The Briefly for October 15, 2019 – The "Cuomo Enters the Chazz Palminteri/Mayor De Blasio Feud" Edition
Here are this week's late-night subway disruptions. (Subway Weekender)
Common Cause New York is suing the state because it says New York's law that allows the removal of voters from the list of "active" voters used at voting sites, which it says is a violation of the National Voter Registration Act. The federal court case begins today. (Gothamist)
Corey Johnson's "master plan" a) needs a better name and b) will be voted on by the City Council, according to Corey Johnson. (Gotham Gazette)
If you're here for the Chazz Palminteri/Mayor De Blasio feud in 2019 over a potential statue of an Italian-American saint, here it is. (Patch)
Governor Cuomo, never one to not pile on the mayor, says he wants the statue honoring Mother Frances Cabrini in the city. (Patch)
Here's a reminder of Corey's Master Plan. (Curbed)
1,136 words from the Times, all to say riding the 14th St bus is good after the street was shut down to traffic. (NY Times)
Is it time to kill NYPL late fees? (Gothamist)
It's been two weeks since NYPD officer Brian Mulkeen and Antonio Williams were killed by the NYPD and there are still large gaps of information missing about the incident. (Gothamist)
An NYCHA development is selling its air rights for $25 million, but over the next five years, it needs about $159 million in repairs. Can they sell their air rights seven times? (Curbed)
Real estate porn: A West Village townhouse built in 1822 with a basement library and prohibition-era secret tunnel that leads to a speakeasy down the street. (Viewing NYC)
Uber wants to expand its bike-share program in Staten Island, but also wants to severely limit its users' ability to sue the company. Citi Bike, which is operated by Lyft, does not use forced arbitration, but it does force mediation. (Politico)
Governor Cuomo, never one to not pile on the mayor, says he wants the statue honoring Mother Frances Cabrini in the city. (Patch)
A man died at the Brooklyn Museum in a "freak accident" that involved him trying to slide down a banister and falling backward three stories to the ground on Saturday night. (Gothamist)
Schneps Media bought amNewYork and they've been dark ever since with the number of newsroom layoffs rumored to be between seven and 16. (NY Times)
Patch was less gentle, calling the newsroom "gutted." (Patch)
The five men convicted of killing Lesandro "Junior" Guzman were sentenced on Friday. Martinez Estrella was sentenced to life without parole and the other four co-defendants received 25 to life. (Gothamist)
Attorney General Letitia James won another court battle against the President Trump administration with a federal judge blocking the "public charge" rule on Friday. (Politico)
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ashe was arrested on Friday for obstruction of justice which stems from an alleged scheme to cover up an embezzlement scandal involving MCU's former CEO. Ashe is a former chair of the board of MCU's directors. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
New York is the first state in the nation to require all ingredients to be listed on tampons, pads, menstrual cups, and period underwear. (Gothamist)
Before The Rolling Loud festival, the NYPD, the figurative and literal cops, asked organizers to remove 22Gz, Casanova, Pop Smoke, Sheff G, and Don Q from the lineup. (NY Times)
Bogdan Darmetko is the 25th cyclist killed in 2019 by a driver on the streets of the city. (Streetsblog)
Four men were killed in a shooting at an illegal social club in Crown Heights over the weekend. The police chief of patrol, Rodney Harrison, gave a quote that blamed the community for the illegal clubs' continued operation and the deaths. (NY Times)
The governor ordered National Grid to stop playing games a provide gas to more than 1,100 new customers. The governor, never to get a job 100% done, and his demands only apply to the backlog of customers and don't apply to new ones. (Brooklyn Paper)
Broad City's Abbi & Ilana are back... to tell us all about the ballot questions on this fall's elections. (Gotham Gazette)
15 cozy restaurants in the city. (The Infatuation)