letitia James. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Finally, someone does the things the rest of us only think about doing. Asking the tourists waiting in line for pizza in DUMBO "WHY?" (Gothamist)
Mayor de Blasio announced Julie Menin, the head of the city's film and television office, will add the role of Census Director to oversee the city's implementation of the 2020 census. (Daily News)
The Wendy's in Ridgewood can rest easy knowing that Richard Mirabile, their alleged serial toilet thief, was arrested last week. (Bushwick Daily)
The deadly six-car accident in Tribeca last weekend was caused by a car going 100 mph. Sherman Harrison hit Amy Philipson's car, which flipped and burst into flames, killing Philipson. (NY Post)
Yes, the Brooklyn Borough President took the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge this year, but also when was the last time any borough had president with visible abs? (Bklyner)
Cancel everything. Watch this squirrel eating an egg roll. (Gothamist)
Webster Hall returns in the spring of this year. Hipsters, prepare your complaints about how much better it was before. (BrooklynVegan)
The new campaign finance laws will get their first test during February's public advocate election. The public advocate's office has a budget of $3.5 million and the Board of Elections estimates the cost of the elections at $15 million. (NY Post)
The best bathtub in the city can be yours for the low cost of $7,000 per night. (NY Times)
Step back in time into a 1970's bar in Murray Hill, just don't expect 1970's prices. (Eater)
A Manhattan federal jury cleared NYPD officer James Grant of charges of trading favors for gifts, including cash, diamonds, and sex on an airplane with a prostitute. His co-defendant Jeremy Reichenberg was found guilty of bribery and conspiracy charges. (Gothamist)
The city/state rivalry is bubbling up with the MTA trolling the mayor for not announcing any details about the Fair Fares program. (NY Post)
The median price of an apartment in Manhattan just barely dipped below $1 million for the first time since 2015. (NY Times)
Subway traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge came to a complete stop on Wednesday night because a dog had found its way onto the tracks. The dog was safely rescued. (NY Post)
The NYPD's crackdown on e-bikes has been anything but fair to restaurant delivery workers. A new directive will shift enforcement of the e-bike ban towards the business and not the individual. From January 2018 through October, the city' issued 509 citations to individuals and only 204 to businesses. (Gothamist)
Where to eat when you're trying to not spend money. (The Infatuation)
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