The Briefly for November 6, 2018 – The "Amazon is Headed to Long Island City" Edition
Polls are open from 6am through 9pm tonight. If you're in a line to vote by 9pm, you will be allowed to vote. If you have a complaint, you can file it with the Board of Elections by calling 311.
What you need to know about voting in today's election. (Gothamist)
Translation services will be available today, but they'll have to be at least 100 feet away, because the Board of Elections considers them to be electioneering. (WNYC)
As voter registration in the city has grown, turnout has declined. (Gothamist)
There are plenty of companies that want you to use their services to get to the polls today. Lyft, Citi Bike, Lime, Getaround, and Zipcar are all offering discounts today. (Curbed)
Feeling jazzed from voting today? Here are 50 additional ways to make NYC a better place. (Curbed)
One of Amazon's new headquarters will be in Long Island City. What concessions has the state and city made to lure Amazon to Queens? That's the unanswered question right now. (LICTalk) That $180 million infrastructure investment the city was making in Long Island City makes more sense now. (Times Ledger)
No week is complete without changes to late night service on the subways. (Subway Changes)
720,000 photos from 1939-1941 were digitized and are now available online from the Department of Records & Information Services. (6sqft)
Get ready for chaos at the Brooklyn Bridge. Once El Chapo's trial begins, the bridge will be shut down to traffic and pedestrians while he's transported across the bridge to the federal court in Brooklyn. The trial could last four months. (NY Post) If you're one of the unfortunate souls who may be chosen for El Chapo's trial, get ready to be there for the long haul. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Rule #1 of unfurling banners on the city's bridges: Unfurl the banner before you're arrested. (NY Post)
The 12 hottest lunch spots right now. (Eater)
A holiday gift for the Star Wars fan in your life: Someone is selling a life-sized Jabba the Hutt for $100 in Sunset Park. (Craigslist)
If you lost your inactive grandes when you moved out of your apartment in Bay Ridge, the NYPD's Bomb Squad has some questions for you. (The Brooklyn Home Reporter)
A sneak peak at some of the new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. (CBS New York)
Two teenagers are accused of drawing swastikas on a Brooklyn Heights garage and were charged with three counts of aggravated harassment. (amNY)
An NYCHA repair truck has sat across the street from their Brooklyn repair yard in a No Parking zone for the last two months with a brick through its windshield. A perfect metaphor for the NYCHA. (NY Post)
The 7 best whiskey bars in the city. (Grub Street)
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