The Briefly for October 25, 2019 – The Weekend "Does Brooklyn Have An Accent?" Edition

Celebrating Halloween this weekend? Getting around on the trains is gonna be tough. Check the disruptions before making plans. (Subway Weekender)

Early voting starts tomorrow for this year's elections. Here are the five ballot questions that we will be voting on, on top of the election positions. For what it's worth, I endorse voting yes to all five.

Here's how the top city officials stand on the questions. (Gotham Gazette)

Parents are upset that early voting is taking place in city schools for nine days and as a result, the children lose access to some of their gyms, play yards, and cafeterias for the week. They're hoping to have the schools removed from next year's list of early voting locations. (Gothamist)

The Times asks the question no one wants to ask when it comes to early voting. "What could go wrong?" (NY Times)

This Sunday Wegmans opens its doors in Brooklyn. Check out photos from inside my wife's favorite grocery store (Time Out)

Does Brooklyn have an accent? What about Queens? A linguist is arguing no. (Gothamist)

5 reportedly haunted destinations near the city. (I Love the Upper West Side)

Fired NYPD officer and asshole Daniel Pantaleo, responsible for the chokehold that led to Eric Garner's death, is suing the city to get his job back. (Politico)

Wanna buy a grocery chain? Fairway Market is up for sale. (Grocery Dive)

The record shop Etiquette, which also sports a bathtub inside it isn't in Bushwick, but it is in Williamsburg. (Bedford + Bowery) https://bedfordandbowery.com/2019/10/safe-to-say-this-is-williamsburgs-only-record-shop-cafe-with-a-bathtub/

The Brooklyn Watchtower sign will be replaced with a "WELCOME" sign, which is supposed to let the world know that Brooklyn "is an inviting place." (6sqft)

Edge, an observation deck 1,131 feet above the city at the top of a tower in Hudson Yards, has begun to sell tickets for its March 11, 2020 opening. Edge is billing itself as the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere at the building's 100th and 101st floor. (Curbed)

Where are all of Brooklyn's young Republicans? (Red Hook Star-Revue)

Mayor de Blasio, feeling a need to say something when saying nothing would also suffice, wants everyone to know that if President Trump shot someone on 5th Ave, the NYPD would arrest him. Thanks Bill, helpful as always. (Politico)

Turns out some people in the city's government are a bit concerned about German porn star Annina Ucatis's private tour of One Police Plaza earlier this week. (Patch)

30,000 students will take the Specialized High School Admissions Test this weekend. Here is the status of the push to eliminate the test. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

If you see Harvey Weinstein in public in NYC, feel free to tell him to his rapist face to go to hell. Kudos to Kelly Bachman, Amber Rollo, and Zoe Stuckless, who called him out at Downtime Bar this week. (Jezebel)

Podcast: Five comedians on their Brooklyn experiences on the latest episode of Brooklyn This Week. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

NYC's 21 best splurge meals. (Eater)