The Briefly for September 13th, 2019 – The Weekend "Are the Subways No Longer A Daily Disaster?" Edition
Friday the 13th and a full moon? NYCs gonna be spoooooky tonight.
We're back to heavy service delays, disruptions, and construction this weekend, so check your trains before you go. (Subway Weekender)
The subway is no longer "a daily disaster," according to the Times. (NY Times)
The New York Pizza Festival returns to the Bronx next month. (Welcome2TheBronx)
An app from the NYPD to report crimes? This will not go well. (amNY)
The City Council is repealing its ban on gay conversion therapy at the request of LGBTQ advocates. While it doesn't make sense on the surface, advocates are worried that the right-leaning federal court system will declare the practice unconstitutional. There can't be a lawsuit if there is no ban. A new state law will continue to ban conversion therapy practices, so don't worry that new businesses will pop up all over the city offering these "services." (Patch)
City and state politicians are calling on the DOT to re-open the dedicated bike path on the Triborough Bridge. (amNY)
Two companies that sell at-home (and inadmissible in court) rape kits have received cease and desists from the New York Attorney General Letitia James. (Gothamist)
A man was found tied up in the basement of a Bronx bodega, where he was trapped for three days. The man says he was grabbed off the street, thrown into a car, beaten, and held against his will The owner of the bodega was arrested and the NYPD are looking for an employee. (Patch)
How to eat in Greenpoint for 24 hours. (Eater)
After being a straight-C student for a few years, York College's cafeteria was shut down by the Health Department after failing an inspection. (Patch)
How plausible were the apartments in Friends? (6sqft)
Governor Cuomo is back to pretending like he's not in charge of the MTA. This time around, he's "asking" the MTA's board in the form of a letter to publicly release the MTA Capital Plan, which lays out changes from 2020 to 2024. (Second Ave Sagas)
The five best octopus dishes around NYC. (Eater)
The dates and lineup for the fall Brooklyn Flea have been released. (Brooklyn Vegan)
The pied-à-terre tax, the tax on the second homes the rich keep in the city, is not dead yet. It was assumed after the "mansion tax" went into effect in July that the pied-à-terre tax was dead. (Curbed)
Eric Adams is digging in his heels in the face of criticism of his rat murder-sludge-bucket contraption. (Gothamist)
Where to find the best mooncakes. (Time Out)
Leslie Jones is leaving SNL, but they are adding Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis & Bowen Yang to the cast. (Gothamist)
Don't freak out, but four cases of West Nile were discovered in New York City. It's actually good news because last year at this time 36 people had been infected. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Not everyone hates having the Trump name on their buildings. The Trump International Hotel and Tower's condo board voted to keep the name. Donald Trump Jr is on the condo's board. (6sqft)
Where to take your hangry tourist friends and family that is both relaxing and still exciting. (Eater)