The Briefly for November 21, 2018 – The "Frozen Turkey, Travelers, and Parade Watchers" Edition
A five gallon bucket of a mysterious green liquid spilled on Atlantic Avenue had to be removed by firefighters. No word on turtles study ninjutsu. (Brooklyn Eagle)
Learn more than you care to about your neighbors, including in-depth health history, income, vaccinations and more. (data2gohealth)
Looking back on the 1980 Ramrod Massacre. Once referred to by The New York Times as "barely remembered," is eerily prescient 38 years later. (GVSHP)
The Barthman sidewalk clock, which recently went missing, is back on the Northeast corner of Maiden and Broadway. (Untapped Cities)
Restaurant jobs in New York increased, despite an increase in the tipped minimum wage. This could open the door to Governor Cuomo eliminating the tipped minimum wage. (Eater)
RIP Maxine, the Bronx Zoo's 48-year-old elephant. (amNY)
Amazon's HQ2 construction will likely start in 2020, as the city and state vow to allow public input. What's the likelihood they'll enjoy what they hear? (LIC Post)
Anyone up for $150 cocktails on a Williamsburg roof inside a converted water tower? Yup, peak Brooklyn has arrived. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Despite contacting Democrats in Iowa, Amazon Cuomo claims he isn't running for president in 2020. (NY Post)
The "MTA Museum" pays tribute to all the "art" that surrounds us, like "Untitled, Butt Pattern" and "Chewing Gum on Concrete." (Gothamist)
Where to eat at JFK Airport. (Eater)
Can the MTA finish repairs on the J/M/Z lines before the L train shuts down? Expect closures and inconveniences through the end of January. (Curbed)
12 restaurants with stunning views. (Eater)
The Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition has chosen this year's installation titled Happy. The transparent yellow vinyl on an open-frame structure is... interesting. (Time Out)
The man who allegedly defaced the African Burial Ground Monument, Ivan Nieves, was arrested on Tuesday. (NY Times)
Yeshivas and private schools schools could lose state funding if they fail to provide a substantially equivalent education to public schools. A three-year DOE probe showed that at some yeshivas, students were taught basic math and no science, and that was if officials were allowed in at all. Fifteen Brooklyn schools refused to allow their classes to be reviewed.(NY Post)
Traveling on Thanksgiving sucks, but it's gonna be extra bad this year with freezing temperatures and snow coming in north of the city. (NY Post)
Interested in seeing the balloons being inflated Wednesday night? Here's all the info you'll need to satisfy your inner child, and maybe actual children too. (Gothamist)
Here's where you can still volunteer on Thanksgiving day. (Bklyner)
If you see romaine lettuce in anyone's hands at your family Thanksgiving, smack that E. coli infested leafy green nightmare out of their hands. Good job, hero. (Gothamist)
Here's what you need to know about getting around on Thanksgiving. (Curbed)
The Heights and Hills Community Council in Brooklyn Heights is looking for pies to be donated to be served at their Thanksgiving Feast for Seniors. (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
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