The Briefly for March 11, 2020 – The "Bill de Blasio's Kiss of Death Endorsement" Edition
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10 City Island restaurants worth the trip to the city's remote New England town. (Noah Sheidlower for Untapped New York) Photos: Rockaway's St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Scott Lynch for Gothamist) Bob Dylan was added to the summer lineup at Forest Hills Stadium. Tickets go on sale Friday for the July 8 show. (Emily Davenport for amNewyork Metro) Mayor Bill de Blasio, with nothing better to dedicate his time to, has taken to Twitter to attempt to sway Elizabeth Warren to support Bernie Sanders. I called de Blasio's February 14th endorsement of Bernie Sanders a "Kiss of Death" and less than a month later FiveThirtyEight is giving Sanders a 0.1% chance of winning the Democratic nomination. (Sally Goldenberg for Politico) Guardian Angels founder and WABC talk-radio shock jock Curtis Sliwa says he plans to run for mayor as a Republican in 2021. (NY1) StreetsPAC endorsed Council Member Costa Constantinides for Queens borough president. Election Day is March 28. (Streetsblog) If you've been waiting to see To Kill a Mockingbird, West Side Story, The Lehman Trilogy, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and The Book of Mormon, now may be your time. Each show is offering $50 tickets through the end of the month. (Emily Davenport for amNewYork Metro) The best restaurants in Elmhurst. (Hannah Albertine & Bryan Kim for The Infatuation) A deep dive into how a 40-year-old law has blocked police transparency in New York. For the fifth year in a row, the state's legislature is considering a repeal of the law, with near-universal support outside of police unions. (Nick Pinto for Gothamist) If you aren't tired enough of hearing about the 2020 census, the Department of Sanitation is using Oscar the Grouch to encourage us to participate. Please participate in the census, especially if it means not enduring more of this kind of advertising in ten years. (Emily Davenport for amNewYork Metro) Today marks the start of the Colossus Festival, which is bringing over 200 shows and hundreds of bands to the city. (Collier Sutter for Time Out) Do you know the difference between a legal dollar van and an illegal one? Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is pushing riders to educate themselves. Hint: Not having a NY license plate is a good indication it's illegal. (Mark Hallum for amNewYork Metro) The curious case of the disappearing bike lanes in Bay Ridge. (Christopher Robbins and Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist) The Sunnyside Yards project "is not something that would happen overnight." according to the director of the project. He clarified that it is more likely a "multi-decade plan." (Christian Murray and Michael Dorgan for Sunnyside Post) The Strand on the Upper West Side is eyeing an April opening date. (Sara Lewin Lebwohl for I Love the Upper West Side) The reason more pedestrians and cyclists are dying on the city's streets is straight forward. Drivers are killing them. (Emma G. Fitzsimmons for NY Times) Robert Sietsema’s top five cheese dishes around NYC. (Robert Sietsema for Eater)
As of this digest's publication, the St. Patrick's Day Parade is still scheduled to happen, but the NYC Half-Marathon was canceled. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist) SARS, Swine Flu, Ebola, Zika, and Measles. NYC's recent history of fighting outbreaks. (Zijia Song for Bedford + Bowery) When will the mania end? Costco has ended their free samples policy due to COVID-19. (Nikita Richardson for Grub Street) If any New York state student or staffer tests positive for the new coronavirus, their school will close for at least 24 hours.That the edict from Governor Cuomo. (Reema Amin for ChalkBeat) A list of schools across the city that are closed or running under altered schedules. When you read this, it may already be out of date. (QNS) The Department of Education is telling parents not to attend parent-teacher conferences. They will instead be conducted on the phone. (Zachary Gewelb for QNS) A note from the President and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. (Randy Peers for Brooklyn Eagle) Dim sum parlors East Harbor Seafood Palace, Bamboo Garden, Park Asia, and Affable in Sunset Park have all closed as a result of COVID-19 related declines in business. Dims um parlors are being hit hardest because of their large rooms and communal tables. (Serena Dai for Eater) The state's Attorney General Letitia James has begun sending cease and desist orders over price gouging of hand sanitizers and disinfectant sprays. (Gabe Herman for amNewYork Metro) While real estate seems to be unaffected by COVID-19 fears, it's still too early to tell according to experts. If a pandemic can't help you find somewhere cheap to rent, nothing can. (Amy Plitt for Curbed) If reading about the coronavirus in this digest (and everywhere else) isn't enough for you, the city introduced a text line for updates. Text COVID to 692692 and you'll get texts from the city about the outbreak. (Dana Schulz for 6sqft) Thanks to reader Alex for today's featured photo from Edge NYC's sneak peek in the Hudson Yards.