The Briefly for July 11, 2018 – Changes to the Brooklyn Bridge, New Yorkers Don't Get Enough Sleep, and more
It's free Slurpee day, don't forget.
PTSD in civilian 9/11 rescue and recovery workers is linked to heart attack and stroke risks, according to an American Heart Association study. This is the first link discovered between PTSD and heart disease.
Generation Q, a new LGBTQ youth center, opened in Forest Hills.
Mayor de Blasio claims his administration will "eradicate this problem once and for all," which is difficult to believe, because this wasn't a priority until it came under scrutiny by local media. NYC Transit president Andy Byford finally had a 90-minute meeting with the Mayor on Monday after six months on the job. It was during a NY Times profile of Byford that it had come up that he was unable to get time with the mayor. More media coverage which jolted the mayor into action.
Did the mayor cross the US/Mexico border illegally?
Will Governor Cuomo sign a bill that would prevent him from using MTA funding as a state slush fund? The Governor has diverted half a billion dollars away from the MTA and it's hard to ignore the current state of the system. The bill passed with bipartisan support and now it's up to the Governor to do the right thing.
Throggs Neck has a new farmer's market every Tuesday through November 13th.
Will rezoning Inwood push out small businesses and lead to gentrification?
Angry Bob Holden is finding out being a city councilperson is more nuanced than he imagined. Holden represents the NIMBY neighborhoods of Middle Village, Maspeth, and Glendale. The Village Voice profiled him and his struggles to transition from civic leader to politician.
The DOT submitted design alterations to the Brooklyn Bridge to the Landmarks Preservations Commission, which will revamp the bridge's towers and fix up the arch blocks on the Brooklyn side of the bridge and badly need repair. No timetable has been announced, but expect this to take many years.
Untapped Cities was given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hudson Yards as construction heads towards a finish in 2019.
It's hard to believe that people will still fish in the Gowanus Canal while it's being dredged, but this is the world we live in.
Filming around town: The Sun Is Also A Star is at 30th and 5th, Amazon's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is at Noble St and West St in Brooklyn, Tracy Morgan's The Last OG is still around 86th St and Ridge Blvd in Brooklyn, Tell Me A Story, starring Kim Cattrall, is at 33rd St and 36th Ave in Queens, Showtime's Ray Donovan is at Duane and W. Broadway, and Otherhood is at Grand and Allen.
Disney is selling their buildings on the Upper West Side for a massive amount of money and moving to Four Hudson Square in Greenwich Village with a 99 year lease.
Take a tour of the brand new portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Pier 3, courtesy of Curbed.
42 percent of New Yorkers have reported sleep problems and it would be less if those kids next door ever stopped screaming and stomping around!
What happened when Feminist Apparel's staffed discovered CEO Alan Martofel's history of sexually abusing women? He fired everyone on his staff who asked for his resignation.
A guide to survive and thrive in the city's pools.
One fifth of licensed food trucks in the city go un-inspected because they can't be found, and that's why the city wants to add GPS devices to trucks to better track their locations. Opponents of the plan worry it would be used by the federal government against immigrant vendors.
If you're looking for an eternal home, there's a vault deep within St. Patrick's' catacombs that can be yours for only $7 million.
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