The Briefly for June 13, 2019 – The "A New Subway Villain Has Emerged" Edition
Here are the city's top ten public high schools. (Patch)
The city's new mansion tax is hitting on July 1, and sellers are already trying to price their way out of it. (StreetEasy)
New York City has a new subway villain. On different incidents, a man threw a bag of concrete, a fire extinguisher, Christmas lights, and a shovel. (Gothamist)
10 buildings connected to NYC's maritime past. (Untapped Cities)
The best restaurants of 2019, according to Eater's Ryan Sutton. (Eater)
“There’s a daunting task ahead of us on this,” is an understatement by the chair of the committee overseeing the $4 billion reconstruction of the BQE. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Have you noticed the mannequin children strewn across the city in small cages? No Kids in Cages is responsible for the 25 protest installations across Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. (Gothamist)
Outside of San Francisco, Brooklyn has the country's most booming tech sector, growing 356% in the last ten years. (amNY)
Where to eat near the Boardwalk in Rockaway Beach. (Eater)
While the Governors Island "urban camping experience" isn't exactly camping by most stretches of the imagination with miniature cabins, 1500 thread count sheets, wifi, electricity, a spa, and room service, but it does look nice (6sqft)
In the last year, the city ensured a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and prevented any new drivers from being added to the pool of e-hail vehicles which already makes up 29% of all cars below 60th in Manhattan. The mayor's next restriction will be limiting the amount of time e-hail vehicles can cruise below 96th in Manhattan without a passenger. Currently, e-hail vehicles spend 41% of their time without passengers. That rate would have to drop to 31% under the coming rule, or companies would face fines or potentially have their licenses to operate revoked. (amNY)
Here is the horseshoe route for the World Pride Parade on June 30, which is expected to be the largest Pride Parade in history. (6sqft)
The DOT unveiled plans for a protected bike lane on Central Park West. The Community Board and City Councilmember Helen Rosenthal had called for a two-way bike lane, similar to Prospect Park West, but the DOT called that idea "psychologically unrealistic." (Gothamist)
A guide to (responsibly) day drink. (The Infatuation)
I'm bullish on anything that brings more joy and delight to the city in a near-invisible fashion. See Me Tell Me is playing hide-and-seek with her art on Instagram. Right now the has under a thousand followers, but let's see if we can't change that. (Bedford + Bowery)
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" may be the creed of the postal service, but in the city, it's the food delivery person that follows that creed to the letter and City Comptroller Scott Stringer is adding his voice to those calling for the legalization of electric bikes with an op-ed for Streetsblog. (Streetsblog)
Take a ride on the 3rd Ave El in a film from 1955, documenting Manhattan's last elevated subway line. (Viewing NYC)
The governor supports the rent reform bills that are working their way through the legislature and has voiced that once they're on his desk he will sign them into law, which hasn't always been a guarantee. (amNY)
When the rent reform bills become law, it will be the signal that the influence that New York's real estate industry holds over the state's politics is not untouchable. (NY Times)
Yoko Ono's 'The Reflection Project' is moving into unconventional spaces in lower Manhattan, encouraging you to "rally the collective consciousness towards heightened awareness, hope and action." Just don't do it in someone else's way. (Brooklyn Vegan)
Gem Spa on St Mark's and Second Ave is in danger of closing. A combination of rising rents and a former employee selling cigarettes to a minor have threatened the iconic store's 80-year existence. It's likely the best place you can buy egg creams and fedoras and coffee and candy in the city. (Vanishing New York)
Another detainee died in the custody of the Department of Corrections two days after the death of Layleen Polanco on Rikers Island. The cause of death and name haven't been released. (Patch)
This new IKEA robotic furniture looks right out of The Fifth Element. (6sqft)
The new status symbol for performers is a Broadway residency and the latest name to make their way is Dave Chappelle. Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway will happen from July 9-13 with tickets going on same June 18th. (Gothamist)
A guide to Pride in Bushwick. (Bushwick Daily)
The House Judiciary Committee passed the bill to reauthorize and fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund for about seven more decades after being publicly shamed by Jon Stewart. (Patch)
How did Jon Stewart become the voice of the ongoing victims of 9/11? (NY Times)
"It's another entertainment show beginning with an overwrought speech of a shaken host." The first Daily Show with Jon Stewart after the 9/11 attacks is still worth watching. (Comedy Central)
A first look at the new DUMBO library. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Drone photos and videos from high above Green-Wood Cemetery. (Gothamist)
The city's best veggie burgers. (Grub Street)
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