The Briefly for March 1, 2019 – The "Baby Come Back, You Can Blame It All On Me" Edition

If you're taking the 6 this weekend, you're in the clear. If you're taking literally any other subway, you should check the closures and services changes. (6sqft)

Raise a glass to the 19 restaurants ordered closed by the Department of Health last week. (Patch)

Luna the bodega cat has been returned! (Gothamist)

"We have a population of thousands of people who've been forgotten." Queensbridge residents are grappling with the new reality of an Amazon-less Long Island City. (Patch)

Some people won't take no for an answer. Long Island City's John Brown Smokehouse owner Josh Bowen flew himself to Seattle in hopes of saving the Amazon HQ2 deal. (QNS)

He wasn't alone. Governor Cuomo has been on the phone to Jeff Bezos multiple times in the last two weeks trying to get Amazon to reconsider. (NY Times)

A letter from a recently purchased Long Island City condo to Jeff Bezos. (McSweeney's)

An open letter to Jeff Bezos from the Partnership for New York City in a full page ad in The New York Times. (NY Times)

The subway token lasted 50 years, the MetroCard took over in 2003 but won't make it past 2023. (Patch)

The first LGBTQ group to ever march in the 44 years of the Brooklyn's St. Patrick's Day Parade will be the Brooklyn Irish LGBTQ Organization. (Patch)

There are two kinds of people in the city, the people who have been to Winnie's in Chinatown and then there's everybody else. Winnie's has a new home at 58 East Broadway four years after its closing with Winnie and her children Jamie and Teddy at the helm. (Eater)

Are you ready for cat yoga? (Bklyner)

Revenge porn is officially illegal in New York. The state legislature unanimously passed a bill making it illegal to attempt to defame and humiliate someone by illicitly releasing photos or videos. Google and Facebook have lobbied against earlier versions of the bill. (Gothamist)

An interview with the new Public Advocate after two days on the job. (Gothamist)

Here's how Jumaane Williams won the special election. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

The FDNY has to buy "spit hoods" to protect medics from being spit on, but the purchase was delayed because the original hoods made the medics look too much like members of the KKK. (NY Post)

The good news: The city will get 4,000 new pedal-assisted electric bikes. The bad news: They will cost an additional $2 per ride. (amNY)

The de Blasio administration is installing 42% less than Mayor Bloomberg's administration, while the city has seen a 70% growth in daily bike trips. (amNY)

The city's official map of legal bike parking locations. (NYC.gov)

Is there any point in staying in NYC if you’re introverted? (r/AskNYC)

"The mayor is increasingly oblivious. This week he rode the subway and seemed surprised to discover just how exasperated New Yorkers are with their inability to get to where they are going without delays and hassles and endless anxiety." Ouch. (NY Times)

No goals, no benchmarks, no accountability, but it costs $250 million a year. It isn't clear what Chirlane McCrazy's ThriveNYC initiative has accomplished. (Politico)

City Councilmembers are calling for a parking permit system North of 60th St to defend the neighborhood against the inevitable hordes of drivers trying to circumvent the city's planned congestion pricing. (Crains)

Where to go on a double date. (The Infatuation)

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