The Briefly for October 6-8, 2020 – The "3 Guarantees: Death, Taxes, and Cuomo vs de Blasio" Tuesday Edition
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On Saturday night, Street Riders NYC organized a protest bike ride against police brutality in Manhattan. In a scene that we've seen too many times this year, an SUV drove into the prrotest, sending multiple people to the hospital. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist) Photos: Without the ability to put together their usual festival, Bushwig took over Maria Hernandez Park on Saturday afternoon. (Amanda Hatfield for BrooklynVegan) Governor Cuomo announced that on Tuesday, he will close every school, childcare center, and pre-K site inside the nine zip codes with testing rates of Covid-19 positive above 3%. The schools will remain closed for at least two weeks. This affects about 82,000 students. The mayor wanted to wait until Wednesday but was overridden by the governor. (Reema Amin for Chalkbeat) The closings may go beyond schools. This could spell the end of indoor dining in 20 zip codes, but for now, only schools will be closing in nine zip codes. Indoor dining is less than one week old. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation) If you have confusion about this, you're not alone and there's a good reason for that. Mayor de Blasio is acting as if he's still going to close down non-essential businesses in the nine zip codes. To be specific, he does not have the authority to shut down businesses, only Governor Cuomo does and Cuomo is skeptical of de Blasio's plans. Once again we are stuck between their pissing contest, getting pissed off and pissed on at the same time. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist) The NYPD issued a directive for its officers to wear masks, warning officers could face disciplinary action. You can report officers without masks to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, who will forward them to the police. It's probably better for them to have a record of the complaints than the NYPD. (Ashley Southall and Michael Gold for NY Times) The restaurant at Central Park's Loeb Boathouse is closing and all 163 workers have been let go. It seems like if you wanted to recreate the scene from When Harry Met Sally, it's another thing that Covid-19 has taken from you. (Rachel Holliday Smith for The City) Maggie O'Neill, 61, of Murray Hill, Queens died and two men were badly injured after a seaplane crashed into an East River pier near the Throgs Neck Bridge on Sunday afternoon. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist) The colors of the terra-cotta mosaic subway station signs have meanings. Specifically, when they change has meaning. (Nicola Saraniero for Untapped New York) This is why we can't have nice things: Two karaoke bars in Flushing were shut down for violating Covid-19 restrictions with dozens of people inside each. (Allie Griffin for Queens Post) What the hell is going on and why was this man dumping eels into Prospect Park Lake? (Jack Denton for Curbed) Congrats to Amy O’Sullivan, a nurse at Wyckoff hospital, for landing on the Time 100 under "icons." She treated the first COVID-19 patient at the hospital, who became the city’s first death in early March. (Katie Couric for Time) A judge barred NYSC and Lucille Roberts from charging members dues after they were sued by the attorney general for charging customers during the pandemic. If your "home" gym is still closed, they are barred from charging you. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist) The City Council voted to expel Andy King over sexual harassment, finance, and discrimination violations. He's the first councilmember to be removed in the history of the City Council. (Ed García Conde for Welcome2TheBronx) Sentient ball of spiders and petroleum jelly Eric Trump was questioned under oath on Monday as part of a civil investigation by Attorney General Letitia James's office into whether the Trump family’s real estate company committed fraud. (Ed Shanahan and William K. Rashbaum for NY Times) Radio Free Brooklyn will display a massive mural titled “Wall of Lies,” encompassing over 20,000 mistruths told by Donald Trump since he first took office. (Natalie Colarossi for Bushwick Daily) Interview: Assemblymember-elect Emily Gallagher on assuming office in January after defeating incumbent Joe Lentol. (Ben Weiss for Greenpointers) Where to watch sports outdoors. (Matt Tervooren for The Infatuation) Thanks to reader Joe for today's featured photo!