The Briefly for September 25, 2018 – 60,000 Delayed Trains Last Month, MTA Says Its Service is Getting Better
All 216 of the city's public libraries will have voter registration drives today, which happens to be National Voter Registrations Day. Today is the perfect day to register to vote if you haven't already.
Every day is a gridlock alert day this week due to the U.N. General Assembly. Avoid midtown more than you already do.
More than 60,000 trains were delayed last month. The ceiling collapsed at Atlantic Avenue last week. The MTA says that service is getting better. Can't get much worse.
Police are looking for this homophobe who allegedly assaulted two men leaving a gay bar in Williamsburg.
The Palace Theater in Times Square is getting a renovation...and 46 floors of retail, entertainment and hotel.
JFK is getting a $10 billion makeover that won't be complete until 2035, but that doesn't include new runways, and as a result, does not increase the airport's capacity.
A group of four John Jay professors are under investigation for sexual misconduct and drug dealing that goes back to 2014. Anthropology chair Anthony Marcus is accused of rape, anthropology professor Rip Curtis is accused of dealing drugs and sexual harassment, professor Barry Spunt and adjunct professor Leonardo Dominguez are accused of harassment. They are all currently under administrative leave.
The Nightlife Mayor Ariel Palitz is holding town halls in all five boroughs. Much like the job of the night mayor itself, the purpose of the town halls are...yet unknown.
Rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia are up in the city from last year but syphilis is down. Be safe.
The 7 train schedule will get beefed up during the L train shutdown with 14 additional weekday trips in April of 2019. The 6 train will also see two new trips a day. Are we getting legal electric scooters as a result of the shutdown too?
Southern Brooklyn residents can call 311 starting October 1 to coordinate curbside electronic waste recycling pickup.
The Housing Rights Initiative revealed that many landlords across the city allegedly lied about rent-regulated apartments in their buildings, and still got approvals from the city’s Department of Buildings. City Councilmember Richie Torres introduced legislation that calls for building inspections and calls for the DOB to find false statements by landlords. Te HRI report is based on 10,000 permits, which represent three percent of the permits issues over the last two years.
NYC subway station bathrooms in Manhattan, reviewed by Thrillist.
Brooklyn City Councilman Justin Brannan announced plans to introduce a bill that would require pet stores to only sell animals from shelters and rescue centers. New York state has a similar bill, but it has gone nowhere (which should not be a surprise) and the councilman is tired of waiting.
The E doesn't stop at the 2nd Ave F station, unless Google knows something that we don't?
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