The Briefly for November 4, 2019 – The "What Makes Anyone A New Yorker?" Edition
This week's late-night subway disruptions are hitting hard on a few lines and L service is out on two large portions of the line. Check the changes before you go. (Subway Weekender)
Queens is deciding its next District Attorney, with Democrat Melinda Katz running against Republican Joe Murray. If it feels like Queens already decided on a candidate, you're remembering the Democratic primary where Katz won a stretched out primary against Tiffany Caban. With Tuesday's election (no early voting today), here are 19 Melinda Katz campaign promises. (Gotham Gazette)
Study up on the five ballot questions that you'll be voting on tomorrow. (NY Times)
What makes someone a New Yorker? Does living in New York make you a New Yorker? According to the governor, the answer is no. (Politico)
It's not news when some old, racist, asshole moves from New York to Florida, no one bats an eye. This time it's the president. (Patch)
"Good riddance" - Andrew Cuomo (Huff Post)
Trump's attempted move to Florida will likely trigger an audit of his entire life to determine residency. I'm willing to bet he won't be thrilled about that. (amNewYork)
"Goodbye, don’t come visit us. We’re the greatest city in the United States. We don’t need you." -Corey Johnson (The Root)
Every Thanksgiving since 1967, Arlo Guthrie has performed at Carnegie Hall on Thanksgiving night. This year will be his last performance. (Brooklyn Vegan)
The City Council passed a bill that will attempt to reduce the private trash hauling industry's greenhouse emissions and safety. The bill will create 20 collection zones in the city and limit the number of companies that can operate within each zone. (amNewYork)
The $250 million floating park on the Hudson River is starting to take shape. (Gothamist)
A look at the new Hans Haacke survey at the New Museum. (NY Times)
Photos: An impressive gallery of 300 shots from movies and their real-life NYC locations. (filminglocations)
Debating neighborhood boundaries will be an endless debate between New Yorkers. Distorting those boundaries will always be an art among real estate agents. What neighborhood do you really live in? Check the NYC Census 2020 map and turn on the rage machine. (Patch)
52,000 runners took to the streets on Sunday to brave the 26.2 miles of the New York City Marathon. (amNY)
From collecting one million pounds of shed clothes to how menstruation impacts the marathon, the marathon stories from the students of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. (New York City News Service)
Congratulations to Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor and Joyciline Jepkosgei for their marathon victories. Joyciline Jepkosgei finished in two hours, twenty-two minutes and thirty-eight seconds, seven seconds shy of the record. This was Geoffrey Kamworor's second victory in three years. (Huff Post)
This video of a bunch of rats fighting to get through a door on the subway is terrifying. (Gothamist)
A ride on the AirTrain is $7.75 as of November 1. (LIC Post)
Two restaurants hit the mythical 100-point violation mark and another hit 97 points among the list of restaurants closed by the Department of Health last week. (Patch)
The NYPD has fought back against accountability and transparency when it comes to body cameras by putting guidelines in place to allow the department to "decide" if footage should be released and allows for released footage to be redacted before public release. The NYCLU argues that the guidelines show the department doesn't understand the purpose of the cameras in the first place. (Gothamist)
Street parking has been free in the city since 1950. That could be coming to an end. (Gothamist)
Which neighborhoods have the most Michelin star restaurants? (Spoilers, it's Midtown and NoMad tied at 6) (StreetEasy)
The NYPL lions are back after restoration. (Untapped New York)
Video: Time-lapse of the NYPL lions getting cleaned. (Gothamist)
Tensions are growing over the over-policing of the transit systems as it pertains to the 500 new police officers tasked with preventing fare evasion. 1,000 demonstrators took a "they can't stop us all" Area 51 approach on Friday night by jumping turnstiles in protest. (Huff Post)
Photos and Videos: The Decolonize This Place protests on Friday. (Gothamist)
17 legendary musicians who called Greenwich Village home. (6sqft)
The 12 best cocktail bars in the city (Eater)
Thanks to reader MG Ashdown for today's featured image.