The Briefly for June 17, 2019 – The "New York State is Stepping Up Where the City Failed" Edition
This week's late night subway service changes are fairly busy, with cuts and changes along the 1, 4, 5, 7, A, D, E, F, and N lines. (Subway Weekender)
First person memories from the police raid that led to the Stonewall Inn riot. (NY Times)
The top ten secrets of NYU. Not a secret? People who graduated from NYU, because they'll tell you any opportunity they get. (Untapped Cities)
It should surprise no one, but we're hitting peak season to eat out in New York. (Eater)
Remember that company putting LED billboards on the city's waterways? The state's legislature has a bill that would ban them completely, taking an action that the city's government seemed unable to do. (Gothamist)
The rent reform bills, only an agreement early last week, were will be challenged in court by landlords. (Curbed)
Here's what the rent reforms mean for market-rate tenants. (Gothamist)
How will the state's rent reform impact the Bronx? (Norwood News)
The five men who stabbed 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz to death nearly a year ago were found guilty of first and second-degree murder, conspiracy, and gang assault. They will be sentenced July 16. (amNY)
Ever wonder how you get a pool onto the roof of a 68-story building? You can watch Brooklyn Point's infinity pool, the highest infinity pool in the western hemisphere, being brought up 680 feet in the air. (6sqft)
As a part of Penn Station's renovations, the mainstay bar Tracks will be forced to close at the end of August along with McDonalds, Jamba Juice, and a few others. The work is expected to finish in 2022. (Gothamist)
After being lost in storage and nearly forgotten, a monument to Rebecca Salamone Foster is ready to be unveiled this month in the state's supreme courthouse. Foster was known as the "Tombs Angel" from her work at "the Tombs" city jail in lower Manhattan. The Tombs, to quote Dickens "would bring disgrace to the most despotic empire in the world." (NY Times)
We're down to the wire for the state legislature's session. Still on the docket is drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, which has strong support, and the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. Legalization has seen a slight resurgence in support, with pockets of resistance on Long Island and arguments about taxes across the board. (amNY)
“With the first hot nights in June police despatches, that record the killing of men and women by rolling off roofs and window-sills while asleep, announce that the time of greatest suffering among the poor is at hand” From Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives, emphasize the hell of summer in the Lower East Side's tenements. (Ephemeral New York)
The 2021 mayoral race is already on the mind of likely candidates and Corey Johnson just passed a bill that will impact that election's campaign donations and benefit him directly, which is a hard pill to swallow for his potential opponents. (Gotham Gazette)
Last week's restaurants ordered closed by the Department of Health, including Beach 97th St's La Barracuda, which joined the hundred point club. (Patch)
If you've got the upper-body strength, you can help keep The Giglio lift tradition alive in Williamsburg during the Giglio Feast, a tradition since 1903. (Gothamist)
A look at U Thant Island, the smallest island in New York City. (Viewing NYC)
The city has reached a deal on a budget for the 2020 fiscal year. At $92.8, the budget is the largest in history and 4% larger than last year's budget, with funding increases for social workers, libraries, parks, and abortion services. (Gothamist)
Five takeaways from the city's budget deal. (NY Times)
.00025% of the city's budgets, $250,000, was set aside to provide access to safe and legal abortion services, with one-third of that going towards those traveling from out-of-state. The Abortion Access Fund offers assessments within a 24-hour period and also provides referrals to groups that cover transportation costs. (Jezebel)
Photos from The High Line Hat Party, which is as ridiculous as it sounds. (Gothamist) http://gothamist.com/2019/06/14/high_line_hat_party_2019_photos.php
BAM employees have voted in favor of unionizing. (Hyperallergic) https://hyperallergic.com/505184/bam-union-vote/
The OMNY scanners are convenient, and there's a camera built into them with infrared capabilities. The cameras were conveniently left out of OMNY's privacy policy. (Gothamist)
New York sports 11 of the top 100 restaurants in the country that "incorporate wine in thoughtful and exciting ways." (Patch)
From the city' best cannolis at Madonia Borhters to fresh pasta at Borgatti's Ravioli and Egg Noodles: A walking tour along Arthur Avenue, the Bronx's Little Italy. (Eater)
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