The Briefly for November 5, 2019 – The "Another Loss for Trump" Election Day Edition
Today is election day! (amNewYork)
Look up your nearest polling location.
Here's what is on today's ballot. (Patch)
A guide to the 2019 New York elections. (Politico)
Need more information about the charter questions? (Patch)
There will be extra language interpreters at 100 poll sites today, thanks to a lawsuit that the Board of Elections tried and failed to block in court. (Gothamist)
A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump’s accounting firm must turn over his tax returns to New York prosecutors. The next stop for this case is the Supreme Court. (Huff Post)
A look at what the midtown skyline will look like with the addition of the new 707-foot tall 270 Park. (New York YIMBY)
Kiss announced 75 additional tour dates to their End of the Road farewell tour, with their last show in NYC on July 17, 2021. (Brooklyn Vegan)
With the help of the new Wegmans, the Brooklyn Navy Yard hit a record of 589 new hires in a year. This is the first time the Navy Yard surpassed 10,000 jobs in the 53 years the city has been operating it. (amNewYork)
Look, I don't want to be the asshole that tells you about this for the first time, but it's possible that we're gonna see some snow towards the end of this week. (Patch)
Children under the age of two in car seats must be in rear-facing car seats, according to a law that came into effect at the beginning of November. (amNewYork)
Dov Hikind, a former state assemblyperson who advocated in favor of racial profiling by the NYPD, was against same-sex marriage, wore blackface to a 2013 Puris celebration, and was indicted on corruption charges while in office, will be unblocked by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter thanks to the settlement of a lawsuit against AOC. Can't imagine why she blocked him, he seems like such a swell guy. (NY Times)
An interview with Drag Queen Marti Gould Cummings, candidate for City Council District 7 in 2021. (I Love the Upper West Side)
Say hello to the new First Avenue subway station entrance at Avenue A. (Curbed)
Police Commissioner James O’Neill has resigned. Dermot Shea, the chief of detectives, will be his replacement. (NY Times)
O'Neill's three-years as commissioner were marred with the 2016 Chelsea bomber, multiple terror attacks, and a sharp rise in NYPD suicides, but he also issued a formal apology for the NYPD's actions that caused the Stonewall riots and oversaw the firing of Daniel Pantaleo, whose chokehold led to the death of Eric Garner. (amNewYork)
Here's what's known about Dermot Shea, the next commissioner. (NY Times)
“At a time when the relationship between police and communities of color couldn’t be worse – we chose yet another white guy?" -Assemblyperson Catalina Cruz, who represents Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona. (Sunnyside Post)
The Briefly is a celebration of the news that comes from all over the city every day and from over 80 different sources. Sometimes I ignore a story like this, but I love seeing this type of reporting. Rite Aid installed self check out machines at their store in Carroll Gardens. If you know of a hyperlocal blog and you haven't seen it linked here, please email it to me. (Pardon Me For Asking)
Student suspensions are down by 10.5% in the city's schools this year. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
There was madness at Popeye's across the city on Sunday, as their chicken sandwich made its return. (Time Out)
Babe Ruth is known for his time with the Yankees, but a jersey from his season of coaching the Brooklyn Dodgers is up for auction. (Atlas Obscura)
We're getting our own Chicago-style "bean" at 56 Leonard St. Unlike the Chicago version from the same artist, this one will be wedged into the base of an apartment building. (Time Out)