The Briefly for May 3, 2019 – The "Eternal Existential Dread of Existing As A Subway Turnstile" Edition
If you're taking just about any train this weekend, you better check the trains because everything looks like a mess. (Subway Changes)
The city's fatbergs are costing us $20 million a year, all because we flush wet wipes. Remembe,r only flush your three P's. (amNY)
The "Festival of Balls" isn't quite what you think it is. (Time Out)
We all feel this subway turnstile's existential dread. (Viewing NYC)
The would-be subway bomber was sentenced to a ten-years in prison, but since it happened in 2009, he's scheduled to get out of prison in a few days. (amNY)
Brooklyn's comedy scene wouldn't be what it is without Littlefield, which is celebrating ten years of eclectic fun this month. Here's an interview with co-owner Julie Kim about the history and future of the Gowanus' heart. (amNY)
The United Talmudical Academy network of Yeshivas has been cited more than 10 times for failing to turn over medical records showing if its students have been vaccinated. The schools owe over $2,400 in fines and could face an additional $10,000. The school's new policy will expel children who don't have the MMR vaccination. (Gothamist)
The mayor's presidential decision is coming this month, god help us all. The best thing that he's able to say about it is that his family hasn't told him not to. (amNY)
The anti-de Blasio presidential train keeps on rolling. A flyer at the gym where the mayor works out accused him of not wiping down his gym equipment after he uses it and for some reason he admitted it was true. (Patch)
Who is this new villain in the city who is stealing eggs from the Prospect Park swans? (Gothamist)
The city's CBD in food and drink ban was postponed until June but until then, here's an interview with a doctor from NYU on the best way to consume it. (Gothamist)
Where to find "affordable" housing in NYC. (Curbed)
Is the removal of 17 stops along the 14th St and Lower East Side routes of the M14 bus elder abuse? Depends on who you ask. (Gothamist)
Get into the bathtub and eat this bubble bath. This is art, and no, it is not in Bushwick! (Time Out)
Who loves James Dolan? Literally nobody. He's being sued by MSG's shareholders for paying himself a $75.6 million salary and only working part-time because of the time he dedicates to his awful band, JD and the Straight Shot. Anyone with a set of ears should sue him for his band. (Gothamist)
A list of great places to eat ice cream. (Grub Street)
From the "no one asked for your support" files, Morrissey voiced his support for the city's proposed fur-sale ban. (amNY)
With Democrats in control of the state's Legislature, they are pushing New York's legal system in a different direction from its historic tough stance against defendants. (NY Times)
Video from a drone flying over Governors Island. Nothing more, nothing less. (Gothamist)
A look inside the oldest house in Manhattan, with a dash of ghost hunting on the side. (NYC Lens)
Brooklyn's most prolific developer was handed an eviction notice for its own headquarters. (The Real Deal)
It certainly seems like commuters who take trains into Penn Station are facing a sequel to 2017's Summer of Hell. (NBC New York)
The 25 best pancakes in the city, ranked. (Grub Street)
Get your photo featured or suggest stories for The Briefly by responding to this email or tagging your NYC photos and news on Instagram or Twitter with #thebriefly.