The Briefly for New Year's Eve, 2018 – The "One Million Soaking Wet People in Diapers Looking Up" Edition
You can't leave to go to the bathroom and other things you need to know about Times Square tonight. (You'll need diapers.) (amNY)
The NYPD will have 1,225 cameras in Times Square, including the first time use of drones at a large-scale event. (NY Post)
Today's forecast calls for rain starting in the afternoon and going past the ball drop at midnight, which adds a hurdle for the masses in Times Square who are not allowed to bring umbrellas into the heavily policed area. (NYC.gov)
Hush hush, Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce city noise. (NY Post)
It started as investigating a gas leak and ended with the discovery of two grow houses in the Bronx. (Gothamist)
Everyone wants a piece of legal weed, including unions. The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union has hopes to unionize the thousands of workers who will handle or sell cannabis once it's legal. (NY Post)
Add another entry to the "do not do this on the subway" list. This one's for everyone, not just the perverts, weirdos, or man-spreaders. (Gothamist)
Everything you need to know about getting around tonight. (Curbed)
The Fair Fares program, which will provide reduced transit fares for low-income New Yorkers, is scheduled to launch in January, but the are no details about the program released by the mayor's office. (NY Post)
The 12 hottest brunch spots in the city. (Eater)
Take a front row seat to last week's Astoria Borealis with these videos. (Gothamist)
The East Side Access project connecting the LIRR and MetroNorth has hit a crippling obstacle: bureaucracy. (NY Post)
Could Letitia James' focus on President Trump backfire with judges that may see a political vendetta instead of a pursuit of justice? (NY Times)
The special election for Public Advocate will be held on February 26, 2019. (NY Post)
Until a new public advocate is elected, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson will pull double duty, taking on on the role of acting public advocate. (NY Times)
A retired Internal Affairs detective, Staten Island's William Nolan, was arrested for allegedly sending threatening emails to former colleagues in the NYPD. A cache of weapons was also seized. He was described as a "ticking time bomb" and is out on bail. (NY Post)
"This isn't Rikers. ... We do what we want here." A lawsuit alleges that Rikers inmates are sent upstate to skirt NYC laws where they are beaten, put in solitary confinement, and forced to undergo rectal searches. (Yahoo)
City employees have over $650,000 of unpaid parking tickets and violations. Of all of the employees to have received tickets or summonses, one person has had their driving privileges revoked. (NY Post)
The Gowanus Canal seems like an odd inspiration for Calvin Klein, but you can buy a Foundation Trucker Jacket in the color"Gowanus Black." (Brooklyn Paper)
The NYPD busted the Fausto Stillo barber shop in Sunset Park for running an illegal cockfighting operation. (NY Post)
16 hangover-busting dishes for New Years Day brunch. (Eater)
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