The Briefly for June 21, 2019 – The "Notorious B.I.G.'s 'One Room Shack' is Available For $4,000" Edition
One week before WorldPride denies any big weekend subway changes, this weekend's travel options are looking rough. (Subway Weekender)
We're getting a much-deserved break from the gloom of this week with a pair of sunny days with consistently pleasant temperatures this weekend. (amNY)
The legislature couldn't find a way to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but they did manage to decriminalize the possession of fewer than two ounces and will expunge the record of low-level pot-related convictions. Instead of a crime, it'll be treated as a violation with fines as low as $50. (NY Times)
The city sued 13 firms and four people who ran a ring of illegal Airbnbs that duped nearly 60,000 visitors into conditions the city is calling unsanitary and dangerous, including a three family house in Queens that was subdivided into 12 different hotel rooms with 24 beds. (Curbed)
The Notorious B.I.G.'s 972-square-foot “one-room shack” in Clinton Hill, mentioned in his song "Juicy," at 226 St. James Place is available for rent for $4,000. (6sqft)
If you've been dying to live in Trump Tower, you can buy Paul Manafort's old apartment from the US Marshals Service for a cool $3.6 million. (Curbed)
A Hunter College study found that a quarter of the city's cyclists don't stop at red lights, with professional cyclists were more likely to run lights and the study happened between April 8 and May 1. (Patch)
A look at the state's ambitious climate goals, which would practically remove all carbon-emissions-based energy by 2050. Cars are mostly exempt from the plans. (NY Times)
Today (Friday) is the longest day of the year, which means Make Music New York, with one thousand free concerts across the city. (Brooklyn Based)
The city's most exclusive beach is a small, hidden beach on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge and will only be open for one day this year in celebration of City of Water Day. (Untapped Cities)
The city will be dragged away from its reliance on cars kicking and screaming if it has to. The Bay Ridge Community Board voted down the Department of Transportation's bike lanes and the next day the neighborhood's City Councilmember and State Assemblymembers wrote the DOT, urging them to proceed regardless. (Curbed)
Should you order the jumbo coconut shrimp at a dive bar? Gothamist says yes when it's the 169 Bar. (Gothamist)
If you're looking for an apartment for you and your fuzzy friends, here are the Manhattan neighborhoods with the highest proportion of pet-friendly apartments. (Patch)
The state's legislature passed a package of bills that are targeted as sexual harassment that will make New York's laws the toughest in the nation. The bills restrict employers' ability to avoid liability for the behavior of their employees, provide attorney fees and damages in discrimination cases, expand the complaint windows, and ensure training is provided in multiple languages. (NY Times)
Seven new Italian restaurants that demand your attention. (Grub Street)
Stories to keep an eye on: The Paris arthouse movie theater is rumored to be closing before the end of this summer. The NYPD and Department of Education have a memorandum of understanding that will limit the arrests for low-level crimes in city schools.
Video: Sleepless in New York is a mesmerizing series of time-lapse videos looking at Manhattan from multiple angles. (Viewing NYC)
An explanation of how the rent reform package in Albany helps all renters. (NY Times)
Eater thinks it's found the city's best bagels. (Eater)
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