Podcasts about Boerum Hill

My special guest is Allison Huntington here to discuss her book called Bizarre Brooklyn. Get it now from Amazon.Brooklyn. The most populous borough in New York City. Birthplace of the Dodgers, Sweet'n Low, and Season 21 of "The Real World.'? With more than 400 years under its belt, the borough is filled with a history of both sweet and savory moments. It's hard to imagine Brooklyn as anything other than a concrete jungle. Who would guess that that first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here? Or that the world's oldest subway is hidden beneath the streets of Boerum Hill? Or how an airplane fell from the sky and landed in the middle of the street in Park Slope? Hundreds of people pass by the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park everyday. Virtually no one stops to read the plaque. If they did, they would learn that it is actually a grave, holding up to 15,000 bodies. Author Allison Huntington Chase, Brooklyn's own Madame Morbid, takes readers on a journey beyond the brownstones, to discover the hidden, macabre and bizarre throughout Brooklyn history.Mysterious Radio is transitioning to a show fully supported by my dedicated fans. If you genuinely love the show and the content I've created for nearly a decade, now is the time to help me continue this journey we started together. I have millions of listeners, and each of you will bring me closer to my goal of having the largest Patreon community ever. Soon, you'll only be able to access full episodes by becoming one of my devoted members. Joining the community unlocks over 1000 ad-free episodes, bonus segments, and much more that will blow your mind! While the price is set to rise to $9.99, you can jump on board right now for just $5, and that's forever! ⁠⁠Join The Brain Trust Now.⁠⁠ Follow Our Other ShowsFollow UFO WitnessesFollow Crime Watch WeeklyFollow Paranormal FearsFollow Seven: Disturbing Chronicle StoriesJoin our Patreon for ad-free listening and more bonus content.Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradioFollow us on TikTok mysteriousradioTikTokFollow us on Twitter @mysteriousradioFollow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradioLike us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio]Do you frequently miss episodes of Mysterious Radio? Don't worry; here are some tips to ensure you never miss out again: 1. If you haven't already, follow or subscribe to the show to receive updates on new episodes. Even if you have already done this, it's a good idea to click the option again to ensure that you are still subscribed. This is especially important! 2. Turn on notifications for new episodes in your podcast app. 3. Make sure that your device allows notifications from your podcast app. 4. If your app has the option, swipe down to refresh the list of episodes.

It's the cream of the crop. Dietitians are sharing the health benefits of Greek yogurt and revealing how to select the most nutritious ones on the heels of a new report that says the global Greek yogurt market is expected to nearly double from $31.5 billion in 2023 to $60.4 billion in 2031. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, shootings and murders have spiked so far this year in the Brooklyn neighborhood where two young girls were hit by stray bullets while playing in a park, police crime stats show. His days poaching a Brooklyn landlord are finally over. Ex-Food Network reality star-turned-squatter Madison Cowen has vacated his Boerum Hill apartment — but not after relying on soft eviction laws to avoid more than $145,000 in rent payments the past four-and-a-half years. And in Washington, President Biden unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.

Lincoln Restler, New York City Council Member (District 33: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Fulton Ferry, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill and Williamsburg), talks about the latest conflicts between the Council and the mayor, safety issues on McGuinness Boulevard and more. 

NEW YORK (ITALPRESS) - Philip Guardione è lo chef-imprenditore siciliano, originario di Francavilla, che ha avuto grande successo con la sua “Piccola Cucina” a New York con diverse sedi a Manhattan, a SoHo e nell'Upper East Side. Poi ha continuato persino andando ad aprire un altro ristorante nel lontano Montana. In Europa, ha scelto l'isola di Ibiza.Da poche settimane ha aperto “Piccola Cucina - Casa” anche a Brooklyn, nel quartiere di Boerum Hill. Qui vivono i newyorchesi che lavorano a Manhattan, ma che la vita a casa la vogliono lenta, comoda e genuina. Siamo andati a trovare Guardione per capire perché chi ha saputo sfondare nella città che non dorme mai, con piatti di cucina siciliana modernizzata da un tocco franco-svizzero, ora scommette sui piatti siculi anche nel “borough” dove più che vivere per il business, è la passione per la vita che guida nel lavoro.mgg/gsl (Video di Stefano Vaccara)

NEW YORK (ITALPRESS) - Philip Guardione è lo chef-imprenditore siciliano, originario di Francavilla, che ha avuto grande successo con la sua “Piccola Cucina” a New York con diverse sedi a Manhattan, a SoHo e nell'Upper East Side. Poi ha continuato persino andando ad aprire un altro ristorante nel lontano Montana. In Europa, ha scelto l'isola di Ibiza.Da poche settimane ha aperto “Piccola Cucina - Casa” anche a Brooklyn, nel quartiere di Boerum Hill. Qui vivono i newyorchesi che lavorano a Manhattan, ma che la vita a casa la vogliono lenta, comoda e genuina. Siamo andati a trovare Guardione per capire perché chi ha saputo sfondare nella città che non dorme mai, con piatti di cucina siciliana modernizzata da un tocco franco-svizzero, ora scommette sui piatti siculi anche nel “borough” dove più che vivere per il business, è la passione per la vita che guida nel lavoro.mgg/gsl (Video di Stefano Vaccara)

NEW YORK (ITALPRESS) - Philip Guardione è lo chef-imprenditore siciliano, originario di Francavilla, che ha avuto grande successo con la sua “Piccola Cucina” a New York con diverse sedi a Manhattan, a SoHo e nell'Upper East Side. Poi ha continuato persino andando ad aprire un altro ristorante nel lontano Montana. In Europa, ha scelto l'isola di Ibiza.Da poche settimane ha aperto “Piccola Cucina - Casa” anche a Brooklyn, nel quartiere di Boerum Hill. Qui vivono i newyorchesi che lavorano a Manhattan, ma che la vita a casa la vogliono lenta, comoda e genuina. Siamo andati a trovare Guardione per capire perché chi ha saputo sfondare nella città che non dorme mai, con piatti di cucina siciliana modernizzata da un tocco franco-svizzero, ora scommette sui piatti siculi anche nel “borough” dove più che vivere per il business, è la passione per la vita che guida nel lavoro.mgg/gsl (Video di Stefano Vaccara)

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Steven Sutton is the founder and CEO of Devoción. Originally from Medellín, Colombia he opened Devoción's Williamsburg location in 2013 and has since added other locations in Dumbo, Boerum Hill, and Flatiron. Devocion is known for its “origin to cup delivery”, fresh coffees, and beautifully designed coffee shops. Here at Circulated we're big coffee lovers so we've been looking forward to this one for a while.

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Lincoln Restler, talks about his priorities for District 33, which includes Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Fulton Ferry, Greenpoint, Vinegar Hill and Williamsburg. Catch up with all the interviews here.

New York Magazine's diner-at-large Tammie Teclemariam is on a mission to try as many New York restaurants as possible in one year for her newsletter "The Year I Ate New York." She's now about halfway through her culinary journey, and had many tricks and suggestions to share from her piece "200 Restaurants, 100 Tips," which includes advice like where to find the best dive bars, and what ice cream in New York reigns supreme. She joins us to discuss, and to take your calls on your best dining tips and tricks. In case you missed it, here's our full list of recommendations, from Tammie and the All Of It listeners: Cesar's Empanadas Truck, Fort Greene Shukette, Chelsea Hummus Bar, Midwood Terre, Park Slope LaRina, Fort Greene Macosa Trattoria, Bed-Stuy Marea, Columbus Circle Betty Bakery, Boerum Hill Blossom, University Place Place des Fetes, Clinton Hill Tacos el Bronco, Sunset Park Sahara East, East Village Keki Modern Cakes, Chinatown Eataly, Flatiron Dante, West Village D'Antan, Crown Heights

Today's episode is with Patrick Miller, chef, formerly of one of my favorite restaurants, Rucola, in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, and founder, distiller, and creator of Faccia Brutto Spirits.  They are a Brooklyn based liquor company that uses a variety of botanicals to make Italian spirits, namely before and after dinner drinks (aperitivo and amaros) popularized in Italy.  If you're enjoying the show, it means so much to me if you link to it on your social media, share with friends and family, and help support not only the work I'm doing on the podcast but also all the amazing guests who have been on the show.  You can find all of their products and check out the stockists section to see who carries Faccio Brutto in your hometown at https://facciabruttospirits.comI absolutely love following their instagram @faccia_brutto_spirits  to see the beautiful photography and cocktail ideas.   At the beginning of the show, I also mentioned some of the organizations doing incredible life saving work in Ukraine.  Please continue to support in anyway you can. https://razomforukraine.orgShelter Ugolyyok -  patreon.com/ShelterUgolyok Venmo @pawsofhelp    Paypal: pawsofhelp@outlook.comUAnimals - paypal@uanimals.comhttps://wck.org

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is an award-winning American geographer and writer. In his latest book “Names of New York”, he traces the ways in which native Lenape, Dutch settlers, British invaders, and successive waves of immigrants, have left their marks on the city's map. In this interview, we talk about how several places in New York got their names: Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bowery, Greenwich Village, Spuyten Duyvil, Lackawanna, Boerum Hill, Gramercy Park, Rockaway, to mention a few. We talk about how place matters to us as human beings and how it shapes our believes about who we are. We also discuss more complex issue relating to place naming, for example, 70 streets in Brooklyn are named after slave owners. Should these names be erased from the city scape, or should they remain as a historic marker? Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is a regular contributor to “The New York Review of Books”.  He lives in New York and is a scholar in residence at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, where he also teaches. Photographer credit: Mirissa Neff.  

October 31, 2021 The autumn has been long; and the weather, a mood. The leaves are perfectly gold here on the Gold Coast (that swathe of Brooklyn lining the East River - Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens -- where the bourgeois-bohemian class reproduces) and soon I, William Staley (more commonly and phallicly known as Willy), will bundle my 8-month-old son into garb of a Gnome, and take him out into the fall crispness to experience his first Hallowe'en.  But before I could go prepare to take candy from babies (it's a choking hazard) I had to endure a recording - something it seems more and more of my literary Brooklyn peers are subjected to these days. A man and woman appeared on my Zoom screen. They wanted to talk to me about A Man in Love, that is, the second book in the My Struggle series by Karl Ove Knausgaard. Shadowily (they were both backlit, in their respective lairs: the man, a Morningside heights railroad apartment; the woman, a half-finished suburban basement), they interrogated me about fatherhood, about my son's primordial essence. about carnivals. I answered gamely, and two and half hours later we still hadn't covered more than twenty pages of this book, this Struggle, but it was time for my son's nap and I begged to be allowed to end the call, to ply my son with his yarn tomato and squishy soccer ball in a bid to make him slumber, in preparation for this moment - his Halloween parade, his gnomic journey, his induction into the world of golden leaves and food co-ops. I rest for now. But something is tickling at the back of my brain. It's a line from the first page of this accursed donkey of a Norwegian's novel, which goes: "I have never understood the point of holidays, have never felt the need for them and have always just wanted to do more work." -- psst.... https://bookshop.org/shop/ourstruggle --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ourstrugglepod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ourstrugglepod/support

Brad Wilson is the president of the Ace Hotel group, which is set to open its latest property in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill with a Toronto property soon to follow. The first Ace Hotel was founded in Seattle in 1999 by partners Alex Calderwood, Wade Weigel and Doug Herrick, and Wilson joined in 2011 to help expand their vision. Ace prides itself on looking at different kinds of existing buildings in off-the-beaten track neighbourhoods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Gertman Leads The NRP Group's New York City office, originating and overseeing market rate and affordable development. He is responsible for the company's development efforts in New York City, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Prior to joining NRP, Mr. Gertman worked in New York for Forest City Realty Trust. At Forest City he originated and managed multifamily and mixed-use projects in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Westchester, New York and Connecticut. In that role he worked on the development of 980 units of luxury multifamily housing and ancillary retail. Mr. Gertman started his career with NRP in the San Antonio office, where he was involved with the origination of 900 units of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects. He was responsible for the inception of NRP's New York City office in 2016. He is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, from which he holds a degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Urban Real Estate from the Wharton School of Business. Mr. Gertman is committed to giving back to the ommunity. He has served as a past president of the Young Leadership division of the Jewish National Fund, sits on the Young Leadership board of the Conference of Presidents in New York, and is a member of the board of the Enterprise Community Partners Gotham Society as well as Neighbors Together, a Brooklyn based food bank. He is a member of Congregation Beth Elohim of Brooklyn where he sits on the board.. Mr. Gertman lives with his fiancé in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn and enjoys walking their adopted schnauzer-terrier, Babka. For questions, comments, and inquiries please reach out to us at carriedinterestpodcast@gmail.com

Ofer kicks off a short series focusing on the City Council race for the 33rd district, which has a large slate of candidates vying for the seat. We invited some of the top fundraisers to hear their vision for this diverse district covering Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Boerum Hill. The first guest is Toba Potosky, a Brooklyn Heights resident and community activist involved in his own middle income Mitchell Lama complex and public projects from  the renewal of Cadman Plaza Park to the controversial plans to fix the crumbling BQE. Originally from Queens, Toba is passionate about holding public officials accountable and  improving life for all Brooklynites. 

Lynn Nottage is the first woman ever to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, and she’s one of the most important voices writing for the stage and screen today, with works that include Infinite Apparel, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Ruined, Sweat, and MJ: The Musical, an upcoming show on the life of Michael Jackson. She often writes about characters in private, intimate spaces, where and how real people really talk. It’s a process that began in her hometown of New York City, where she was a girl growing up in the Boerum Hill section of pre-gentrified Brooklyn. On the surface, she says, it was the kind of neighborhood people passed through to get to other neighborhoods in 1970s. But to Lynn, it was the setting for her story, starting on her block and in the brownstone where her parents, Wally and Ruby Nottage, raised her and her brother and hosted family, friends, artists, and activists. There was lots of noise in the house, especially in the kitchen. Lynn still lives in that house today, a wife, mother, professor, and playwright surrounded by the memories and materials of her ancestors. Your Hometown is a show where the local is the epic. Visit yourhometown.org to subscribe to the podcast and our various social media channels. Our co-presenter this season is the Museum of the City of New York. For more, including information on live events, check out our NYC series page at mcny.org/yourhometown-podcast. Show Notes Music Original Composition: Sterling Steffen Illustrations Nick Gregg Archival Etan Patz Disappearance: Original News Report, Pat Harper, WPIX 11, May 28, 1979 Poem Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Part 52, Leaves of Grass (1855) “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles. “You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. “Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you.” Suggested Reading Poof!; Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Infinite Apparel; Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine; Ruined; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Sweat Special Thanks Elisabeth Frankel

Sean Ben-Zvi is a Barista but not any Barista she is known for her swans, she goes by Seans Swans (@seansswans). She has coined herself as a creative coffee director, cafe consultant, and a freelance barista, so she's basically under the whole coffee umbrella. I met Sean at her place of work in Boerum Hill as she is the head barista at this amazing venue and restaurant called Public Records. Public Records is one of my favorite places to go to for coffee, a drink, food, and all of the DJ events that were held there. Please welcome Sean Ben-Zvi to Wear Many Hats. instagram.com/seansswans instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh instagram.com/rashadrastam rashadrastam.com wearmanyhats.com dahsar.com

We're all going to work at the Chuckie Cheese in Boerum Hill

Beaucoup de personnes m'ont demandé d'interviewer Lucien Zayan pour son incroyable parcours, mais surtout parce que c'est un sacré personnage. Et j'ai pu le vérifier dans cette interview passionnante. Né de parents juifs égyptiens tout juste débarqués a Marseille, il se lance vite dans l'école de la débrouille et découvre le milieu du Théatre, il travaillera pour des grandes maisons comme le Theatre de l'Odeon, le Theatre de la Criée à Marseille et d'autres. A 40 ans, crise de la quarantaine oblige, il part a NY sur un coup de tête sans le sou, tombe amoureux d'une usine désaffectée de 3,000m2 à Brooklyn, convainc le propriétaire de lui louer l'espace pour en faire un centre d'arts. Pari réussi, The Invisible Dog devient un lieu culte de l'art à New York. Il loue des studios à des artistes résidents, organise des exhibitions et évènements tout au long de l'année, et Lucien est maintenant surnommé le roi du quartier qui entre temps s'est pas mal développé. Une histoire d'entrepreneurs et de passion comme on les aime tous. Enjoy

Visit agreatbigcity.com/support to learn how to support New York City local news and allow us to keep bringing you this podcast. If you are a New York-based business and would be interested in sponsoring our podcasts, visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. We've been following the 14th Street busway since it was first proposed, and after being blocked twice by legal complaints, the street has been swept free of cars and the buses have been roaming free for two weeks now. In a press release from the MTA, preliminary data shows that ridership is up and buses are moving faster along 14th Street. A cross-town trip from Third Avenue to Eighth Avenue will now take 10.6 minutes, compared to a 15 minute trip from last year. While collecting data on the Select Bus Service plan implemented along the M14 route, the MTA saw a jump in ridership, with 15% more people choosing to take the prioritized buses, and in the short time the 14th Street busway has been operating, the ridership has jumped again, topping 31,000 daily riders on an average weekday. The busway, which limits traffic on 14th Street from 6am to 10pm, is planned to last 18 months, after which the DOT will assess the impact it has had on bus transit and traffic in the surrounding area. — Also this week, independent data analysis firm INRIX evaluated traffic data from the streets surrounding the 14th Street busway and found that there was no change in traffic speeds, and zero impact on traffic to the immediate north or south of 14th. The initial objections raise by local community groups claimed the busway would negatively impact nearby streets by pushing 14th Street's traffic into their neighborhoods, but the speed increase for 31,000 daily bus riders came at no expense to traffic, with differences in average speeds on surrounding streets never slowing more than a half a mile per hour. Here's how INRIX described the results: "The impact, or lack-there-of, may seem surprising but similar projects around the world have had similar results. The reallocation of space from vehicles to buses represents a far more efficient use of a limited public resource. Whereas one urban lane in congestion can move roughly 1,000 people an hour, a transit way can hit 25,000. As a result of this project, more people are getting where they need to be faster and more reliably." 53 years ago on October 17, 1966 — 12 members of the FDNY are killed when a burning building collapses, becoming the largest single loss of life in FDNY history until the 9/11 attacks 18 years ago on October 24, 2001 — A 14-story construction scaffolding and brick building façade collapses, killing five workers and seriously injuring 10 others in a courtyard at 215 Park Ave South near Union Square 54 years ago on October 18, 1965 — Closing day of the NY World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Park — Bowery Boys podcast 24 years ago on October 23, 1995 — A Greenpeace activist piloting a "gas-powered parachute" flies a banner outside the UN building 88 years ago on October 24, 1931 — The upper level of the George Washington Bridge is opened in a dedication ceremony, and opens to traffic the next day — United States Marine Band conducted by Leonard Slatkin playing William Schuman's 1950 composition "George Washington Bridge" 60 years ago on October 21, 1959 — The Guggenheim Museum Opens on the Upper East Side 136 years ago to October 22, 1883 — The original Metropolitan Opera House opens Beginning October 18th through the 20th, you'll have the once-a-year opportunity to explore the city like never before when Open House New York brings you exclusive tours of the city's architectural masterpieces that are sometimes hidden from public view or pass by unnoticed the rest of the year. Visit ohny.org for the full schedule of events, some of which require advance registration, but most of which are open all day to the public. The choices range from brand-new developments like 277 Mott Street to historic homes like the Alice Austen House, built on Staten Island in the 1690s. Going beyond architecture, you can also tour special projects like a solar rooftop in Harlem and an urban farm run by Brooklyn Grange in Long Island City. Each site sets its own visitation hours, so visit ohny.org to plan out your weekend! And, if you're planning on marching in the Village Halloween Parade, you better be finishing up your costume soon! Halloween is less than two weeks away, and the city's biggest party will be stepping off Thursday, October 31st at 7pm at Sixth Avenue and Canal. The parade is unique because it lets anyone participate! If you wear a costume centered around this years theme of "Wild Thing", you'll be allowed to march is a special section of the parade, but anyone who shows up in a costume will become part of the parade, and usually more than 50,000 people show up! Visit halloween-nyc.com for full info, and if you haven't decided on a costume yet, visit the AGBC costume ideas generator at agreatbigcity.com/halloween-costumes where you can get funny New York-themed costume ideas like dressing up as a vintage traffic jam now that the 14th Street busway is open or strike fear in the heart of anyone who has walked the city streets by becoming the Starbucks Bathroom of Doom! A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: Every evening, just before sundown, A Great Big City checks the Empire State Building's lighting schedule and sends out a notification if the tower's lighting will be lit in special colors for a holiday or celebration. Follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts. Park of the day Crotona Park Parks Events 10th Annual Harvest Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park — Saturday, October 19, 2019 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Concert Calendar This is the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: The Misfits with Rancid and The Damned are playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Saturday, October 19th at 7pm. Mana is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Saturday, October 19th at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 19th at 8pm. Benin International Musical is playing Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium in Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Saturday, October 19th at 9pm. 85 South is playing Apollo Theater in Central Harlem on Sunday, October 20th at 5pm. 85 South is playing Apollo Theater in Central Harlem on Sunday, October 20th at 9pm. Tidal X with Alicia Keys is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Monday, October 21st at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Monday, October 21st at 8pm. Charli XCX is playing Terminal 5 in Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Monday, October 21st at 8pm. Charli XCX with Allie X is playing Terminal 5 in Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Tuesday, October 22nd at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Tuesday, October 22nd at 8pm. Dermot Kennedy with Talos is playing Kings Theatre in Ditmas Park / Flatbush on Tuesday, October 22nd at 8pm. Jessie Reyez is playing Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint on Wednesday, October 23rd at 8pm. Fantasia with Robin Thicke is playing The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Friday, October 25th at 7pm. Billy Joel is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Friday, October 25th at 8pm. Alec Benjamin is playing Terminal 5 in Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Friday, October 25th at 8pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Today's fact about New York Here's something you may not have known about New York: In 2016, the MTA had 5,710 buses in its citywide fleet Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 88°F on October 22, 1979 Record Low: 30°F on October 19, 1940 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain on Sunday through Wednesday, with high temperatures rising to 67°F next Friday. AGBC Weather Weather.gov forecast Thanks for listening to A Great Big City. Follow along 24 hours a day on social media @agreatbigcity or email contact@agreatbigcity.com with any news, feedback, or topic suggestions. Subscribe to AGBC News wherever you listen to podcasts: iTunes, Google Play, or Pocket Casts, Spotify, Player FM, or listen to each episode on the podcast pages at agreatbigcity.com/podcast. If you enjoy the show, subscribe and leave a review wherever you're listening and visit our podcast site to see show notes and extra links for each episode. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

A surprising development in the city's fight against billboard barges — The company floating the LED billboards in the waters around Manhattan has thrown in the towel after new state regulations pushed them back 1,500 feet from the shoreline. The advertising company promoting the billboard boats has now settled with the city and agreed to be subject to a $100,000 fine if they operate within New York waters. The barge will be relocated to Florida, where the company set up a similar barge along the Miami shoreline in 2016. The agreement with the city ends both the company's six-month fight with the city and the challenge they raised to the state law. As of October 11th, the company's website has been replaced with a generic image saying the site is down for maintenance. According to a presentation acquired by Digiday in January 2019, the company was touting their Hudson River and East River coverage to advertisers at the rate of $55,000 for a 30 second looping at on the banner boats, and they referenced the city's plan to continue developing the shoreline and the city's ferry system as reasons to advertise on LED billboard barges. 86 years ago on October 10, 1933 — A United Air Lines Boeing 247 from Newark, NJ exploded in what is believed to have been the first sabotage bombing of a commercial aircraft 56 years ago on October 14, 1963 — A New York Airways helicopter crashes just after takeoff from Idlewild (JFK) Airport, killing all six people aboard Double-check your speed if you're on the West Side Highway after October 12th — The city is dropping speeds from 35 to 30 mph on the West Side south of 59th Street beginning Saturday. The move comes as part of Vision Zero, a set of plans adopted by cities worldwide and introduced to New York by Mayor de Blasio in 2014. Vision Zero aims to eliminate pedestrian injuries and fatalities from vehicles, and the reduction in speed on the West Side Highway is meant to reduce the severity of vehicle impacts in areas south of 59th where the highway becomes street-level and pedestrians and cyclists frequently have to cross highway traffic at intersections, including busy areas like the Intrepid museum, Chelsea Piers, and Battery Park City. While drivers may rarely even have the opportunity to top 30 mph in rush hour traffic, the DOT will catch any drivers speeding using new speed cameras along the highway. If the area south of 59th Street sounds familiar, it's because it's the same area targeted by the upcoming congestion pricing plan, where a system of cameras will collect tolls on cars entering the area south of 61st Street. While vehicles staying on the FDR or West Side Highway will be exempt from congestion pricing, vehicles would also be monitored by cameras used for collecting tolls on vehicles exiting the West Side Highway once it reaches street level and begins exiting into the central business district south of 61st. The speed limits on all small streets within the city were dropped to 25 mph in November 2014. If you can't enjoy a low-speed drive on the West Side Highway and don't want to pay a congestion toll, consider a ride along the new 14th Street busway, which was finally able to open on October 3rd, and has been going swimmingly ever since. The street has been cleared of cars, leaving the buses to freely glide from stop to stop along 14th Street from Third Avenue to Ninth Avenue. Even though the implementation was delayed by three months by community groups, the first week of the busway seems to have had no noticeable impact on the surrounding streets. Bus riders on social media showed quiet, peaceful, and efficient rides during multiple times of day, with just a sparse few delivery trucks parked along the curb. It remains to be seen if the city's experiment with a busway can indeed increase the average speeds of buses on 14th Street while also not slowing down the surrounding area, but for right now, the first attempt at reorganizing 14th Street seems to be a success. I'll bring you the full Department of Transportation report once the trial period for the busway is complete. 16 years ago on October 15, 2003 — A Staten Island ferry strikes a pier at St. George Terminal, S.I., killing 11 people and injuring 165 of the 1,500 passengers In A Great Big City history: We're currently watching the MTA's new busway on 14th Street, but 3 years ago the MTA Sends Test Trains Along the New Second Avenue Subway. Train aficionado DJ Hammers on Youtube caught a glimpse of empty subway cars through a stairway at 63rd and Lex that were being run on the new Second Avenue line. The test cars were loaded with large boxes, presumably to simulate the weight of a fully-loaded train. The Second Avenue line would open three months later in January 2017. 8 years ago we were looking at the Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park Preparing Their Skating Rinks, and both rinks are on schedule this year as well! Rockefeller Center's rink opens on Saturday, October 12th, with regular admission being $25 for adults and $15 for children under 11 years old, and the Bryant Park rink will open as part of their Winter Village on October 31st, with free admission. 2 years ago, the NTSB was working to track down the drone pilot who was responsible for a drone colliding with an Army helicopter. The Blackhawk helicopter was hovering at about 300 feet near Midland Beach in Staten Island when a DJI Phantom drone struck the helicopter's blade and window frame, which obliterated the drone but did lodge a piece of debris in the helicopter that the NTSB would use to identify the owner of the drone. When interviewed by the NTSB, the drone operator admitted that he was flying the drone outside of his visual range and was unaware of the helicopter's flight path. Data from the drone operator's controller showed the drone's flight from Dyker Beach Park out over the water, along the Coney Island shore, and then looping back over open water toward Staten Island. It was at that point that the drone hit the helicopter. — Drone Pilot Interviewed After Collision with Army Helicopter A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: Our fireworks page monitors the city's announcements of upcoming fireworks, lists them on our site, and automatically sends out a notification just before the fireworks begin, so that you can watch the show or prepare your pet for the upcoming sounds of explosions. Visit agreatbigcity.com/fireworks to see the full calendar and follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts Park of the day Corporal Fischer Park — Highbridge, Nelson Avenue at West 170th Street — This park honors a New Yorker who enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 75th Joint Assault Signal Company of the Army Air Corps during World War II (1939-1945), Corporal Irwin A. Fischer. The park land is undeveloped and appears to be inaccessible due to a fence around the property, but it adds a nice bit of green to the corner. Nearby Corporal Irwin Fischer Place was previously known as Highbridge Street, Hennessy Place, and briefly James R. Murphy Place. Parks Events Pumpkin-picking at Decker Farm in Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island — Admission: $6, Saturdays and Sundays through October 26th from 11am to 5pm. Featuring hayrides, a hay maze, apple cider, s'mores, and of course a variety of pumpkins to choose from! The farm may be 200 years old, but it even features pumpkin chunkin with a huge bungee slingshot! Visit the link in the show notes to historicrichmondtown.org for directions and more info. Concert Calendar Here's the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: Wilco is playing Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint on Sunday, October 13th at 7pm. Sara Bareilles with Emily King is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Sunday, October 13th at 8pm. Post Malone with Swae Lee is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Monday, October 14th at 8pm. The Black Keys with Modest Mouse is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Tuesday, October 15th at 7pm. Post Malone is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Tuesday, October 15th at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Tuesday, October 15th at 8pm. Kacey Musgraves with Lucius is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Wednesday, October 16th at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, October 16th at 8pm. The Chainsmokers with 5 Seconds of Summer is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Thursday, October 17th at 7pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Friday, October 18th at 8pm. Moon Boots with Quantic is playing Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint on Friday, October 18th at 8pm. Mahalia with Jvck James is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg on Friday, October 18th at 9pm. The Misfits with Rancid and The Damned are playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Saturday, October 19th at 7pm. Mana is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Saturday, October 19th at 8pm. Steely Dan is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 19th at 8pm. Benin International Musical is playing Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium in Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Saturday, October 19th at 9pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Learn about New York Here's something you may not have known about New York: Those silver Water Sampling boxes along the sidewalk are used to monitor the quality of NYC's water — There are 965 sampling stations citywide and more than 1,300 samples are collected each month Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 90°F on October 17, 1938 Record Low: 32°F on October 15, 1876 Weather for the week ahead: Rain on Sunday through Wednesday, with high temperatures peaking at 73°F on Monday. Thanks for listening to A Great Big City. Follow along 24 hours a day on social media @agreatbigcity or email contact@agreatbigcity.com with any news, feedback, or topic suggestions. 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On previous episodes we've covered the threat of measles and West Nile virus, but this week another mosquito-borne virus took the spotlight as Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, was found in mosquitoes in the surrounding area. The CDC describes the disease as rare, with only a few cases per year, but one out of three people die from the resulting flu-like symptoms. Even though the weather is getting colder and will eventually end the mosquito season, take steps to protect yourself if you'll be in an area with mosquitoes. Wear clothing that covers your skin, use a mosquito repellent containing the chemical repellents DEET or Picaridin, or use a natural repellent containing oil of lemon eucalyptus. You can even do your part by calling 311 to report standing water, defined as a place on public or private property where water gathers and remains for more than five days, creating a habitat where mosquitoes may breed. 7 years ago — The Bagel Store in Williamsburg brought back their candy corn bagels. Long before the rainbow bagel would make the shop world-famous, The Bagel Store was experimenting with new color and flavor combos. The shop premiered the orange-and-white swirled candy corn bagel the year before, and in 2012 it was back again, this time paired with marshmallow chocolate-chip cream cheese and alongside the equally-festive pumpkin pie bagel with pumpkin cream cheese! Unfortunately, when I checked in again to see what 2019's fall flavors would be, it looks like the shop has fallen on hard times, and photos posted on their Yelp page show New York state tax seizure notices posted on the closed store's roll-down gates. It's the same tax seizure notices that recently shut down Di Fara pizza and dozens of ice cream trucks in the city. The shutdown hasn't shut down bagel maker Scot Rossillo, who is still posting photos of new creations like rainbow-filled chocolate chip cookies, a waffle bagel, and modified bagel recipes suitable for a Keto diet! 2 years ago on September 27, 2017 — 18-year-old Abel Cedeno stabs two other students at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the Bronx, killing one and injuring another — In September 2019, Cedeno received a 14 year prison sentence for manslaughter, 8 years for assault, and 90 days for criminal possession of a weapon, all of which will be served simultaneously. nn The stabbing became the first killing inside a NYC school in over 20 years. nn Listen to Episode 41 of the podcast to hear more about the attack and Cedeno's sentencing. 5 years ago on September 30, 2014 — Three parachutists make an early-morning jump from 1WTC, landing on nearby street — Three parachutists make an early-morning jump from 1WTC, landing nearby in front of the Goldman Sachs building nn The breathtaking video of the stunt shocked viewers as to how the jumpers accessed the city's tallest building while it was under construction and were able to glide down to the street on parachutes. The answer would come five months later when four men were arrested for the parachute jump. nn One of the men arrested was revealed to have been a construction worker at the site, and they gained access to the site via a hole in a fence. The parachute jump and an earlier trespassing teenager who dressed as a construction worker led to criticism of the building's security practices and the resignation of the site's head of security. nn The four men arrested were fined $2,000 and sentenced to community service, but did not receive jail time for the stunt. Well, we've been tricked before, namely back on Episode 37 in early August, but the Department of Transportation will again try to turn 14th Street into a restricted busway beginning on October 3rd. 14th Street was originally scheduled to convert to a traffic-restricted busway on July 1st to quickly move buses across the city during the L Train shutdown, but then L Train plans were modified to keep the subway open and community groups took legal action against the Department of Transportation's plan. A judge agreed to stop the busway from going into effect until the DOT provided more information, which they did, and it appeared that the buses would be allowed to roam free until another last-minute legal ruling kept cars on 14th Street. The busway was scheduled to begin on August 12th, when traffic would be restricted and buses given priority to increase transit speeds, but downtown community groups submitted a petition renewed their complaints on August 9th, claiming the Department of Transportation hadn't done sufficient studies into the impact that removing traffic from 14th Street would have on the surrounding area. nn This week, an appeals court ruled against the complaints and cleared the way for the busway to take effect, three months later than originally planned. nn Beginning on Thursday, October 3rd, only buses will be allowed on 14th Street between Third and Ninth Avenue from 6am to 10pm, with all other vehicles able to enter the street only for one block to make a local trip. Those vehicles will be required to exit immediately at an intersection to keep the street clear for M14A and D buses, one of the most heavily-used bus lines in the city. Left turns will be banned to keep traffic from backing up in front of the buses and automated traffic cameras will be used to monitor vehicles. The DOT estimates that the changes will increase the speeds of buses by 30%, and the plan is expected to run for 18 months. 8 years ago on October 1, 2011 — 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters are arrested after trying to cross the Brooklyn Bridge by walking on the roadway — 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters are arrested after trying to cross the Brooklyn Bridge by walking on the roadway nn It was the largest number of arrests during an Occupy protest and was one of the largest mass arrests since the 2004 Republican National Convention protests. There was controversy over the tactics used by police, who did not actively prevent the marchers from walking to the bridge roadway but then conducted a mass arrest a few hundred feet up the Manhattan side of the bridge while others on the narrow pedestrian walkway watched from above. The Occupy camp in Zuccotti Park would be cleared a month and a half later but the group would continue various protest demonstrations through the next year. Just a week earlier, the Occupy movement had held a protest march near Union Square, where the large numbers of protesters brought attention to the group and the NYPD's use of mesh nets to corral protesters into makeshift pens. Just south of Union Square, eyewitness video showed a group of young women being sprayed with pepper spray while on the sidewalk, which brought worldwide press coverage and criticism of the NYPD's handling of the growing protest group. 98 years ago on October 5, 1921 — A game between the NY Giants and NY Yankees at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan becomes the first World Series broadcast live on radio — A game between the NY Giants and NY Yankees at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan becomes the first World Series broadcast live on radio nn The Yankees won the first game, played in front of 30,203 attendees, but the Giants would win the overall series 5 games to 3. With two New York teams facing off, it was also the first World Series with all games played at one location, similar to the Subway Series that is played today between the Yankees and the Mets. nn Mike McNally steals home, 10/5/1921 World Series Game at Polo Grounds, 5th inning via Library of Congress In AGBC history: 8 years ago — Ford Transit Connect Taxi Spotted in Lower Manhattan — Wednesday, September 28 8 years ago, New York Apple stores were mourning the loss of Steve Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2011. At Tekserve in Chelsea, a memorial was placed in the front window of the store. At Apple stores in the Meatpacking District, SoHo, and on Fifth Avenue, makeshift memorials formed, with flowers and apples placed in front of each store. People used post-it notes to write their own memorial messages, forming colorful displays on the windows of the stores. The walls of post-its would continue to grow, and by the next week, street artist and muralist The Me Nobody Knows would put a custom piece of memorial art at the SoHo Apple store — 8 years ago — Steve Jobs Memorials at Apple Stores in NYC — Thursday, October 6 2 years ago — Suspects Arrested in Terror Plot to Strike New York — The Joint Terrorism Task Force charged two 19-year-old suspects, one Canadian citizen and one from the United States, and one 37-year-old from the Philippines in a terror plot that had advanced to the point of purchasing explosives. All three were charged with terrorism, with the 37-year-old communicating online with the two younger suspects and actively providing funding for an attack against the city. The group acquired bomb-making materials and a cabin outside the city and planned to bomb Times Square, the subway, and conduct random shootings within the city. The Canadian citizen received a 40 year prison sentence, but Pakistan has refused to extradite the American citizen accused in the plot, who had been living in Pakistan at the time of the plot. The older suspect was arrested in the Philippines and the United States has been attempting to secure his extradition since 2017. 1 year ago — Central Park Squirrel Census Will Give City Rodents a Proper Head-Count — The census set out to count the number of squirrels roaming around Manhattan's center. 323 volunteers divided up the park and recorded their squirrel sightings, with the data becoming part of a printed art project with maps and photos from the survey. The final statistical analysis revealed about 2,373 squirrels in Central Park based on the project's observations. It seems a bit low, but it's interesting nonetheless. While nearly 82% of the squirrels were the gray variety, count yourself lucky if you see a squirrel with black or cinnamon-colored fur: They were much more rare in Central Park, with black fur being the least common. A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: It also automatically checks MTA data before morning rush hour and sends out notifications if there are delays on any subway lines, LIRR or MetroNorth trains, and bridges and tunnels. Follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts. Park of the day Clearview's Tail — Clearview Expressway at Whitehall Terrace, Queens — A small slip of a park, this land lies at the "tail" of the Clearview Expressway at Hillside Avenue. Parks Events Bronx Fit Fest — Date: October 5, 2019 Join us for free fitness and dance classes, healthy living tips, wellness screenings, and more at Bronx Fit Fest! Activities may include: Yoga Roller and Silent Disco Outdoor spin classes Chairobics Zumba Learn to Salsa Tennis Obstacle Course Line Dance* Healthy living workshops There will also... And now let's check in with our robot friend for the concert calendar: Concert Calendar Here's the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: Tedeschi Trucks Band is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Tuesday, October 1st at 7pm. Maggie Rogers with Empress Of is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Tuesday, October 1st at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Tuesday, October 1st at 8pm. Carrie Underwood with Maddie & Tae and Runaway June are playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7pm. Maggie Rogers with Empress Of is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Wednesday, October 2nd at 8pm. Sandy & Junior are playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Wednesday, October 2nd at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Wednesday, October 2nd at 8pm. Incubus with Wild Belle is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Thursday, October 3rd at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Thursday, October 3rd at 8pm. Tedeschi Trucks Band is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Friday, October 4th at 8pm. Maluma is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Friday, October 4th at 8pm. The Avett Brothers with Lake Street Dive is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Saturday, October 5th at 8pm. Tedeschi Trucks Band is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 5th at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Saturday, October 5th at 8pm. Phil Collins is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Sunday, October 6th at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Sunday, October 6th at 8pm. Thanks for listening! Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: The Hudson River is the longest river in New York State, at 315 miles Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 94°F on October 5, 1941 Record Low: 35°F on October 5, 1881 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain on Wednesday through Friday, with high temperatures peaking at 87°F on Wednesday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

A quick note on what is undoubtedly the top story of this week: The September 11th attacks. It's a uniquely difficult subject to cover, and one that has a unique interpretation within the city, whether you witnessed it first-hand or have come to understand it by living in the city and walking the same streets. I won't be playing excerpts from eyewitness video of people's final moments. I won't be reinterpreting the attack as a patriotic celebration. I will ask that you look around you and treat your fellow New Yorkers with kindness and compassion to honor those we lost, who were also regular, everyday New Yorkers, walking these same streets. Kindness is stronger than hate. — 18 years ago: The September 11th attacks destroy three buildings in the World Trade Center complex, killing 2,606 people in and around the buildings and 147 aboard the two planes ☮️. Also 18 years ago, just one week after the September 11th attacks, A benefit concert and telethon is simulcast across 35 major television channels and raises over $200 million for the September 11th Fund — 'America: A Tribute to Heroes' featured musical performances from New York, London, and Los Angeles, and a variety of celebrities both hosting the event and answering calls. The money raised went toward cash assistance, counseling, and other services for individuals and businesses impacted by the September 11th attacks, and the Fund would distribute $528 million by 2004. Although 'Tribute to Heroes' was the first fundraiser held, by October 2001, the 'Concert for New York City' would be held at Madison Square Garden with another all-star line-up and raise $35 million for first responders, and on October 21st 'United We Stand: What More Can I Give' concert was headlined by Michael Jackson from Washington D.C. that unfortunately was haunted by technical problems and scheduling issues with performers. Recently I mentioned that 4 years ago, the MTA was facing a string of assaults on workers, and this week the same news appears again. The Transit Workers Union Local 100 reports that assaults on bus and subway workers are up 39% year-over-year, with 85 workers suffering various attacks in the first eight months of 2019. While the MTA and the state have been increasing the law enforcement presence in the subways, transit union president Tony Utano accused the MTA of concealing the increasing assault numbers and not making the statistics public. Earlier this year, the union had also called for greater police enforcement in the subway due to incidents where MTA workers were spit upon. This news of an increase in assaults comes as the transit union is in contract negotiations with the MTA, and workers have been without a contract since May 2019. The MTA is simultaneously trying to address increases in the homeless population within the subway system and a push from Governor Cuomo and MTA head Andy Byford to prosecute fare evasion. This week brought the final sentencing of the student who stabbed two classmates at a Bronx school in 2017. Abel Cedeno was 18 years old at the time and stabbed two younger students with a spring-loaded knife he had purchased from Amazon. One victim survived by was in a coma for several days and of the victims was killed, making the attack the first killing inside a city school in over 20 years. This week, Cedeno received a 14 year prison sentence for manslaughter, 8 years for assault, and 90 days for criminal possession of a weapon, all of which will be served simultaneously. Although the attack was initially explained as an on-going bullying incident, the court documents described the incident that precipitated the attack as a typical school interaction, where one of the victims threw something that hit Cedeno, then claimed that he didn't intend to hit him, but Cedeno challenged the victim to a fight and drew a knife. Further complicating the theory of on-going bullying was testimony given during the trial that the two victims had not had much prior interaction with Cedeno. In an interview with ABC7, Cedeno claimed that he took the knife to school because he felt threatened and that when the attack occurred, he 'just snapped'. In a stunning detail, Cedeno's mother had contacted the school two and a half years before the attack to tell them that he had been taking a knife to school, but administrators failed to take proper action to log the event, instead simply searching his belongings one time and not notifying the school's principal of the mother's concerns. Another terror attack also took place in the city 99 years ago on September 16, 1920 — A horse-drawn wagon bomb explodes outside 23 Wall Street, killing 38 and injuring hundreds — It was an unorthodox way of delivering a bomb, and no one knew the danger that was carried on a horse-drawn wagon as it was pulled along busy Wall Street. In the wagon was 100 pounds of dynamite surrounded by 500 pounds of sash weights, which are heavy cast-iron weights used to counter-balance windows that slide open. The dynamite exploded at noon and sent the heavy shrapnel flying into the lunchtime crowd outside the financial buildings along Wall Street. The attack is still unsolved, but historians believe it was carried out by an Italian anarchist group. The sheer cruelty of the bombing, which seemed to have no intended target and killed a random assortment of innocent people who were nearby, made it difficult to even theorize what the intent of the bombers had been. The federal Bureau of Investigation did find flyers with vague threats stuffed in nearby mailboxes, but they did not directly reference the bombing. It became the worst single loss of life in the city since the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire from nine years earlier in 1911. Today, you can still see damage from the blast at 23 Wall Street, where part of the stone wall has been preserved showing the chips in the stone from the projectiles in the explosion. Just around the corner from the 23 Wall Street bombing, 8 years ago on September 17, 2011 — The Occupy Wall Street movement gathers in the Financial District, eventually settling in a camp at Zuccotti Park — The Occupy Wall Street movement gathers in the Financial District, eventually settling in a camp at Zuccotti Park After planning to camp in either Chase Manhattan Plaza or Bowling Green Plaza, the group lucked out and selected Zuccotti Park, which is designated as a privately-owned public space. The park's status put the protest in kind of a limbo between rules the city could enforce, with police being able to monitor the camp from the sidewalk surrounding it, but otherwise needing to be invited onto the property by Brookfield, the property's owner. The protest camp would last two months until the early morning hours of November 15, when the group was evicted from Zuccotti Park by the city after courts ruled that the protesters did not have a First Amendment right to camp in the park. 168 years ago on September 18, 1851 — The first edition of the New-York Daily Times is published. Six years later, the paper would shorten its name to the New York Times — The paper published six days a week with morning and evening editions and charged one penny for the day's news. A larger, weekly version was printed to be distributed outside the city. Times Square would not be renamed after the paper for another 53 years, so the first offices were downtown at 113 Nassau Street near City Hall Park, then 138 Nassau Street, then 41 Park Row. By 1904, the paper would move to the Times Tower in what was then known as Longacre Square before it was renamed Times Square in honor of the paper. After establishing the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop from atop their building, the paper would again outgrow the location, expanding and moving some offices westward until completely relocating to their current building on Eighth Avenue. For a bit of local news, that first edition of the New-York Daily Times contained a front page story on the ongoing construction of the fountain in Washington Square Park, which would be completed one year later in 1852. In another attack against the city that gets forgotten in the shadow of 9/11: 18 years ago on September 18, 2001 — One week after the September 11th attacks, letters containing anthrax poison are mailed to four NYC-area newsrooms — The letters appeared to have been mailed from Princeton, NJ and a public mailbox near the Princeton University campus was found to be contaminated with anthrax spores. Letters mailed to Democratic Senators in October 2001 contained a similar threatening note referencing the September 11th attacks. In all, 17 people were sickened and five were killed due to anthrax exposure. Victims included assistants who opened or handled the letters, postal workers who sorted the letters, and a woman from the Bronx whose exposure could never be determined. Although the letters were written to appear as if they were from Muslim extremists, an FBI investigation identified the perpetrator as an American microbiologist, vaccinologist, and senior biodefense researcher at a government facility in Maryland. Bruce Edwards Ivins, a 62-year-old white male, became the focus of the investigation seven years after the incidents, after which he started to show signs of strain and was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital where he went on to suggestively discuss the anthrax letters during therapy sessions. Ivins died by suicide on July 29, 2008 after learning that he had been identified, and the FBI formally closed the case in 2010, identifying Ivins as the sole perpetrator of the letters and detailing how he falsified evidence and attempted to frame co-workers at the governmental research lab to throw investigators off the case. It was back in July when we discussed mosquitoes first testing positive for West Nile virus within the city, and this week, the first human West Nile infections were documented within the city, with one confirmed infection in Brooklyn, two in Queens, and one in Staten Island, although mosquitoes testing positive for the disease have been found in every borough. Now is the time to be prepared and protect yourself from mosquitoes if you will be outside. Wear clothing that covers your skin, use a mosquito repellent containing the chemical repellents DEET or Picaridin, or use a natural repellent containing oil of lemon eucalyptus. Be sure to seal around your window air conditioners so that mosquitoes won't have an easy entrance into your home, and use window screens if you'll be leaving windows open. If you'll be traveling overseas, take special precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and research which vaccinations you'll need to avoid diseases that are common in the areas where you will be traveling. If you're staying in the city, you can even do your part by calling 311 to report standing water, defined as a place on public or private property where water gathers and remains for more than five days, creating a habitat where mosquitoes may breed. The city may have escaped the effects of the most recent Hurricane Dorian, but 81 years ago on September 21, 1938 — A Category 3 hurricane made landfall on Long Island, becoming one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded to hit New England — A Category 3 hurricane makes landfall on Long Island, becoming one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded to hit New England It became known as the 1938 New England Hurricane and heavily impacted Long Island, although winds were only 60 to 70mph in NYC, with eastern Long Island taking the worst damage. An estimated 682 people were killed, with damages equivalent to $4.7 billion. A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: It also automatically checks MTA data before morning rush hour and sends out notifications if there are delays on any subway lines, LIRR or MetroNorth trains, and bridges and tunnels. Follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts. Park of the day Galileo Playground — 75 WEST 175 STREET, the Bronx — Previously named Macombs Park, Galileo Playground is located in Morris Heights in the west central Bronx. A former vacant lot, the land for the playground was assigned to City of New York / Parks & Recreation on December 30, 1993. Construction of the new playground was completed during the Fall of 1999 and features jungle gyms and spray showers. Parks Events Check out some birds of prey up close at the Central Park Raptor Fest — Saturday, September 14 — The Urban Park Rangers will bring a selection of eagles, falcons, owls, and hawks to this family-friendly event on the East Lawn in Central Park, just inside the park parallel at 99th Street. The event is free and starts at noon. Call (212) 360-2774 for more info. And on Sunday, there will be the 39th Annual Antique Motorcycle Show in Queens at the Queens County Farm Museum — Sunday, September 15, 2019 — Over 100 antique motorcycles will be part of the show, and live music and food will be available. Tickets will cost $11 at the door to benefit the Queens County Farm Museum. The event runs from 11am to 4pm at Queens Farm Park on the border of Glen Oaks and Floral Park in Queens And now let's check in with our robot friend for the concert calendar: Concert Calendar Here's the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: GRAVITY and DAY6 are playing Playstation Theater on Friday, September 13th. Two Door Cinema Club and Overcoats are playing Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, September 13th. Joanna Newsom is playing El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio on Friday, September 13th. AmaduConcert Music Albums and Amadu are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, September 14th. Kamelot, Battle Beast, and Sonata Arctica are playing Playstation Theater on Saturday, September 14th. The Growlers, The Lemonheads, and The Nude Party are playing SummerStage NYC on Saturday, September 14th. Japanese Breakfast is playing NeueHouse on Saturday, September 14th. Low and Christopher Tignor are playing Murmrr Theatre on Saturday, September 14th. Joanna Newsom is playing El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio on Saturday, September 14th. Jethro Tull is playing Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills on Saturday, September 14th at 7pm. Brandi Carlile with Mavis Staples are playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Saturday, September 14th at 8pm. Gipsy Kings is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Saturday, September 14th at 8pm. Salt-N-Pepa with Loni Love is playing Kings Theatre in Ditmas Park / Flatbush on Saturday, September 14th at 8pm. Shakey Graves and Dr. Dog, Shakey Graves, and Dr. Dog are playing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Sunday, September 15th. The Body and Assembly Of Light are playing The Bell House on Sunday, September 15th. Joanna Newsom is playing El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio on Sunday, September 15th. Backstreet Boys is playing Prudential Center on Sunday, September 15th at 8pm. Marina with Daya is playing Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in Midtown East on Monday, September 16th at 7pm. Angels and Airwaves are playing Playstation Theater on Tuesday, September 17th. Cold, Awake For Days, and University Drive are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Tuesday, September 17th. Phantom Planet is playing Elsewhere on Wednesday, September 18th. Malcolm Mooney and The Eleventh Planet and Malcolm Mooney are playing Union Pool on Wednesday, September 18th. Mac DeMarco is playing Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint on Thursday, September 19th at 8pm. Madonna is playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Boerum Hill on Thursday, September 19th at 8pm. Blink-182 with Lil Wayne and Neck Deep are playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Friday, September 20th at 7pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: If you see a damaged, broken, or dying tree in the city, you can submit a tree service request notifying the Department of Parks Forestry Division of the location Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 94°F on September 13, 1952 Record Low: 44°F on September 15, 1873 Weather for the week ahead: Possible light rain tomorrow and Sunday, with high temperatures peaking at 84°F on Monday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

LIVE at 2pm ET, Ron Schweiger, the Brooklyn Borough Hisorian, will continue our trip around thge neighborhoods of the borough with a discussion about Boerum Hill and its surrounding areas; its history and current state of affairs. So, join us for our 96th episode at 2pm ET, the latest edition of the Bedford & Sullivan podcast!

The suspect wanted in connection with abandoning two empty rice cookers in the Fulton Street subway station and one in Chelsea was apprehended around 1am on August 17th. Larry Griffin of Bruno, West Virginia was seen in video being wheeled in a wheelchair out of a building in Longwood in the Bronx by paramedics with his head slumped to the side. Emergency responders had originally arrived at the location on reports of two people possibly overdosing, then identified Griffin from the subway security camera footage that had been circulated by police. Griffin had spoken to family members in West Virginia after the bomb scare incident and claimed he had found the rice cookers outside an Asian restaurant. Griffin's cousin described him as someone dealing with mental issues who had a tendency to pick up objects off the streets. The 26-year-old also has a criminal record in West Virginia and an active warrant was out for his arrest before the rice cooker incident. He is being held on a $200,000 bond and is facing three counts of placing a false bomb. His lawyers are reportedly in talks to arrange a plea deal and he will be back in court on September 6th. More than five years after Eric Garner's death, the NYPD announced on August 19th that the officer seen on eyewitness video putting Garner in a prohibited chokehold will be fired. Police Commissioner O'Neill announced that former officer Daniel Pantaleo would be fired and the Commissioner attributed the years-long delay to the U.S. Justice Department asking the NYPD to postpone the internal NYPD investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation in 2014 into the actions of officer Daniel Pantaleo, and in 2019, the Department of Justice, now overseen by Trump-appointed Attorney General William Barr, announced that they would not pursue civil rights charges against Pantaleo, a decision they voluntarily chose to announce one day before the anniversary of Garner's death. Pantaleo's supervisor, Sergeant Kizzy Adonis, pleaded guilty to charges of failure to supervise and will lose 20 vacation days, with Commissioner O'Neill stating "nothing about her actions on that day either caused the use of the banned chokehold or delayed the arrival of medical attention for Mr. Garner". The city medical examiner's office concluded that the methods used to detain him during arrest, combined with his respiratory health, led to his death. A chokehold is a prohibited procedure for the NYPD to use, but video from the scene clearly showed officer Daniel Pantaleo with his arm around Eric's neck. The incident ignited protests across the city and country and Garner's dying words of "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2015, the city reached a settlement with the Garner family in which they received $5.9 million in response to their wrongful death claim. 15 years ago on August 26, 2004 — Protests begin surrounding the Republican National Convention scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden Two women who were arrested in 2015 for planning terrorist bombings in the city pleaded guilty this week to charges of teaching and distributing information about the manufacture and use of an explosive, destructive device, and weapon of mass destruction. 28 years ago on August 28, 1991 — A drunken subway operator derails a '4' Train at Union Square just after midnight, killing five and injuring 121 This will be the final week if you've been meaning to take a selfie with the the marble lions at the main branch of the NYPL. The famous lion sculptures, named Patience and Fortitude, that have guarded the entrance to the library at 42nd and Fifth since 1911, will be taking a much-deserved trip to the spa starting September 2nd when their $250,000 restoration begins. Some significant cracks have formed due to water damage and the Tennessee pink marble has been dirtied by air pollution and weather conditions. The lions will be enclosed in plywood and lasers will be used to zap contaminants from the surface of the stone, while cracks will be evaluated and repaired via a variety of methods. If you'll be missing the lions during the weeks they're under repair, the NYPL's online shop even offers replica of Patience and Fortitude as bookends for $150. A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: It also automatically checks MTA data before morning rush hour and sends out notifications if there are delays on any subway lines, LIRR or MetroNorth trains, and bridges and tunnels. Follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts. Park of the day Macombs Dam Park — A large park situated next to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, Macombs Dam has all the athletic amenities, including a baseball diamond that sits in the footprint of the 1923 Yankee Stadium. The Parks Department swapped land with the Yankees when the new stadium was built, so the new stadium sits atop the old Macombs Dam Park and vice-versa! Parks Events Movies Under the Stars: Bohemian Rhapsody — Monday August 26, 2019 at Highland Park in Queens Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Avengers: Endgame — Date: Monday August 26, 2019 near the Cyclone Summer Movies Under the Stars: Crazy Rich Asians — Date: Monday August 26, 2019 in Cunningham Park in Queens at the main park house. And now let's check in with our robot friend for the concert calendar: Concert Calendar Squeeze is playing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Saturday, August 24th. Shawn Mendes is playing Barclays Center on Saturday, August 24th. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Control Top are playing White Eagle Hall on Saturday, August 24th. Taking Meds, Husbandry, Rebuilder, and Substitute are playing Our Wicked Lady on Saturday, August 24th. Prevailer, For Those Who Can See, and Secret Ion are playing Buckley's on Saturday, August 24th. semaphore and Dead Empires are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Sunday, August 25th. Legion of Skanks Podcast is playing The Stand on Monday, August 26th. Lenny Kravitz is playing Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, August 27th. Lenny Kravitz is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Tuesday, August 27th at 8pm. Billy Joel - In Concert and Billy Joel are playing Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 28th. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is playing Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in Midtown East on Wednesday, August 28th at 7pm. Billy Joel is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Wednesday, August 28th at 8pm. Mary J. Blige with Nas is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Wednesday, August 28th at 8pm. Kanine Records Rooftop Show, The Natvral, Bloom, Honey cutt, and Nicole Yun are playing Our Wicked Lady on Thursday, August 29th. Reaches, Dead Tooth, Chorty, and Painted Faces are playing Windjammer on Thursday, August 29th. Jonas Brothers: Happiness Begins Tour and Jonas Brothers are playing Madison Square Garden on Thursday, August 29th. Jonas Brothers with Bebe Rexha is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Thursday, August 29th at 7pm. Gladys Knight with Will Downing is playing New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Thursday, August 29th at 8pm. Electric Zoo: Evolved, 1788-L, 4B, Above and Beyond, Afrojack, Alison Wonderland, Anti Up, Armin van Buuren, ARMNHMR, and Bear Grillz are playing Randall's Island Park on Friday, August 30th. Jonah Matranga, Early Riser, and Stathi are playing Mercury Lounge on Friday, August 30th. Electric Zoo (Friday Pass) is playing Randalls Island in East Harlem / Randall's Island on Friday, August 30th at 3am. Electric Zoo (3 Day Pass) is playing Randalls Island in East Harlem / Randall's Island on Friday, August 30th at 12pm. Jonas Brothers with Bebe Rexha is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Friday, August 30th at 7pm. On Da Reggae Tip with Busy Signal is playing Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Seagate on Friday, August 30th at 7pm. Soulfrito Music Festival with Farruko, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Arcangel are playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Friday, August 30th at 8pm. Dionne Warwick with Peabo Bryson is playing Kings Theatre in Ditmas Park / Flatbush on Friday, August 30th at 8pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Learn about New York Here's something you may not have known about New York: Mobile food vendors and food trucks in the city are being outfitted with battery-powered location-sharing devices so the Department of Health can find them and conduct random inspections Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 103°F on August 26, 1948 Record Low: 50°F on August 27, 1885 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain on Wednesday, with high temperatures rising to 86°F on Friday. AGBC Weather Weather.gov forecast Thanks for listening to A Great Big City. Follow along 24 hours a day on social media @agreatbigcity or email contact@agreatbigcity.com with any news, feedback, or topic suggestions. Subscribe to AGBC News wherever you listen to podcasts: iTunes, Google Play, or Player FM, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, or listen to each episode on the podcast pages at agreatbigcity.com/podcast. 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Last week, I started out with a quick measles update saying that the outbreak has mostly subsided, but I want to reiterate how important it is to get yourself and any young children vaccinated before the next outbreak begins. Israel-based Ynetnews revealed this week that a 43-year-old flight attendant who had contracted measles while working on the New York to Tel Aviv route for Israeli airline El Al died this week after a long hospital stay. Rotem Amitai was a mother of three who fell ill and was admitted to a hospital in Israel, where there has been a serious ongoing measles outbreak. She had only received one dose of the measles vaccination and was therefore still susceptible to the disease. In the United States, one does of vaccine is usually administered when a child turns one year old and a second is administered before the child enters school, and in city data, 46 of the total 653 measles cases in this year's outbreak were children or adults who had only received one does of the vaccine. El Al Airlines now requires all flight attendants to be vaccinated against the disease, and it's believed that people flying home from overseas trips and returning to communities in Williamsburg and upstate in Rockland County were the initial sources of New York's current measles outbreaks. 16 years ago on August 14, 2003 — A cascading power outage plunges millions into darkness across the northeast — What began as a damaged power line and a software malfunction in Ohio led to overloaded equipment throughout the interconnected power system stretching from Canada into the northeast United States. The power surge from Ohio triggered safety systems across the region, creating what is thought to have been the most widespread outage in both United States and Canadian history and the second-most-widespread in the world. It took around two days for all overloaded components to be checked and brought back online, with some smaller areas remaining without power for nearly a week. In New York, the city and most of the state were in the dark. Traffic lights were out and elevators and the subway were stopped, leaving many commuters in need of emergency evacuation and with no way to reach their homes as night began to fall. Some stayed in office buildings, on the floors of generous co-workers who lived nearby, or even slept outside, while others attempted to walk home or catch a ride on a bus or taxi, turning Manhattan's bridges into one-way exits. Update: The suspect was taken into custody around 1am on August 17th — Police are still looking for a possible suspect in Friday morning's bomb scare where two empty rice cookers were left in the Fulton Street subway station downtown. The proximity of the station to many government offices and the sheer number of commuters that pass through the station during morning rush hour, the area was quickly evacuated and subway lines were disrupted beginning around 7:30am. Police found the large silver rice cookers to be empty and deemed the situation safe, but a third, identical rice cooker was then found next to a city trash can in Chelsea at Seventh and 16th. The rice cookers were empty, and they may have been intended as hoax devices to cause disruption. Police released stills from security camera footage showing a white man in his 20s or 30s with dark, curly hair and a distinctive tattoo on his outer forearm, and described him as a person of interest. After seeing the security camera footage, a West Virginia man identified the person as his son, who may have recently been pan-handling in the city. No further info has been released and the police are still searching for the suspect as of this recording. Although the incident brings to mind the Chelsea pressure-cooker bombing of 2016, there have also been recent scares from abandoned rice cookers, one found in a suitcase in Midtown at a 6 Train station in 2017 and another in an F Train station on the Lower East Side in 2018. 42 years ago on August 22, 1977 — 19-year-old Richard Rodriguez from Staten Island sets a Guinness World Record for longest rollercoaster ride on the Coney Island Cyclone — His record time was 104 hours and 2,350 rides during the 50th anniversary of both the coaster and Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight. Rodriguez would break the record once again 40 years later on a UK coaster with a time of over 405 hours! Here's Rodriguez interviewed in the 1978 film 'Coney Island Cyclone' by Mike Edwards. OMNY, the MTA's new fare-collecting system, sees 1 million uses in just over two months — The new MetroCard replacement is only available at 16 subway stations along the 4/5/6 and on Staten Island buses, but the tap-and-go system reached the 1 million target four times faster than the MTA has predicted. To use the system, you wave a credit or debit card or a cellphone or watch above the glowing panel. The system aims to reduce the waste and complexity of issuing disposable MetroCards since the contactless system uses your payment method directly, just like at a cash register, although there will be a refillable OMNY card once the system expands, and the MetroCard is still scheduled to be used through 2023. According to the MTA, 80% of the OMNY swipes have used mobile wallets where people have added their payment cards to their phone, since very few credit or debit cards have the built-in technology, which is different from the chips that are now seen on some cards. AGBC history: 8 years ago — Blast From The Past: Checker Cab Spotted in the West Village 8 years ago — Volkswagen Traffic Jam on Governor's Island 2 years ago — Eclipse Viewing Info for New York City 8 years ago — Earthquake felt in New York City A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: It also automatically checks MTA data before morning rush hour and sends out notifications if there are delays on any subway lines, LIRR or MetroNorth trains, and bridges and tunnels. Follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts. Park of the day Putnam Triangle Parks Events FlyNYC Kite Festival in Riverside Park South — Learn to fly a kite or just enjoy the view as decorative kites take to the skies above the Hudson River at Pier I in Riverside Park South across from 70th Street in Manhattan. If you have your own kite, bring it along, or a limited number of free kites will be available for children to try. Saturday, August 17, 2019 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Concert Calendar Here's the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: Joyce Manor and Saves the Day are playing Webster Hall on Friday, August 16th. The Catenary Wires, jeanines, and Pale Lights are playing Berlin on Friday, August 16th. MORRIE's Solitude and KIYOHARU's Elegy, Morrie, and 清春 are playing Joe's Pub on Friday, August 16th. Beck, Cage the Elephant, and Spoon are playing Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, August 17th. C. Tangana, Chaos in the CBD, deem spencer, Mike, and Sho Madjozi are playing MoMA PS1 on Saturday, August 17th. Bleeding Through, Sentinels + more at The Kingsland, Bleeding Through, Indrid Cold, Sentinels, and The Fallen Prodigy are playing The Kingsland on Saturday, August 17th. Rose Gold the Musical, Kitty, Ricky Eat Acid, and Vverevvolf are playing Mercury Lounge on Saturday, August 17th. Ex Hex and Frankie and the Witch Fingers are playing Industry City Courtyard on Saturday, August 17th. Slaughter Beach, Dog and Cave People are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, August 17th. Bardo Pond and Sunburned Hand of the Man are playing Mercury Lounge on Saturday, August 17th. Cinema Cinema, Descender, Fashion Week, Frail Body, and Marée noire are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Sunday, August 18th. The 5.6.7.8's and Metalleg are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, August 18th. Sidney Gish is playing Elsewhere on Monday, August 19th. Sidney Gish is playing Elsewhere on Tuesday, August 20th. Squeeze is playing Bergen Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 20th. KISS is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Tuesday, August 20th at 7pm. Mark Knopfler is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Tuesday, August 20th at 8pm. Squeeze is playing Bergen Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 20th at 8pm. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Bedouin Soundclash are playing Webster Hall on Wednesday, August 21st. Tame Impala and Velvet Negroni are playing Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 21st. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with Bedouin Soundclash is playing Webster Hall in Noho / Union Square on Wednesday, August 21st at 7pm. Tame Impala with Velvet Negroni is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Wednesday, August 21st at 8pm. Mark Knopfler is playing Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, August 21st at 8pm. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is playing Brooklyn Bowl in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, August 21st at 8pm. Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo is playing St. George Theatre in St. George / Tompkinsville on Wednesday, August 21st at 8pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: Hangman's Elm at the northwest corner of Washington Square Park is believed to be the oldest living tree in Manhattan, at more than 300 years old Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 97°F on August 20, 1955 Record Low: 52°F on August 22, 1895 Weather for the week ahead: Possible light rain tomorrow through Wednesday, with high temperatures peaking at 92°F on Monday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

In the latest city measles data, just six new cases were registered in July, with none so far in August. The number of new cases have steadily declined since the high point in April, when there were 183 new cases in one month. As the disease spreads through communities, it naturally reaches a maximum number of infections as the vast majority of people are vaccinated against the disease, and the city's efforts to distribute vaccinations ensured that the disease didn't spread further. Of the 642 total cases within the city, 88% were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status. The outbreak was mainly contained within a few Brooklyn neighborhoods, with 460 cases in Williamsburg, 123 in Boro Park, and 17 in Sunset Park. While the outbreak is coming to an end, it's important to make sure newborn children receive their vaccinations on schedule, as nearly all the infections were in children under 18 years old. Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the air as sick individuals cough or sneeze. The measles vaccination is included in MMR shots, standing for measles, mumps, and rubella, that contain a specially-weakened form of the virus that trains the body's immune system on how to defend against that virus in the future. For information on where to obtain a measles vaccination, call 311 or view information from the Department of Health at nyc.gov/doh. The M14 bus along 14th Street recently won the distinguished award for the city's slowest bus line, averaging just 4.3mph, and it won't be getting a boost anytime soon if the surrounding neighborhoods have their way. 14th Street was originally scheduled to convert to a traffic-restricted busway on July 1st to quickly move buses across the city during the L Train shutdown, but then L Train plans were modified to keep the subway open and community groups stepped in to take legal action against the Department of Transportation's plan. The DOT estimates that the changes will increase the speeds of buses by 30%, and the plan is expected to run for 18 months, whenever it finally goes into effect. This week, archivists released a collection of photos taken after the September 11th attacks, but the person who took the photos remains unknown. After working to restore the CD-ROMs that were found in an estate sale, the 2,389 digital photos have now been archived and uploaded to Flickr thanks to Dr. Johnathan Burgess and Jason Scott of textfiles.com. 49 years ago on August 5, 1970 — A fire at One New York Plaza kills two and injures 35 10 years ago on August 8, 2009 — A small plane collides with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River, killing all nine people involved Flight attendant Steven Slater's dramatic exit from a JetBlue flight at JFK Airport — This week, one day before the actual 9-year anniversary of his story, TMZ reported that Steven Slater has been reported missing after recently moving to Tijuana in Mexico and losing contact with friends and family for several days. 15 years ago on August 12, 2004 — Security guard and elevator operator Carl DeClercq is killed by an elevator malfunction 74 years ago on August 14, 1945 — V-J Day celebration takes place in Times Square after Japan surrenders in World War II If you're ordering takeout food or picking something up from a street vendor, keep an eye out for styrofoam containers. The city's new styrofoam ban went into effect on January 1st, but businesses had a six-month grace period to adjust, and now the numbers are in for the first full month of enforcement. In the first month, the city delivered 57 styrofoam violations, which each carry a $250 fine. Styrofoam cups and containers are notoriously difficult to recycle, and can't be accepted for recycling at all once they have been used for food, which leaves a permanent piece of trash sitting in a landfill for hundreds of years. To report a business using styrofoam products, call 311 with the business name, address, and type of product being used. A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2010, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. AGBC is more than just a news website: Our fireworks page monitors the city's announcements of upcoming fireworks, lists them on our site, and automatically sends out a notification just before the fireworks begin, so that you can watch the show or prepare your pet for the upcoming sounds of explosions. Visit agreatbigcity.com/fireworks to see the full calendar and follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts Park of the day Great Kills Park — The Great Kills beaches along Staten Island's east coast are perfect for summer recreation or watching wildlife. The city park portion is near Oakwood and New Dorp Beach, whereas the national park, also named Great Kills, is to the south at Bay Terrace. Watch your step in the national park portion, because nearly half of the park land is closed and being tested for radioactivity! ☢️ Parks Events Summer Sports Experience Jamboree — Coming on Wednesday, August 14, the Summer Sports Experience brings an array of sports activities to youngsters at the Williamsbridge Oval in the Bronx. The program is geared toward children aged 6 to 13 and Parks Department will be on hand from 11am to 3pm to show kids how to use the wide variety of sports fields at Williamsbridge Oval. Concert Calendar This is the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week: Laraaji is playing The Noguchi Museum on Sunday, August 11th. Iron Age, Waste Management, Candy, New Lows, Born Sinner, Iron Age, Born Sinner, Candy, New Lows, and Waste Management are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Sunday, August 11th. Who Do You Trust?, Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria, and Bad Wolves are playing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Sunday, August 11th. David Crosby and Anaïs Mitchell are playing Damrosch Park Bandshell on Sunday, August 11th. Neurosis, Bell Witch, and DeaF Kids are playing Brooklyn Steel on Sunday, August 11th. Self Defense Family and Husbandry are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Sunday, August 11th. She Wants Revenge is playing Elsewhere on Monday, August 12th. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm. Rooftop show! Damn Jackals, Jonny Couch, Drager, Trash TV, Damn Jackals, Drager, Jonny Couch, and trash tv are playing Our Wicked Lady on Wednesday, August 14th. The Mystery Lights is playing Berlin on Wednesday, August 14th. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Wednesday, August 14th at 7pm. KISS is playing Prudential Center on Wednesday, August 14th at 7pm. Mutual Benefit is playing Mercury Lounge on Thursday, August 15th. Backstreet Boys is playing Barclays Center in Boerum Hill on Thursday, August 15th at 8pm. John Fogerty is playing Radio City Music Hall in Midtown on Thursday, August 15th at 8pm. Joyce Manor with Saves The Day is playing Webster Hall in Noho / Union Square on Friday, August 16th at 7pm. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Friday, August 16th at 8pm. Lil Tjay with Flipp Dinero is playing Gramercy Theatre in Flatiron / Madison Square on Friday, August 16th at 8pm. Galactic with Ikebe Shakedown is playing Brooklyn Bowl in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday, August 16th at 8pm. Ex Hex and Frankie and the Witch Fingers are playing Industry City Courtyard on Saturday, August 17th. Bardo Pond and Sunburned Hand of the Man are playing Mercury Lounge on Saturday, August 17th. Beck with Spoon and Sunflower Bean and Cage The Elephant are playing Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills on Saturday, August 17th at 5pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: Manhattan, Kansas is nicknamed "The Little Apple" Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 103°F on August 9, 2001 Record Low: 54°F on August 8, 1903 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain today through Wednesday, with high temperatures bottoming out at 81°F on Sunday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

Four new jails are coming to every borough but Staten Island as the city plans to close Rikers Island by 2026. In Brooklyn, public hearings have drawn local residents and outside activists, who have not only commented on the physical makeup of the jail, but also on the implications a larger facility in Boerum Hill would have on the city’s incarceration culture.

Cody Lindquist is an actor, a UCB regular and one half of the hosts of the podcast, "Two Beers In". She joins us at the peril of her own safety from Jeff's wild cat. She tells us about doing bad theatre, getting out of Boerum Hill alive and how rules can be comforting. It's a good listen! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/touch-podcast/support

Daniel Wiener, who received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2012, grew up in Los Angeles but has lived in  NYC for thirty-eight years. A professional artist since 1977, Daniel’s first show was at the Stephen Wirtz gallery in San Francisco, held shortly after his graduation from University of California at Berkeley. In 1982 Daniel was awarded a fellowship for an unusually long stay at Yaddo, which inspired his exodus to the East Coast. Daniel’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in both group and one-person shows, notably at Bravin/Post Lee Gallery in New York and Acme Gallery in LA. Though he is known primarily for his intense and viscerally-arresting sculptures, Daniel also works in watercolors, pen and ink drawings, and animations. Recently, he has been included in numerous shows, including Studio 10 in Bushwick, and the BRIC Biennial in Brooklyn. Daniel is presently affiliated with Lesley Heller Workspace, where he will have a one-person exhibition in the September of 2019. He is currently working on a series of pressed apoxie-sculpt paintings based on a technique he developed at Dieu Donne. Daniel lives and works in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. An Ellipse Between Vowels, 18” x 20” x 1”, Apoxie-Sculpt, 2018 Out of The Rolling Ocean, The Crowd, 100” x 93” x 144”, Apoxie-Sculpt and Wire, 2017

Hank's For All The Memories: A Long-Standing Boerum Hill Haunt Bites The Dust by Peter Rugh by The Indypendent

This week we discuss upcoming plans from the city to convert the Brooklyn Heights Promenade to a temporary roadway for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rehab plan, developments on a supertall skyscraper in Boerum Hill and the city's new Office of Nightlife.

The Boerum Hill councilman said his decision on the controversial project may come down to just how dense it actually is.

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Welcome to the Brooklyn Multi-Family Sales Real Estate Market Report for the 1st quarter of 2018. Whether you already own or you’re looking to buy into the City’s fastest growing market, we’ll keep you up to date. You’re listening to New York’s Real Estate Market Update from the Ratner Team. Home of the Nets and 2.6 million other New Yorkers, Brooklyn’s multifamily market has been on a rise compared with same quarter last year. Brooklyn’s Multifamily market rose 18 percent from 2017’s first quarter reports, with sales volume this quarter coming out at $1.3B. Square-footage pricing also increased, up 18% percent from last year to $397 dollars on average. Average selling price went up, to $366,000 – a difference of 18% percent from this time last year. Total transactions were a bit less, down 7% percent to 436 in 2018’s first quarter. The Multifamily market is trending progressively higher in the past years first quarter. Brooklyn’s top sales are still numbers to marvel at. The top sale of 2018 can be found in Prospect Heights: 461 Dean Street sold for a cool $156,000,000 in March. At a $468 a foot Even that enormous price, however, doesn’t garner many square feet in the most opulent neighborhood of Brooklyn. The top ten most expensive neighborhoods this quarter were as follows: Carroll Gardens, with townhouses, brownstones & beautiful parks, tops off the list at an average of $910 per square foot. Cobble Hill comes in second at $856, with Boerum Hill coming in third at $758. Park Slope listed at $696 per square foot, Williamsburg at $626, Brooklyn Heights at $570, Prospect Heights at $558, Clinton Hill at $483, Greenpoint at $479 and, tenth but certainly not least, the Fort Greene area averaged in at $450 per square foot. Bed-Stuy was the winner for the highest volume of Multifamily sales this quarter again at 61 total sales, with East New York close behind at 40. Bargain hunters, check out Bensonhurst attractive average price per square foot, just $180.   You can visit our website, www.NewYorkMarketReports.com, to download the full version of this report, as well as take a closer look at the individual neighborhood reports.   If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube. Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Brooklyn property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property?   Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com. We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!   Thanks for listening.   Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show. http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer has been hearing from his constituents a lot lately, and they're demanding he stand up and fight. That's the message brought by Indivisible Nation BK, which has held rallies outside of Schumer's Brooklyn home, his Manhattan office, and elsewhere demanding that Schumer unify the Democrats in standing up to Trumpism and Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. I spoke to Liat Olenick of Indivisible Nation BK about the group's mission, and how it came together around the idea that someone should hold elected officials accountable. Indivisible is all about holding your own elected officials accountable. As a Brooklyn group, we meet in Prospect Heights, Boerum Hill, Park Slope area, we're literally in his backyard, we're right near his house. We do have members from all over Brooklyn but because we're so close to him we kind of feel a special responsibility to continue to hold him accountable and put pressure on him to be the leader that we need right now. All elected officials are there for one reason, because they were elected by people going out and voting for them. When we signal to our representatives what we want them to do or that we are thankful for something or that we are disappointed in actions that they have taken, they pay attention because they want to, ultimately, get reelected and stay in office. The whole Indivisible model is based on that. We, especially with Chuck Schumer, take that really seriously because we are in his backyard and also because he is the most powerful Democrat in the country right now and more than anybody else, we need really strong consistent clear leadership coming from him and his office. Interviews for Resistance is a syndicated series of interviews with organizers, agitators and troublemakers, available twice weekly as text and podcast. You can now subscribe on iTunes! Previous interviews here

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Welcome to the Brooklyn Multi-Family Sales Real Estate Market Report for the fourth quarter of 2017. Whether you already own or you’re looking to buy into the City’s fastest growing market, we’ll keep you up to date. You’re listening to New York’s Real Estate Market Update from the Ratner Team. Home of the Nets and 2.6 million other New Yorkers, Brooklyn’s multifamily market has been on a steep decline year-over year. Brooklyn’s Multifamily market fell 27 percent from 2016’s reports, with sales volume this quarter coming out at $824.6M. Square-footage pricing also decreased, down 9 percent from 2016’s Q4 to $375 dollars on average. Average selling price held fairly steady, if slightly down, at $331,000 – a difference of 7 percent from this time last year. Total transactions were similarly solid, down only 3 percent to 435 in 2017’s final quarter. The Multifamily market is trending progressively lower than past years, but Brooklyn’s top sales are still numbers to marvel at. The top sale of 2017 can be found in Park Slope: 409-412 14th Street sold for a cool $20,750,000 in December. The mix of 44 rent-stabilized and free-market apartments are located just a block from Prospect Park, making them prime real estate for potential tenants and justifying the price tag of $752 per square foot. Even that enormous price, however, doesn’t garner many square feet in the most opulent neighborhood of Brooklyn. The top ten most expensive neighborhoods this quarter were as follows: Brooklyn Heights, with envy-inducing promenade views and landmark brownstones, tops off the list at an average of $1,264 per square foot. Gowanus comes in second at $832, with Park Slope coming in third at $798. Boerum Hill listed at $750 per square foot, Williamsburg at $749, Carroll Gardens at $660, Greenwood Heights at $468, Greenpoint at $467, Borough Park at $466 and, tenth but certainly not least, the Sheepshead Bay area averaged in at $457 per square foot. Bed-Stuy was the winner for highest volume of Multifamily sales this quarter again at 55 total sales, with Bushwick close behind at 43. Bargain hunters, check out East Canarsie’s attractive average price per square foot, just $191.     - If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new rental report every month and a new sales report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.  Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Manhattan property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property? Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com.  We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!   Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show. http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Welcome to the Brooklyn Residential Sales Real Estate Market Report for the 4th quarter of 2017. Whether you already own or you’re looking to buy into the City’s fastest growing market, we’ll keep you up to date. You’re listening to New York’s Real Estate Market Update from the Ratner Team. In our Brooklyn report, we’ll keep you up to date with the average residential sales in this sprawling borough of historic brownstones and row houses. Keep listening for the record-high sales this quarter. Residential average sales prices in Brooklyn held fast over last year’s reports, with a mere one percent increase over 2016. Median sale prices grew 2.7 percent to $770,000, and in this quarter, we saw another increase of 3.1 percent in the number of transactions, totaling 3,114 in 2017 compared to 3,020 in 2016. If you’re looking for solid market growth, Brooklyn is where you’ll find it. New Development Condo sales this 4th quarter sold for $1,171,254 with an average $1,029 dollars per foot. This was actually a 25.9 percent decrease from 2016, when the average sale price was $1,580,741. According to this quarter’s reports, these properties are also spending considerably more time on the market: this year it took an average of 188 days to sell a new development property, versus 168 days in Q4 2016. Existing condo sales prices are on a slight decline. The average condo sales price in the third quarter of 2017 was $1,037,209, a dip from $1,141,570 last year. While not as drastic a drop as for new developments, that’s still a 9.1% percent decline. Average market pace for these properties also increased: 107 days this year, versus 101 days in 2016. Co-op sales prices rose this quarter, selling at an average price of $563,040 dollars—an increase of 12.7 percent from last year’s reports of $499,718 dollars. Also optimistic for this market is the fact that selling time has decreased: co-ops sat on the market for only 73 days, as opposed to last year’s number of 82 days in the same quarter. 1-3 family homes performed similarly, with an average increase in price and a decrease in market time. This quarter, the average 1-3 family home sale price was $1,053,850, up 3.8% percent from $1,041,891 last year. Houses also sold in 3 fewer days; properties, on average, were only on the market for 93 days, versus 96 days last year. In the Luxury Market this quarter, the average luxury property sale price was $2,787,519. That’s a slight decrease, down 0.7 percent from last year, but these properties also sold in fewer days, only on the market for 108 days, versus 114 last year. Across the board, the average recorded price discount was 2.4% percent. Now, to Brooklyn’s top residential sales: The top single-family sale in Brooklyn this December can be found in the Downtown Brooklyn district. The selling price of 160 State St was an incredible $4,375,000 – about $1,250 dollars per square foot. An enormous 25-foot-wide structure, this historic, landmarked townhouse was owned by the same family for over 50 years and retains many of its original details. Boerum Hill took the top condo sale of the quarter at 321 Pacific St, which sold for $5,912,437. This modern home features a privately-heated garage, an elevator servicing all five floors, and a luxurious, spacious design with timeless appeal – well worth the $1,154 per square foot. Park Slope held the record for the top co-op sale this December at $2,215,000. For bargain territory, head to Flatlands, East New York, & East Flatbush. These least-expensive residential areas in Brooklyn had a median price-per-foot of $364 this December. Single-family homes averaged just $517,444. As far as Brooklyn is concerned, that’s a steal.   - If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new rental report every month and a new sales report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.  Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Manhattan property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property? Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com.  We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!   Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show. http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

When in a restaurant, how much attention do you pay to the outfits worn by the wait staff? Probably, not much. That's so not the case for Deirdra Jones. Along with her husband, they founded Jones of Boerum Hill, a high-end uniform and apron company to: "fill a void in the market for a workwear company to take a more fashion forward approach to uniforms and aprons." And have they ever! Their line can be found in top bars, restaurants and hotels all over the world. Meet and get to know yet another creative woman.

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Whether you already own or you’re looking to buy into the City’s fastest growing market, we’ll keep you up to date. You’re listening to New York’s Real Estate Market Update from the Ratner Team. This is the Brooklyn report, and we’ll give you the average residential sales in the land of timeworn brownstones and historic row houses. Keep listening for the record-high sales this quarter. Residential prices in Brooklyn increased 9 percent over last year’s reports, with a median sale price of $680,000 in this ever-growing borough. The average price per square foot? $621 dollars – up 12 percent from last year. This quarter alone, we saw an astonishing number of 715 total transactions. That’s up, again, 12 percent from last year’s 3rd quarter, and demonstrates how relentless this market growth truly is. On to condos: the average New Development Condo this 3rd quarter sold for $1,193,471 with an average $1,057 dollars per foot. Considering that in 2016, the average sale price was just under two million at $1,869,810, we’ve seen a decrease of 36.2 percent this year. Data also shows us that the average market time for these properties has increased considerably: last year, it took an average of only 161 days to sell a new development condominium property, versus 222 days in 2017. Existing condo sales prices have also declined. The average condo sales price in the third quarter of 2017 was $1,082,398, versus $1,145,401 last year. While not nearly as big as the drop for new developments, that’s still a 5.5 percent decline. Average market pace for these properties also increased: 106 days this year, versus 78 days in 2016. Co-op sales prices were predictable this quarter, with an average price of $562,410 dollars. Compared to $557,853 dollars this same time last year, that’s an increase of only 0.8 percent. Selling time, too, has remained fairly steady: co-ops sat on the market for only 69 days, as opposed to last year’s number of 70 days in the same quarter. Single and multi-family homes performed similarly, with an average increase in price and a decrease in market time. This quarter, the average 1-3 family home sale price was 1,110,419, up 4.2 percent from $1,065,982 last year. Houses also sold in 23 fewer days; properties, on average, were only on the market for 76 days, versus 99 days last year. Across the board, the average recorded price discount was 3.7 percent. Now, to Brooklyn’s top residential sales: The top single-family sale in Brooklyn this October was, a residence in the Boerum Hill neighborhood. The selling price of 377 Pacific St was an incredible $4,850,000 – about $1,918 dollars per square foot for the modern 6-bedroom home. The top condo sale was found in Williamsburg, selling for $3,250,000, or $1,822 per square foot. Park Slope held the record for the top co-op sale this quarter at $3,500,000. However, if you’re looking for a bargain, head to Brownsville. This least-expensive residential area in Brooklyn had a median price-per-foot of $250 this quarter. Single-family homes averaged just $345,000. As far as Brooklyn is concerned, that’s a steal. - If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new rental report every month and a new sales report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.  Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Manhattan property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property? Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com.  We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!     Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show.   http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Welcome to the New York Real Estate Market Update Here we dig into the latest data and trends to find out what is really happening in the local Brooklyn rental market to help landlords, real estate investors, and developers make the smartest financial moves. So, what’s new in New York Real Estate? Let’s take a look at the numbers… Month over month, Brooklyn has seen its seasonal price correction continue, with rents down an average of just over 0.8% since last month. The best performers of the month, with positive rental growth were DUMBO, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, and Boerum Hill. DUMBO holds the title for most expensive apartments in Brooklyn, thanks to new luxury units. The most affordable studio and one bedroom rental apartments are being found in Bay Ridge. Among the most notable stats over the last month was the 2.3% jump in Fort Greene rental prices. Month over month, overall Brooklyn rents have fallen to an average of $2,730.56 per month. Price per square foot fell slightly by 1.6%, inventory is down, and days on market rose by over 10%, but is still healthy at 43 days. Year over year, Brooklyn rental prices actually grew by 0.5%, and 4.9% more leases were signed last month, but concessions are up 3.2%. Overall: New leases are up by 4.9%% OP + Concessions are up 3.2% Negotiability is almost flat Inventory levels are up 15.8% And marketing time has dropped by 5 days If you look at this trending data on the graph charts, landlords should note that this is likely to be the one of the best moments to sign new leases. At least until mid-2018. This is due to seasonal rental price dips and peaks. If you have vacant units, it is time to fill them. If leases are signed in Oct through Feb, consider signing 15 to 19 month leases to get the units back during the best rental months to get the highest possible rent due to high seasonal demand. Now let’s take a look at rentals by unit type: For studios Average price per foot is down to $50 average unit size is 617 square feet Average Days on the market is 37 days 17 studios are No Fee, and 123 are Fee apartments Month over month changes saw rents down 3.8% And year over year rents are down 3.2% Renters can currently expect to pay $100 more per month for no fee studio rentals, than those with fees. 1 bathrooms are currently renting for around $600 more per month than those with an extra half bath. Having on-site laundry facilities in the building can increase rents by over $200 a month. Units with private outdoor space, rent for around $400 more per month. Units with elevators paid less than per month than walk-up units last month. Gyms are still one of the top amenities tenants are looking for. They can add an average of $300 per month to rents. Tenants are now paying around $200 more per month in buildings which have a full-time lobby attendant. A substantial decrease from last month. In all, we are seeing a big premium being put on gyms, attended lobbies, and outdoor space. For 1 bedrooms... Average price per foot is down to $41 The average unit size is up to 714 square feet Average Days on the market is down to 43 days Just 24 1 beds were No Fee, versus 224 Fee apartments Month over month change rents are, up 0.2% year over year rents are down 0.8% No fee 1 bedrooms rented for $2 per square foot more than fee apartments last month. Having a laundry in the building saw 1 beds renting for $4 more per square foot Units with NO private outdoor space are renting for almost $300 less per month The difference in rents for elevator versus walk-up units is $5 per square foot Units with gyms rented for $15 more per square foot last month. Buildings with full time lobby attendants are renting for almost $400 more per month Now on to 2 bedroom rentals… The average 2 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn now rents for $3,186. Average price per foot is $42 average unit size is 961 square feet Average Days on the market is 45 days Just 35, 2 bedroom apartments were No Fee rentals, versus 209 Fee rentals Month over month rents are up 0.3% But year over year they are up 4.6% Units with an extra bath or half bath rented for $119 to $467 more month than 1 bath units Having a laundry in the building can add $6 per month to the rent. Those with private outdoor spaces rented for $2 more per square foot A 2 bedroom with a gym in the building is getting $7 more per square foot Those with full time lobby attendant are renting for over $600 more per month. There is around a $400 premium for elevator versus walk-up apartments. There is very little difference between 2 bedroom pet friendly units, or short or long term rentals. For 3 bedroom apartments the average price per foot is $41 The average unit size is 1,372 square foot Average Days on the market sits at 47 days Just 10, 3 bedroom rentals were No Fee, versus 93 rentals with Fee Month over month rents are down almost 11% year over year rents are UP 9% No FEE apartments rented for $3 less per square foot than fee apartments last month. Those with gyms rented for $18 more per square foot. Having a laundry in the building can make a $9 difference per rent per square foot Expect to get $8 more per month for units with private outdoor space Elevator apartments rented for $13 more per square foot last month Having a full time lobby attendant made a $12 per square foot difference, with total monthly rent over $3,300 more for 3 bedroom units in these buildings In summary… What the break down in this data shows Brooklyn landlords, is that there is a notable seasonal correction in play. Certain features offer little benefit, but others are commanding even bigger premiums. Consider these adjustments when renovating buildings, or developing new ones, so that you are maximizing ROI at every level. As we go through these seasonal changes, and look at how some property types are accelerating, while others have cooled off, some investors may find this the opportune moment to restructure portfolios to capitalize on the best yields and growth ahead. Though it appears many are being more realistic about the overall market and how competitive it is today, and are pricing that in to their asking prices. Find out more about the current market, competing listings, and where to get the best help in leasing your rental units by contacting The Ratner Team. Well, that’s this month’s NY rental market update. - If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new rental report every month and a new sales report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.  Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Manhattan property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property? Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com.  We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!   Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show. http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

Check the full version of these reports and individual reports at: https://www.newyorkmarketreports.com   This episode is brought to you by: http://www.theratnerteam.com   Welcome to the Brooklyn Multi-Family Sales Real Estate Market Report for the third quarter of 2017. Whether you already own or you’re looking to buy into the City’s fastest growing market, we’ll keep you up to date. You’re listening to New York’s Real Estate Market Update from the Ratner Team. Brooklyn, while home to huge venues such as the Barclays Center and countless shops and restaurants, still remains a primarily residential borough. While not as drastic as Manhattan, Brooklyn’s Multifamily market declined from last year’s reports, with sales volume this quarter coming out at $1.2 billion – a 10 percent decline from 2016. Square-footage pricing did increase to $430 dollars on average, up 18 percent from last year’s quarter. The average selling price per unit across Brooklyn was $390,000 dollars, which is a 20 percent increase from this time last year; however, the total transactions in the third quarter were down 15 percent from last year, recorded at just 473. While the overall Multifamily market is trending lower than in the past, Brooklyn top sales still don’t disappoint. In 2017’s third quarter, our top sale of $141,500,000 was in Prospect Park South neighborhood at 130 East 18th Street, coming in at $559 per foot for a total of 253,265 square feet. That price, however, won’t buy you many square feet in the most opulent neighborhoods of Brooklyn. The top ten most expensive neighborhoods this quarter were as follows: Cobble Hill, home to independent shops, young families and schools, tops off the list at an average of $1,152 per square foot. Carroll Gardens comes in second at $1,065, with Boerum Hill coming in third at $690. Park Slope listed at $690 per square foot, Brooklyn Heights at $684, Gowanus at $652, Williamsburg at $622, Clinton Hill at $620, Prospect Heights at $591 and, tenth but certainly not least, the Bushwick area averaged in at $570 per square foot. Of all the neighborhoods, Bed-Stuy had the highest volume of Multifamily sales this quarter again at 54, with East New York following up with 38 sales. If you’re hunting for a deal, East Flatbush’s average price per square foot this quarter was a mere $183.   - If you like this information, the best way you can support us is with a 5-star rating. Share it with someone you know, and subscribe. We’ll put out new content and a whole new rental report every month and a new sales report every quarter. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.  Interested in getting a free market analysis of your Manhattan property, renting your vacant apartment, or simply acquiring an investment property? Email Us at Contact@TheRatnerTeam.com.  We’re full-time professionals and always here to help!     Don't forget to check our Brooklyn Made Blog and The Brooklyn Made Show.   http://www.TheBrooklynMadeShow.com http://www.BrooklynMade.Blog

Garance Doré sits down with actresses and writers Emily Mortimer & Dolly Wells at Robert in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn to discuss friendship. Emily & Dolly—real life best-friends— are the creators and stars of the HBO series Doll & Em, which is a fictional show that’s based on the relationship between two best [...]

This week Snacky Tunes pulls a Dylan and goes electric with a special live in-studio set by The Immaculates . On the food side Noah and Greg and from the ever delicious Mile End Deli in Boerum Hill dish on Jewish delis that inspired them and what exactly a Montreal style bagel is. >

Find out more about 61 Local, one of Brooklyn’s most popular hot spots, on this week’s episode of Let’s Eat In with Cathy Erway. Cathy sits down with the crew from the budding Boerum Hill public house to talk about the community of food, relationship building and the elusive “perfect” first-date spots. Find out more about what makes 61 Local a great gathering point and intimate date spot for foodies and non-foodies alike! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods market celebrates Earth Month with the “Do Something Reel” Film Festival, a collection of six provocative, character-driven films focused on food, environmental issues and everyday people with a greater vision. Come see one of the six features at City Cinemas Village East from Saturday, April 16th through Thursday April 21st, every night at 6pm. Learn more about the films and special events at www.DoSomethingReel.com