The Briefly for September 10, 2018 – Brooklyn DA Will Absolve Low-Level Pot Possession Charges
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that his office will offer New York residents with a low-level conviction for marijuana possession the opportunity to wipe their record completely clean.
The last-minute mailer that the New York State Democrats sent in support of Andrew Cuomo that loosely implied Cynthia Nixon may have been an anti-Semite was poorly thought out to say the least. Scott Stringer is calling for state Democratic Party executive director Geoff Berman to resign as a result.
It took 11 months, two pairs of shoes, and 721 miles, but William B. Helmreich’s book “The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide” is ready. This is his extensive second walking guide to an NYC borough.
"If you choose not to decide, you have still made a choice." -Rush, Spirit of Radio. Dedicated to Bill de Blasio's decision not to endorse either Gubernatorial Democratic primary candidate.
How will rezoning transform Governors Island’s evolving landscape? A photo essay from Curbed.
New York property tax has outpaced the growth of incomes by 300%.
The Department of Sanitation is being evicted from a garage in Kips Bay next week and their solution to this problem is parking garbage trucks on the street. The community is, as you might expect, not thrilled with this idea.
Mannie Corman’s 100th Birthday turned into a surprise wedding for attendees with his 72-year-old girlfriend.
Where do you find out about public meetings? Gothamist answers.
How do you become a, as The New York Times puts it, "underpaid, underappreciated, and absolutely necessary" poll worker?
What to do and eat in East Williamsburg, which amNY says can feel "post-apocalyptic."
amNY endorsed Letitia James for NY attorney general.
The WTC Cortland St station on the 1 opened for the first time on Saturday since 9/11. It sports a cooling system for hot days, is handicapped accessible, and a piece of art named "CHORUS" by Ann Hamilton that displays the text from the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Human rights.
The city is looking at what options it has for enabling congestion pricing without Albany's approval, as it did with school zone speed cameras.
Four pedestrians were killed on Northern Blvd this year and 19 have died since 2009. A 70-year-old man was hit on Sunday morning while crossing the road. Multiple advocate groups are lobbying the city to change the Boulevard of Death.
Is it safe to walk on subway grates? Streeteasy has your answer.
Miss America 2019 is Nia Franklin, Miss New York.
Another blow to the Staten Island Wheel as the city will no longer provide $140 million in funding to the ferris wheel that is expected to cost nearly a billion dollars.
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