The Briefly for May 22, 2019 – The "A Carmel Frappuccino with Two Pumps of Pesticide Please" Edition
Every subway stop's median rent mapped. (/r/NYC)
“Beyond The Streets” is bringing the work of 150 street artists to Williamsburg this summer. (Time Out)
Turns out Starbucks might have been using an industrial pesticide in an attempt to hide its unsanitary convictions. Which Starbucks? According to a new class-action lawsuit, it's all of them in the city. (Gothamist)
The sky is falling, but this time it's not the ceiling on the subways. A tourist is in critical, but stable, condition after a branch from a sickly tree in Washington Square Park fell on her. (Gothamist)
Stop me if you've heard this story before. A minority-owned, beloved and long-standing shop in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood is being forced to close. Scoops in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens is in the process of being evicted by its landlord after being in the neighborhood since 1984. (Bklyner)
Where to eat near the Javits Center (if you must). (Eater)
Naked Shakespeare in Prospect Park, just like the Bard intended it to be performed. (Time Out)
You'd think that after paying $53,000 a year to attend NYU you'd be able to easily get tickets to graduation. You'd be wrong. Tickets are going on the secondary market for hundreds of dollars. (Gothamist)
The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens is giving you an opportunity to listen to plants without having to drop acid. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
The absolute worst time to leave for Memorial Day weekend will be between 4:45 and 6:45pm on Thursday, but delays will start today. (Curbed)
Your 2019 guide to city beaches. (Gothamist)
The goats who will landscape Riverside Park started their summer jobs and the photos are delightful. (Untapped Cities)
Today starts Fleet Week. Here's what you need to know. (Patch)
The Port Authority wants your input to improve the Bus Terminal. No, you can't say "burn it down." (Curbed)
Ska is dead. The proof. "I love ska." -Mayor de Blasio. (BrooklynVegan)
You have a few days to say farewell to the city's only California Pizza Kitchen before it closes on Friday. (Eater)
There are more people in Manhattan than North and South Dakota, combined! (Viewing NYC)
David Byrne is trying to rally the mayor to restore a $59 million funding cut for cultural programs in this year's budget. (Patch)
A great white shark continues to prowl near the city's waters, but you can safely swim in the Long Island Sound. (NY Times)
The Daniel Pantaleo trial over the death of Eric Garner continues with multiple delays. After three hours this week, the case is taking a two-week hiatus. (Gothamist)
New York state is closing in on President Trump. A new bill will allow state prosecutors to pursue anyone granted a presidential pardon and the next up is a bill that will allow the state to release the president's state tax returns to Congress. (NY Times)
As sea levels continue to rise, the city's largest threat is literally all around us. (New York City News Service)
Don't pull the emergency brakes on the subway if you're not at a station. (NY Times)
City Council Member Helen Rosenthal is planning to introduce legislation that would create an Office on Sexual Harassment Prevention inside the mayor's office. There was a 1993 executive order from Mayor Dinkins, but it was never put into effect. (Gotham Gazette)
77 places to eat outside. (The Infatuation)
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