The Briefly for March 15, 2019 – The "Manhattan's Getting More Junk in the Trunk" Edition
The NYPD's hate crime unit is investigating the anti-Semitic graffiti on an ad featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (NBC New York)
The MTA will stop L train construction at 7pm following months of constructing dragging on for nearby residents until 11pm six days a week. (Town & Village)
Is Bushwick ready for a Chipotle with liquor? (Patch)
Lower Manhattan is going to expand by approximately 500 feet in a $10 billion effort to protect the neighborhood from the next superstorm. (Gothamist)
Francesco Cali, the supposed boss of the Gambino crime family, was shot dead in front of his Staten Island home on Wednesday night. No suspect has been identified. (Patch)
Frank Cali’s neighborhood was, as the Times puts it, "a fitting location for an old-fashioned Mafia hit." (NY Times)
Things are just peachy along the L train, as service to Manhattan was suspended on Thursday morning after debris fell onto the tracks. Also? No L train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn this weekend. (Gothamist)
Watch a visualization of the city's development from 1609 through today. (Myles Zhang)
30 reliable first date spots in Brooklyn, also 30 places to people-watch first dates. (Eater)
A decomposing body was found in the water near the Brooklyn Army Terminal on Wednesday morning, the man was not identified. (Bklyner)
Okay, is winter over yet? (Patch)
The Department of Health announced five yeshivas who illegally allowed unvaccinated students to attend school and the measles count is now at 158. 137 of those cases are under 18. (Bklyner)
All the restaurant specialty nights worth checking out. (Grubstreet)
A guide to inside Hudson Yards, which officially opens today. (Gothamist)
Brooklyn's District Attorney is dipping a toe into the sex work decriminalization debate. He doesn't support decriminalization but has stated is "rethinking" loitering charges. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Long Island City residents asked for a bike lane along Borden Avenue in January, a cyclist was hit and killed on that road three months later. (Gothamist)
A new bill proposed by City Councilmember Helen Rosenthal would create a searchable database to show empty storefronts that have been vacant for over three months, and owners facing a $1,000 fine for each week they fail to register. (Patch)
Lou Reed's handwritten poems, sketches, photographs, recordings, and other personal items were acquired by the New York Public Library and will be on display starting today. (amNY)
Part of the celebration of Lou Reed is a limited edition library card sporting his image. (BrooklynVegan)
Everything you need to know about Saturday's St. Patrick’s Day parade. (6sqft)
Where to eat out when you really can't afford to. (The Infatuation)
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