The Briefly for March 26, 2019 – The "Hey Chicago, Do You Have Any Ideas?" Edition
Governors Island is getting a new arts center in an old munitions warehouse. If you've been to the island before, it's the building near the Manhattan ferry landing with public bathrooms. (Curbed)
An investigation has found credible allegations of sexual misconduct at Saint Ann's School, the Brooklyn private school known for an experimental approach to education, including male teachers having sex with students. (NY Times)
The MTA, out of ideas on how to stop the 7 train from literally falling apart, is asking Chicago if they have any ideas. (NY Post)
The origin story of the city's best $1 pizza chain. Isn't the best $1 pizza akin to the sexiest magician? (Viewing NYC)
New York has fond feelings for a mayor's 2020 presidential run, and it ain't de Blasio. (NY Times)
The MTA claims subway performance is increasing, while ridership continues to decline. (NY Post)
A Lyft driver was found unconscious in the back of his vehicle early on Saturday morning. He was pronounced dead of an apparent suicide. This marks the ninth taxi suicide in about 16 months. (Patch)
A preview of Astoria's Socrates Sculpture Park spring 2019 lineup. (We Heart Astoria)
The city nurses' strike has been postponed while negotiations are ongoing. (amNY)
Is installing facial recognition software at the entrance of a rent-stabilized apartment building going too far? (Gothamist)
The city's proposed pied-à-terre tax could cut the most expensive apartments' price in the city in half. Don't worry, they'll still be unattainable. (6sqft)
It's like a Lyft, but helicopters between Manhattan and JFK for $195 a seat. (NY Post)
Marijuana legalization has failed in New Jersey. (NY Times)
Thanks to a $600,000 from real estate developer iStar, Coney Island's free summer concerts will continue through 2025. (BrooklynVegan)
Longtime Bronx congressperson Jose Serrano announced he will not seeking reelection in 2020 because he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. (Politico)
Maybe you heard there was an avocado recall. The brutal berries are in Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Not New York. (Grub Street)
Jumaane Williams's old 45th Council District is headed for a special election on May 14 after Jumaane Williams won the special election for the Public Advocate. There are nine hopefuls who plan to run for the seat. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Are you ready for a LEGO-but-not-actual-LEGO-themed bar? (Time Out)
The city's proposed "express" bus route once the L train rehab begins is anything but express. (Curbed)
A breakdown of how the $78 million sewage tanks for the Gowanus Canal actually cost over over $1.2 billion. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the state is “ready to go forward” on congestion pricing. (amNY)
More controversial than congestion pricing is the city's plans to replace Rikers Island with four smaller jails in every borough except Staten Island. The first step of the application process is complete. (Patch)
Did you know the fountain of youth is in the Bronx? (Atlas Obscura)
From the "don't go anywhere ever again" files, theater goers on Broadway claim to have "eaten alive" by bedbugs during a performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The theater denies the claims. (Gothamist)
A fire prevented the Islamic Society of Mid-Manhattan from prayers on Friday and the Reform Jewish congregation of Central Synagogue stepped up to provide space for their prayers. (HuffPost)
20 restaurants you can actually get into. Tell your friends you "know a guy who can get you in" and be a hero. (The Infatuation)
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