The Briefly for September 12, 2019 – The "Most Hipster NY Times Headline of All Time" Edition
For years, police officers used "I smelled an odor of marijuana" as an excuse to perform a search of any person or a vehicle without a warrant, but judges are finally catching on. (NY Times)
The Times, with the most hipster move of all time, highlights Dumbo before it was cool. (NY Times)
Gem Spa was transformed into a "Shitibank" over the weekend, playing on the rumor that CitiBank wants in on the corner real estate. A design firm created mock ads for the fake bank to highlight what could be if Gem Spa goes out of business. (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
8 controversial works of NYC architecture. (Untapped Cities)
Supposedly completed in 1902, the exterior of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is getting its first updates in 117 with The NewOnes, will free Us, four statues that are sitting in niches that were intended to house sculptures but have always been empty. (Untapped Cities)
The Vend at Rockefeller Center might be the oddest collection of vending machines in the city. Red vines? Okay. An engagement ring? Check. Astronaut ice cream? Yes. Ruth Bader Ginsberg action figure? Got that too. (Untapped Cities)
It's the Feast of San Gennaro starting today, and here's a guide. (6sqft)
Three giant, terrifying horse statues have arrived at the southeast corner entrance of Central Park. (Untapped Cities)
What a tribute. Between beer ads, the company with the floating billboards on the city's waterways displayed a 9/11 "NEVER FORGET" message. Thanks, but no thanks. (Gothamist)
That's almost as weird and tasteless as the video Rudy Guiliani tweeted after the ceremony at ground zero. (Patch)
A bill Governor Cuomo signed into law on Wednesday will offer benefits to more people sickened from their work at Ground Zero and make it easier for responders to claim sick leave and disability pensions. (Patch)
The driver who hit and killed a 10-year-old boy in Brooklyn was allegedly suffering from a seizure when the crash happened. (Gothamist)
Sculptures of DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C., Phife Dawg of A Tribe Call Quest, and Prodigy of Mobb Deep will be installed at the Queens Public Library's Central Library in Jamaica Queens. (amNY)
Assaults on MTA workers are up 39% this year, and the union is using that stat in their contract negotiations. The MTA's union has been without a contract since May. (amNY)
The L train can't catch a break this week, with a major delay hitting the trains beleaguered riders every day. What could Thursday have in store? (Brooklyn Paper)
Sacrilege for southerners, but here's a list of the best BBQ in the city. (The Infatuation)