The Briefly for October 23, 2018 – The "Mo Trains, Mo Problems" Edition
Most 311 noise complaint calls come from, you guessed it, gentrifying neighborhoods. (CityLab)
During the L train shutdown the MTA will add 1,000 roundtrips a week across various lines. 1,000 more opportunities for delays. (6sqft)
Monday's morning commute featured delays on the 1, 2, 3, B, D, Q, N, and G trains after transit president Andy "The Fast Forward Plan will only cost $37 billion" Byford appeared on 60 minutes. (Gothamist)
The gubernatorial debate between Governor Cuomo and Marc Molinaro is tonight on WCBS and CBS radio at 7pm. (NY Times)
Here's what to do if you rent and your heat isn't working. (Curbed)
Seven magnificent finds in Green-Wood Cemetery. (Untapped Cities)
The outcry of Brooklyn Heights may have changed the city's mind about how to proceed with the BQE replacement. (Curbed)
Sgt Ann Marie Guerra is under investigation for allegedly stuffing a pair of panties in a follow NYPD officer's mouth after he complained that she left her underwear all over the shared locker room. (NY Post)
NYC appears to be one of the top contenders for Amazon's HQ2, god help us all. (6sqft)
It's illegal to shave on the ferry, and other strange ways to break the law. (6sqft)
A look inside the city's mysterious masonic hall. (Gothamist)
Irvin Antillon of Queens, 41, Douglas Lennan, 40, of Northport and Maxwell Hare, 26, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were arrested in conjunction with the Proud Boys/Antifa fight, bringing the total number of arrests from identified members of the hate group Proud Boys to five. (amNY)
Mayor de Blasio continued to side with the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers over Charter Communications and canceled his second appearance in two weeks on NY1's "Inside City Hall." The union has been on strike for 18 months. (NY Post)
The company who made the NYPD's exploding body cameras has a history of defective cameras and bribery. (Observer)
The city offers electronic waste scheduled pickups in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Western Queens. You can schedule a pickup online or with a call to 311. (nyc.gov)
If you want to spend some of your Mega Millions money, you could buy the New York Islanders for $395 million and still have enough left over for the New York City Football Club and the New York Red Bulls. (NY Post)
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