The Briefly for October 18, 2019 – The "What Makes A Beehive A Hipster Beehive?" Weekend Edition
Looking to go anywhere on the trains this weekend? Better check the planned subway disruptions before you head out. (Subway Weekender)
The City Council voted to close Rikers Island and the plan to replace it with neighborhood jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx is moving forward. (NY Times)
A look back at the Hall of Gems heist at the Museum of Natural History in 1964. (NY Times)
Deep inside the Woolworth Building is a swimming pool that was recently restored in all its stunning glory. (Untapped Cities)
Everyone in the city has enough to worry about before we start with "hipster" beehives. (Gothamist)
The MTA has turned Jay Street-MetroTech into an accessibility "laboratory" with a mix of infrastructure and apps in an attempt to make the station accessible to riders of all abilities. (Curbed)
The Department of Buildings released a new interactive map that tracks after-hours construction permits throughout the city. While it won't stop the incessant noise, it will help to identify where it's coming from. (6sqft)
Time Out's list of the 100 best restaurants in the city has been updated. (Time Out)
The newly-expanded Museum of Modern Art is open, here's what you need to know. (NY Times)
Brownsville resident Kyle Williams was arrested and charged with murder for the Old Timers Day Festival shooting at the end of July. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
If you absolutely must dance like an incel on the steps seen in the Joker movie, they're on W 167th St between Shakespeare and Anderson Aves. (Time Out)
The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania are working together to create standards for vaping safety regulations. (Politico)
The WNBA's New York York Liberty will return to the city to play games at the Barclays Center after being outcast to Westchester in 2018. If only the Dolan family would sell the Knicks next. (Gothamist)
WNYC is going to end the show New Sounds, hosted by John Schaefer since its debut in 1982 as part of its shift away from music programming. (Gothamist)
A Mrs. Doubtfire musical is coming to Broadway. (Time Out)
The Brooklyn Marathon is Saturday, so get ready for street closures. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Turns out if you make the buses reliable, people want to ride them. Ridership along the M14 bus on 14th St is up since 14th St was cleared of cars. (The Villager)
An NYPD officer fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in the Bronx on Thursday, the second deadly shooting by the NYPD this week and the third time in three days that an officer fired at a suspect. (NY Times)
50-a is a controversial law that shields police personnel records from the public and the state is debating repealing the law. The Police Benevolent Association wants to look like it supports reform but is completely against the idea. (Gothamist)
Brooklyn's 86th St has another name: the Pizza Trail. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
The city's 12 most thrilling new breakfast sandwiches. (Grub Street)