The Briefly for July 24, 2018 – The MTA Blames Lyft/Uber, 14th St Becoming a Busway, Flying Cars, and More
The MTA is blaming apps like Uber and Lyft on the sharpest declines of subway and bus ridership in decades, and not unreliable subway and bus service causing the sharp rise of use of e-hail apps. 56,000 trains were delayed in June, and the percentage of trains that didn't reach the end of their runs on time doubled since 2012 from 16.3% to 32%, but yeah, it's Uber that is causing the decline in ridership.
14th St will become a busway in January, three months ahead of the 15-month L train shutdown.
What does the the potential for legal pot mean for your job?
Flying cars were supposed to take care of our traffic problems by 1973, according to scientists in 1923. Still holding out hope for that jetpack.
The American Kennel Club Canine Retreat opened its doors to people who don't have a place for their dog to stay if they were displaced from the Flatiron steam explosion.
Young Advocates for Fair Education claim some Orthodox Jewish yeshivas don't teach enough reading, writing, and arithmetic sued New York state on Monday in an effort to force change.
Filming around town: Erase w/Denis Leary is at 36th and 5th, The Deuce w/Maggie Gyllenhaal is at 90th St and 23rd Ave in East Elmhurst, Manifest w/Josh Dallas is at 61st St and 5th in Brooklyn, Amazon's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is at Centre and Grand, and Marvel/Netflix's The Punisher is at 75th Ave and Main St in Kew Garden Hills.
Ugh, look at these dickheads.
Does a record number of homes for sale in the city mean prices are going to drop? hahahahahahahahahahahaha
You can argue that the Target in the East Village re-creating the CBGB's awning as a stunt is in poor taste, but just about every site in the city covered it, so it's hard to argue against the idea that it worked. The volume of people who desperately wanted to tell you how upset they were over this is staggering. Punk's not dead, it's just too busy blogging.
May Wah Vegetarian Market and the Ng family was featured in Atlas Obscura. The Ng family has run May Wah for over 23 years, and is partially responsible for the vegan boom throughout the city and beyond.
What's the past tense for scammed? Scrumped?
Governor Cuomo pardoned seven people facing deportation and other consequences as a result of their crimes.
Tronc, the New York Daily News' new owners, fired half of the reporting staff and Jim Rich, the editor in chief, in a one minute meeting.
A closer look at Park Slope's Montauk Club, which dates back to the 1880's.
A party boat dumped 500 gallons of sewage into the Red Hook harbor.