The Briefly for May 8, 2019 – The "If You Have $27,500 to Spend on Rent" Edition
A Brooklyn building collapsed after a car slammed into it. Of course, it was caught on video and shared to Twitter. No one was home and the driver tried to flee the scene but was caught by the neighborhood patrol. (Gothamist)
A look at Bjork's 'Cornucopia,' which was previewed at The Shed. (BrooklynVegan)
These "What X,000 rents in NYC right now" posts come pretty regularly, but let's take a look at what you could get if you have $8,000 a month to spend on rent. (Curbed)
Forget $8,000 a month. How about $27,500 a month for this West Village townhouse? (6sqft)
This is the smallest theater in NYC. Take a peek. (Untapped Cities)
Inside The Costume Institute's CAMP exhibit at The Met. (Gothamist)
Believe it or not, there are neighborhoods where home prices are dropping. It might not be by much, but take what you can get. (Patch)
A Florida Man story ends on the L Train. (Gothamist)
Sometimes you only need a photo. Like this one of Lawrence Fishburne looking cool as hell on a street corner in 1989. (Viewing NYC)
Corey Johnson is going to push forward the Vision Design bill this month, putting him at odds with the mayor. The bill would force the DOT to develop a checklist of street design elements that enhance safety. For each eligible street, the DOT would be required to state which elements were applied, or why not if it wasn't. Accountability isn't the city government's strong suit. (Streetsblog)
Johnson's not short on presenting big ideas, it's been two months since his "the city should take over the MTA" plan, which has been largely ignored and not discussed at all by all prominent players involved in state and city government. (Second Ave Sagas)
Amazon is building in Queens, but it's a $5.6 factory with no high-paying tech jobs. (6sqft)
Amazon's also coming to Manhattan, but with an Amazon Go store in the Brookfield Mall in downtown Manhattan. (Tribeca Citizen)
Six female corrections officers were arrested and arraigned in New York State Supreme Court following allegations they performed illegal strip searches on women attempting to visit their loved ones in a Manhattan jail. (The Root)
The ultimate guide to the High Line, from the basics to the history to the future. (Curbed)
Explore the city's worst evictor landlords with the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition, JustFix.nyc, and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project's new website and interactive map. (Gothamist)
The Grub Street guide to Mother's Day. (Grub Street)
Forget DC, Albany could allow Congress to see the president's federal tax returns. (NY Times)
A guide for tipping in NYC. Send this to anyone visiting so you don't have to answer their questions. (TripSavvy)
Sharpen your skills with the "Knife Lady of Chelsea Market." (ABC 7)
Because the city will never be free from the grip of special elections, here are the eight candidates vying for Jumane Williams's seat on the city council. (amNY)
It's the seventh edition of NYCxDesign, here's what to see. (NY Times)
The measles outbreak has grown to 466 cases, expanding into the city's public schools. The infected students had religious exemptions from the vaccine. The city has given 84 summonses for failing to comply with the vaccine mandate. (amNY)
A photo of a fatberg in a water treatment plant should be enough of a reminder to stop flushing your "flushable" wipes. (StreetEasy)
Bluestockings Bookstore, the radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side, is starting a membership program on the event of their twentieth anniversary to stay a radical outpost in a capitalist world. (Bedford + Bowery)
The best seafood restaurants and dishes in the city. (Thrillist)
10,000 Uber drivers in the city plan to strike on Wednesday morning in solidarity with worldwide drivers' protest of Ubers SEC filing. (amNY)
The first trans-Atlantic flight was 100 years ago today, originating from Fort Tilden in Queens. It was eight years before Charles Lindburg's nonstop solo flight. It was six Navy and Coast Guard crewmen and it took three weeks in their NC-4 seaplane. (NY Times)
This week's featured walk from GoRoam: Scenic Chelsea and Greenwich Village (GoRoam)