The Briefly for May 9, 2019 – The "Is This Where They Dump the Bodies on Law & Order?" Edition

The City Council pass a legislative package with 17 bills aimed at protecting tenants' rights. (amNY)

The hunt for the city's best cheesecake. (Grub Street)

We are six weeks away from the second 2019 deadline for the state's legislature to do something about legalizing recreational marijuana. In order to make it work, the governor is going to have to start throwing his weight around. (Gothamist)

New York is often shaped in the minds of visitors by the shows and movies that portray it. From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Seinfeld to Law and Order, every non-New Yorker's New York is an imaginary city. (Curbed)

The life of a polyamourous Hasidic swordfighter in, yes, how did you know, Bushwick. (Bushwick)

The top 10 secrets of Barnard College. (Untaped Cities)

"All of the pre-made food looks so sad." The reviews of the city's Amazon Go store are in. (Gothamist)

The NYPD spent $35 million trying to retrain officers after Eric Garner died a chokehold. Record show that chokeholds are still being used by NYPD officers, very few face discipline, some have lost vacation time, and none have been fired. (NY Times)

Is the West Village ready for a boozy Taco Bell? (Commercial Observer)

Don't pet the dog. All the things you've never asked commuters with service dogs and what they want you to know. (Gothamist)

M & S Schmalberg, the makers of silk flowers for over a century, gets the NY Times profile treatment. (NY Times)

The Prospect Park Perimeter is getting a new bike lane along Ocean Ave. (6sqft)

On an intersection, just one block from the Brooklyn Museum, the rats have begun a hostile takeover. (Gothamist)

28 portraits of this year's Tony nominees. (NY Times)

176 pounds of cocaine was seized, worth nearly $3 million, in the city's recent drug bust that resulted in 19 arrests. (Patch)

In New York State, you can be arrested for not paying a parking ticket, which becomes part of your criminal record. State lawmakers are looking to change that. (NY Times)

No keys? No way. Hell's Kitchen tenants sued and won the rights to have physical keys for their apartments after a landlord installed a keyless entry system that they claimed violated their right to privacy. (Gothamist)

If you've wondered but have been too scared to ask where the Museum Mile is or what's a part of it, this Miracle Mile guide is your answer. (NYCGo)

New York City is the second worst place to work if you don't have at least a bachelor's degree. (Patch)

In praise of the ten-egg breakfast. (Grub Street)

The New York Times reviews The Met's 'Camp,' calling it "Frustrating." (NY Times)

The city is looking at banning "ghost" guns. Not the Ghostbusters' proton packs, but gun frames to which other components attach to. They lack serial numbers, don't require background checks and would allow you to build an untraceable gun. (Gothamist)

From Fox and Friends to Famiglia Pizza: The lowlights of NYC: Donald Trump's New York. (Huff Post)

13 places to have post afternoon tea in NYC. (Eater)

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