The Briefly for July 4th, 2018 – Fireworks, Window ACs Will Not Kill You, DJ Idris Elba, and More
Coney Island Boardwalk Imposters
Where to watch the 4th of July fireworks. New Jersey, always the imitator, will have fireworks of its own on the Hudson.
Before the Coney Island Nathan's hot dog, there was the original Feltman's hot dogs. Nathan Handwerker started as an employee of Feltman's before venturing out on his own to peddle hot dogs to the masses.
BrooklynVegan picked the songs of the summer, so brace yourself.
Headed to the boardwalk today? How to win carnival games.
A falling window air conditioner will not kill you, statically speaking.
An NYPD detective was attested for stalking and throwing pee on her ex-girlfriend’s door.
City teachers and Department of Education workers who are mothers, fathers, or non-birth parents will now get six weeks of parental leave with 100% of salary starting September 4.
KāMIN Health Crown Heights Urgent Care is offering free lead testing for kids (by appointment) in light of the over 800 children with lead poisoned due to living in NYC public housing.
A memorial service for a LIRR train headed for the scrapyard.
DJ Idris Elba? Yup, it's happening on Friday night in Greenpoint.
A tenth man was arrested in the stabbing death of Junior Feliz-Guzman.
The Roosevelt Island Tram renovations are complete, but the trams still don’t have air conditioning.
Here come the dockless bike-sharing programs.
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