The Briefly for October 1, 2018 – Highlights From de Blasio's Released Emails
But his emails! Mayor de Blasio lost a court battle against NY1 and The New York Post and released thousands of emails between his administration and outside advisors. Now the "biased and ridiculous corporate media" (a de Blasio quote) are going to have a field day. The mayor had to be reminded to laugh at Jon Stewart's jokes when he went on The Daily Show. >He orders his Starbucks double espressos with FOUR sugars! He has three hours a day set aside for working out. Most of that time is driving to and from the Park Slope YMCA and changing clothes (he has one full hour to do that).
A guide to finding fall foliage in Central Park. (6sft)
The Brooklyn Democratic County Committee is struggling to keep up its ways of old school backroom politics under the weight of current wave of young democrats. (Gothamist)
10 tips to ride the subway like a pro. #10 is "get a bike." (Curbed)
The "zombie" raccoons of Central Park are back in the news with the death count being at least 176. (NY Post)
There was no gunshot at the Global Citizen Festival, but a popping champagne bottle made the crowd panic like there was. (NY Times)
It used to be called Satan’s Circus, for the cathouses, brothels, and houses of ill repute, but today we call it Flatiron. (Town & Village)
Mayor de Blasio threatened of a political takeover of the MTA while speaking at the Texas Tribute Festival in Austin, TX. (NY Post)
#WhyIDidntReport protests signs have begun popping up in different subway signs across the city. (Gothamist)
CitiBike owes the city $1.4 million due to the low number of bikes currently available, but the city has no plans of collecting it. (Streetsblog)
The first public meeting about the proposed temporary removal of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade went exactly as you might imagine it would. (Brownstoner)
19 standout restaurants in Bushwick. (Eater)
Guy Sands, owner of Sands' on Grand St in Williamsburg continues to insist that he is not a nazi or White Supremacist despite his membership in the Proud Boys, a group with the designation of a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Veterinarian Andres Lopez Elorez plead guilty to using Labrador retriever puppies to smuggle liquid heroin into JFK from 2004 to 2005. (NY Post)
"The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock" takes place along The High Line starting Wednesday featuring over 1,000 performers. (NY Times)
The John Jay College professors accused of creating a prostitution and drug ring were given $500k to study prostitution. Seems like they were good students. (NY Post)
Go back in time with the 75-year-old color photo of Broadway. (Viewing NYC)
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