The Briefly for November 16, 2018 – The "A Few Inches of Snow Should Not Be the Apocalypse" Edition
It's the weekend, so take precautions before riding the subway. Like a magician, the MTA will make the L and Q mostly disappear, and multiple other lines are running partial service. All the weekend subway changes. (6sqft)
Winter Storm Avery
What hell happened during Thursday's storm that the city's government was so unprepared to deal with the snow?
Turns out the snow storm was worse than predicted. (Gothamist)
The Port Authority shut down before 6pm because of overcrowding. (NY Post)
Staten Island turned into a borough-wide parking lot. (SI Live)
The Bronx was at a standstill. (Welcome2TheBronx)
You'd be surprised at how the MTA finds faulty subway signals. (Gothamist)
The 6 best pumpkin soups in Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
With Silvercup, Chiclets, Dentyne, PS1, Sunshine Biscuits, and finally to Amazon, Long Island City's history is one of booms. The neighborhood's occupancy rate of 98.2% isn't slowing interest, with real estate searches for LIC spiking nearly 300% in the past few days. (amNY, 6sqft)
The state senate's biggest marijuana booster is in Nevada, touring the world's largest marijuana dispensary. Hmmm... (Bklyner)
How can dating in the city get worse? Add 25,000 tech bros to the mix. (NY Post)
Fares are going up in March, ridership is declining, and drastic cuts are coming to service. The MTA's future is unsustainable. (NY Times)
New York has a taxi driver suicide problem. Roy Kim was the eighth driver in the last year who committed suicide. (Gothamist)
In an attempt to keep up with Uber and Lyft, yellow taxis are offering a 50% discount during rush hours if you use the app Waave. (6sqft)
A new exhibit at the 9/11 museum spotlights the Mohawk ironworkers who helped build One World Trade. The Mohawk ironworkers helped build New York's iconic skyline, having a hand in the construction of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and the George Washington Bridge. (amNY)
Tea & Sympathy, open since 1980 and a subject of discussion during the gubernatorial Democratic primary, is in danger of closing. The cost of staying in the West Village, $28,000 a month, has caught up with the tea house. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
The potentially dangerous flaw in the new Delancey Street bike lane. (Gothamist)
Subway chief Andy Byford is bragging about how he shamed a turnstile jumper into buying a MetroCard. If he can convince 13,333,333,333 more people to buy Metrocards, he'll pay for his fantasy $40 billion subway plan. (NY Post)
The 10 best restaurants in the city, according to Pete Wells. (NY Times)
Amazon Cuomo thinks that state lawmakers deserve a raise. (NY Post)
Remember the homeless man and the couple who raised money for him and that turned into a mess? Well it turns out the whole thing was a lie! All three are being charged with second-degree conspiracy and theft by deception. (NY Times)
Democrat Simcha Felder, the city's political equivalent of a Mets fan that runs out to buy a Yankees hat and jersey the day after they make it to the World Series, does not have plans to attend the Republican conference, which he's been attending since 2012. (Politico)
Danny DeVito Day is a holiday worth celebrating. (NY Times)
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