The Briefly for January 30, 2019 – The "Two People in 220 Square Feet for 24 Years" Edition
If you're gonna be someone who orders delivery in this weeks bitter cold, tip at least 30% if you're one of those monsters that orders Seamless in the middle of a storm. (Mother Jones)
Meet the couple that have lived in a rent-stabilized 220 square foot apartment with no kitchen and a shared bathroom for 24 years in the Chelsea Hotel. (6sqft)
The de Blasio staffer with a history of sexual harassment accusations passed through the Department of Investigation's "thorough" background check. (Politico)
Malaysia Goodson, a 22-year-old mother, died while falling down the stairs of the 7th Avenue B/D/E station with her 1-year-old daughter in a stroller. Her daughter survived and is with family. The station does not have an elevator, highlighting the city's mass transit accessibility problem. (amNY)
The NYPD believes her death was caused by a medical episode and not the fall. (NY Post)
The new Hank's Saloon is open and waiting for patrons to turn the place into the dive it once was. (Brooklyn Paper)
The flurry of bills passed by the state's legislature continues, with the latest round of bills aimed at gun control. The bills prevent teachers from carrying guns on school grounds, allow petitioning to remove guns from dangerous people, extends background checks, bans bump stocks, requires state gun buybacks, and mandates out-of-state applicants give authorities their mental health records. (amNY)
St. Mark's Comics is closing at the end of February after 36 years. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
An illustrated guide to New York City’s architectural styles. (Curbed)
A Quentin Tarantino themed bar is opening this week. No, it's not in Bushwick. Yes, it's in Williamsburg. (Patch)
The Mandarin Duck story has taken a new turn: mating season. (Gothamist)
Good news for drivers: Waze now works in NYC tunnels. (amNY)
Reported is a smartphone app that allows you to report reckless driving from taxis. In 2018, users filed 3,800 complaints. (Streetsblog)
A hospital error resulted in a woman instructing the hospital to pull the plug of a man she was told was her brother. It wasn't her brother. (Gothamist)
Add the Teamsters to the list of groups against Amazon's HQ2. (Metro)
This photo of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge under construction in 1963 is wild. (Viewing NYC)
The couch in a tree on the Upper West Side has been taken down. How it got up there is still a mystery. (NY Post)
What does parking placard abuse look like? This. (@rebranddrivong)
Where to eat near 11 comedy clubs. (The Infatuation)
Get your photo featured or suggest stories for The Briefly by responding to this email or tagging your NYC photos and news on Instagram or Twitter with #thebriefly.