The Briefly for March 5, 2020 – The "Are We Supposed to Be Freaking Out Yet?" Edition

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30 excellent spots for weekday breakfast. (Nikko Duren & Bryan Kim for The Infatuation) Could New York be the first state to decriminalize sex work? There's a bill working its way through the state's legislature that could make it happen. (Arima Long for Kings County Politics) How many people get a sandwich named after them and how many of those people get to eat that sandwich? Experiencing the Wayne Diamond at Russo's Mozzarella and Pasta with Wayne Diamond himself. (EV Grieve) A New York City public school teacher who vacationed in Italy during the February winter break is set to undergo testing after experiencing possible coronavirus symptoms after spending several days last week in a classroom with children before she showed any signs of potential infection. Remain calm. (Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen for The City) The person with the third confirmed coronavirus case in New York state is a student at Yeshiva University, which closed its campus temporarily in upper Manhattan. (Jen Chung and Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist) How are restaurants preparing for coronavirus? Following the city's sanitary guidelines have become more important than ever. (Hannah Howard for Grub Street) All your coronavirus questions answered. Okay, maybe not ALL of them, but it's a pretty comprehensive list of questions. If you're the person people turn to with questions about it, this is a good link to send the people asking you questions. (Jen Chung and Elizabeth King for Gothamist) New York Law School closed its Tribeca campus after a student reported contact with the New Rochelle lawyer seriously ill with novel coronavirus. (Kathleen Culliton for Patch) Here is how the city is stepping up its coronavirus prevention efforts. (Emily Davenport for amNewYork Metro) A brief note from City Council Speaker Corey Johnson about coronavirus. (Corey Johnson for The Brooklyn Reader) Historic restaurant Gage & Tollner is ready to return to the city on March 15th. (Robert Simonson for NY Times) No matter the changes, New York real estate can still be a mostly lawless place where brokers are willing to charge whatever they want for whatever they want before you get your keys. (Matthew Haag for NY Times) 9 buildings in the city that have lost their landmark status. (Noah Sheidlower for Untapped New York) At the moment it's a parking lot sitting atop the toxic leftovers of a 19th-century thermometer factory near the South Street Seaport, but it soon may be a 990-foot tall mixed use tower. (Caroline Spivack for Curbed) The "Ladies Burger" at Long Island Bar in Cobble Hill, a single patty option of its Long Island Burger, is dead. The name is gone, but the single patty option lives on. (Luke Fortney for Eater) 14 ways to celebrate Women’s History Month in NYC. (Devin Gannon for 6sqft) Andy Kessler was an early pioneer of skateboarding in Riverside Park and on the Upper West Side, and Community Board 7 will name the Riverside Skate Park in his honor when it reopens in May. (amNewYork Metro) Buckle up, no matter where you're sitting. A new bill is headed to Governor Cuomo's desk that would make it mandatory for seatbelts to be worn in every seat of the car. (Adam Nichols for Patch) The story of how a living room turned into Lion's Roar Karaoke House in East Williamsburg. (Lauren Vespoli for NY Times) The Double Chocolate Cookie with Oat Ganache, "the greatest cookie" (Gothamist's words, not mine), will be available in the city this month only. (Jen Carlson for Gothamist) 60,000 delinquent children have $15 or more of late fees at New York's public libraries, preventing them from borrowing more books. The head librarians of New York, Queens, and Brooklyn public libraries asked the City Council to wipe out late fees for children altogether to get books back in the hands of children. (Kathleen Culliton for Patch) A guide to prewar vs post-war apartments. (Localize Labs) Congrats Brooklyn, you're the noisiest borough in the city. (Beth Dedman for amNewYork Metro) 16 exemplary Chinese soup dumplings in NYC. (Robert Sietsema for Eater) Thank you to reader Emily for sending in today's featured photo!