The Briefly for July 30, 2020 – The "The Summer Without Manhattan Blizzards" Edition

Today - Low: 73˚ High: 91˚

Possible light rain overnight.

Maya Wiley is gearing up for a mayoral run for 2021. Wiley is a former de Blasio aide. Let's not hold that against her. (Emma G. Fitzsimmons for NY Times) Here's a list of the current NYPD officers with the most substantiated misconduct complaints against them. Sitting at the top? Congrats to Michael Raso, the NYPD officer with the most substantiated misconduct complaints against him with 14 allegations in eight complaints. (George Joseph, Christopher Robbins, and Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist) Farewell to Manhattan's only Dairy Queen. (Bao Ong for Time Out) Mayor de Blasio says the Portland-style abduction/arrest of a teenage activist in the city's streets is the "kind of thing we don’t want to see in this city." No shit, Mr. Mayor. Are you in charge of anything? Why does it seem like the mayor and I both have the same authority when it comes to the NYPD? (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist) "Tired of watching @NYCMayor once against declare that no one will be held accountable in the face of NYPD abuse/misconduct." -City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer shares my frustration. The City Council is exploring legislation in response to the incident. (Matt Tracy for Gay City News) The NYPD is crying over the $1 million of damages to police vehicles sustained during recent protests. How does that compare to the damage and medical or legal bills of the people who they've injured or violated their rights? (Matt Troutman for Patch) Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Tuesday requiring all city agencies to appoint a Chief Diversity Officer and use minority and women-owned businesses to procure goods and services valued up to $500,000 in an effort to help them survive the economic downturn caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech for amNewyork Metro) Columbia University is giving its professors a very unsubtle nudge towards teaching in-person classes this fall after a vast majority of professors elected to teach online when given a choice. (Annie Todd for Gothamist) The Upper West Side and Murray Hill have both seen large drops in real estate prices since the beginning of the year. Even with a 32% drop in price, listings near Lincoln Center are still averaging $1,951,182 on average in July. (Dana Schulz for 6sqft) How is the State Liquor Authority finding the time to investigate and send violations to so many restaurants and bars? The state is sending out emails asking workers to apply to be trained as investigators to log social-distancing violations. (Erika Adams for Eater) Two customers assaulted employees of the Trader Joe’s in Murray Hill on July 14, after entering the store without masks and refusing orders to wear them. Even in a pandemic, there are still assholes everywhere. (Chris Crowley for Grub Street) Sander Saba, a nonbinary trans New Yorker, is suing to allow "X" gender on driver's licenses, arguing that having "male" and "female" options exclusively on licenses violates nonbinary New Yorkers' constitutional rights. (David Cruz for Gothamist) Map: Check out NYC's 19,000 acres of natural park land. (Davin Gannon for 6sqft) Two Harlem libraries, The Harry Belafonte Library and Countee Cullen Library, are set to reopen for grab-and-go service on August 3 this Monday. (Brendan Krisel for Patch) The city is boasting about how clean our schools will be when they reopen, but custodians aren't so sure it's possible with more staff and a hiring freeze remains in place. (Sophia Chang for Gothamist) Today is the last day Bluestockings is open in their Allen St location. (EV Grieve) Quelle suprise! Neither side of the aisle likes Seth DuCharme, Attorney General Bill Barr's pick for U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. (Nicole Hong for NY Times) Where to get takeout and delivery in Brooklyn right now. (Eater)