Podcast appearances and mentions of Brooklyn Bazaar

QRTR is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Brooklyn, NY.Brooklyn's Meagan Rodriguez, aka QRTR, learned how to use CDJs in a smoky discotèca an hour before DJing in front of a crowd of dancing Portuguese club-goers. She returned to the same club years later, but this time, she had her own original music to share. Bouncing between high-energy DJ mixes and hypnotic original live sets, QRTR has shared the stage with the likes of Tokimonsta, Tiga, Phantoms, Galantis, and Oliver, to name a few. QRTR has performed at some of New York's most renowned nightclubs, including The Brooklyn Mirage, Output (RIP), Good Room, Elsewhere, and Bossa Nova Civic Club. In 2018, she debuted her live setup while headlining at Brooklyn Bazaar — weaving together an hour-long live journey of remixed original tracks. While her Brooklyn home base will always be número um, QRTR has toured internationally, performing in Portuguese open air clubs and smoky Parisian lounges.  Enjoy x

"Head Up" is a single off of an EP called "Keep Your Head In The Clouds". Savage The Poet is a Nuyorican Poet/ Rapper born and raised out of Brooklyn, NY. He is in love with the power words have to change and uplift human emotion. He is the perfect blend of poetic truth and raw emotion. Savage The Poet has performed in numerous venues throughout NY such as The Paper Box, The Delancey, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Brooklyn Bazaar, Neuehouse, Trans- Pecos and The Brooklyn Museum. He has also participated in showcases with brands like Afropunk Army, Major Stage, and RAW Artists. Find more of Savage the Poet: Instagram: @savagethepoet Website: https://www.savagethepoet.com A statement from Savage the Poet: "The song "Head Up" was written during the pandemic as a way of reminding myself that there are brighter days that come from the dark ones. It is dedicated to those who dream without restriction and who believe that blessings are just a day away. Life is a journey and the beauty in it is to live it wholeheartedly with and without fear." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode contains some discussion of racism, sexism. Erica & Kay look into exciting albums from Soakie and Special Interest! Discussing bands existing off the internet, first bands, safe spaces and transatlantic relationships.SOAKIE - SOAKIEOrder the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/662872-soakie-s-t-lpListen: https://soakie.bandcamp.com/Label: https://www.lavidaesunmus.com/Research:http://maximumrocknroll.com/new_blood/new-blood-corrode-soakie-childs-pose-and-germen/http://post-trash.com/news/2020/2/14/soakie-soakie-album-reviewhttps://medium.com/thejuicezine/new-music-soakie-boys-on-stage-d5795a0290a8https://cvltnation.com/how-awesome-can-punk-get-listen-to-soakies-new-lp/https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-punk/the-best-punk-on-bandcamp-february-2020http://www.rockthebodyelectric.com/2020/07/album-review-soakie-soakie.htmlSPECIAL INTEREST - THE PASSION OF...Order the record: https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/680803-special-interest-the-passion-of-lpListen: https://specialinterestno.bandcamp.com/Label: https://nightschoolrecords.com/Research:https://thequietus.com/articles/28823-special-interest-interviewhttps://daily.bandcamp.com/features/special-interest-the-passion-of-interviewhttps://gimmiezine.com/2020/05/22/special-interest-alli-logout-interview/https://omg.blog/omg-a-qa-with-special-interest/https://jane-pain.com/2019/06/12/interview-with-special-interest/live at Brooklyn Bazaar, Jun. 8th, 2019 (FULL SET) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDhUEhgmbHYGrace Ambrose on MRR http://www.fvckthemedia.com/issue71/fan-clubSIQ FLICKS & Studio La La La---IG @specialistubject / TWT @specialistsubSupport the show (https://shop.specialistsubjectrecords.co.uk/products/673192)

Pro Wrestler, Former WWE NXT Superstar, Promoter... Bull James! I met up with him at "Brooklyn Bazaar" in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. We were in the basement of the venue in a makeshift dressing room. We went back to how he got involved and interested in Pro Wrestling, and his journey through different trainers, schools, his time at NXT up to now. We were at an "Outlaw Pro Wrestling" event in which he promotes events for. He's a born and bred Brooklyn native and one of the nicest guys I've met in a long time. I hope you enjoy this one. Respect.

Street Wannabes interviewed SHIMMER about their new vinyl LP "And I Revel" out now on Decoherence Records (released 11/08)! We also discussed their record release show 11/22 with Sunk Heaven, Sibling, and Dreamcrusher at Brooklyn Bazaar, their Philly record release show 12/13 with Zorn, EAT, and Drill at Rotunda, playing in other projects like Palberta, Tredici Bacci, The Cradle, Sweet Baby Jesus & more, touring, how this album is also a visual album, filming the music videos for their 4 singles and much more! Recorded 11/6, available on all other platforms!SHIMMER is Ani Ivry-Block, Nina Ryser, Paco Cathcart & Simon Haneswww.decoherence.bandcamp.com/album/and-i-revelwww.youtube.com/channel/UCR_6OZ-AGqqV5e-Lt7V-_gQ/videoswww.facebook.com/events/627672484429765 "And I Revel" Record Release Show 11/22 (NYC)www.facebook.com/events/627672484429765 Philly Record Release Showwww.palbertapalberta.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/decoherence.recswww.streetwannabes.com

Polonia: Budynek niegdyś będący domem dla najbardziej popularnej polskiej sali w Nowym Jorku, Polonaise Terrace, po raz kolejny zmieni lokatora lub właściciela. Brooklyn Bazaar, jako sala koncertowa i miejsce rozrywkowe, mieści się przy 150 Greenpoint Ave. od trzech lat. BK Bazaar nie będzie miał przedłużonego kontraktu o wynajem, poinformował Radio RAMPA Belvy Klein, współwłaściciel. Obecny kontrakt kończy się 30 listopada br. Co do budynku Poloneza jak podaje firma Meridian Capital, jest on na sprzedaż. Budynek ma możliwość bycia poddanym pełnej rekonstrukcji. Cena jaką podał w kwietniu magazyn Commercial Observer to $11.75 milionów.Nowy Jork: gubernator Andrew Cuomo ogłosił śmierć najmłodszej w USA, a pierwszej w Nowym Jorku, ofiary palenia e-papierosów. 17-letni chłopiec z Bronxu, we wrześniu zapadł na chorobę oddychania wywołaną paleniem elektronicznym papierosów, zmarł 4 października. Eksperci mówią, że choroby wywołane są paleniem e-papierosów nabytych na czarnym rynku, a nie tych dostępnych w masowej sprzedaży.USA: Biały Dom odmówił współpracy z Izbą Reprezentantów w sprawie procedury impeachmentu. Urząd prezydenta USA poinformował, że uważa działania kontrolowanej przez Demokratów niższej izby parlamentu za nielegalne. Również, Amerykańscy senatorowie chcą od Białego Domu wyjaśnień w sprawie wycofania wojsk z północnej Syrii. W liście do kierownictwa Senatu republikanin Lindsey Graham i demokrata Christopher Coons piszą, że decyzja prezydenta Trumpa jest niezgodna ze strategicznym interesem Stanów Zjednoczonych. A tymczasem, Turcja poinformowała o zbombardowaniu pogranicza Iraku i Syrii. Według przedstawicieli tureckiej armii, atak miał odciąć drogi odwrotu i zaopatrzenia oddziałom kurdyjskim. Wszystko to dzieje się po zapowiedzi wycofania wojsk amerykańskich przez prezydenta Donalda Trumpa. Decyzja taka otwiera Turcji drogę do zapowiadanej od kilku tygodni ofensywy na kontrolowane przez Kurdów tereny w Syrii. (IAR)Świat: Brytyjski parlament zawieszony. Zakończyła się ceremonia w Izbie Lordów. W imieniu Elżbiety II przerwę w obradach ogłosili reprezentanci królowej. To tradycyjna procedura, poprzedzająca nową sesję i ogłoszenie przez rząd programu, zwykle na najbliższy rok. Tym razem jednak sesja zostanie przerwana przez zbliżające się przedterminowe wybory. Boris Johnson chciał zawieszenia już na początku września, ale w bezprecedensowym wyroku Sąd Najwyższy uznał, że premier złamał prawo: zawieszenie było za długie i motywowane politycznie. Obrady odwieszono. Szef rządu chciał, by przerwa trwała ponad miesiąc. Potrwa pięć dni, a tymczasem data powrotu parlamentarzystów, 14 października, się nie zmieniła. (IAR)Polska: Sprawa pozwu przeciwko Polsce za system dyscyplinarny sędziów trafi dziś na cotygodniowe posiedzenie unijnych komisarzy.  Decyzja o skierowaniu pozwu może być podjęta już dziś, ale ogłoszona jutro. / W Jasionce koło Rzeszowa zakończył się dwudniowy Kongres 590. To największe w Polsce spotkanie poświęcone rozwojowi krajowej gospodarki. W wydarzeniu wzięli udział między innymi prezydent Andrzej Duda i premier Mateusz Morawiecki. (IAR)

Street Wannabes interviewed Amelia Bushell of Grim Streaker, Extra Special, and Belle Mare. We asked her about starting "Extra Special", recording Grim Streaker's new album "No Vision" (cassette + zine out on Local Fun Boy), Grim Streaker's show at Meatlocker (NJ) October 10th (tour kickoff show), Grim Streaker's upcoming tour, the origins of Belle Mare (with Thomas Servidone), living in NYC, the story behind the Grim Streaker song "Mojito", playing the 2nd Annual #HappyPeriod Benefit Show at Brooklyn Bazaar with High Waisted, THICK, Reality Something, Grim Streaker & Lola Pistola, and much more! Recorded at Cobra Club 9/18.www.facebook.com/grimstreakerwww.facebook.com/bellemaremusicwww.grimstreaker.bandcamp.com/album/no-visionwww.instagram.com/extraspecial4uwww.instagram.com/grimstreakerwww.instagram.com/bellemaremusicwww.bellemare.bandcamp.comwww.streetwannabes.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

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

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. The goats brought in to clean up Riverside Park are taking a summer vacation! The original flock brought to the park in May was narrowed down from 24 to 18 after they cleaned out the weeds too quickly, and now the group will be meeting back up at their farm in Rhinebeck, NY while the weeds are allowed to regrow a bit on the steep slopes of Riverside Park that they were maintaining. As part of their going-away party, the Riverside Park Conservancy honored Massey the goat with an award for receiving the most votes in an online contest. The 166-pound, 10-year-old goat is the oldest of the bunch and received a bouquet of edible flowers as a prize. Watch for the goats to return later in the summer when they will be back for a second round of snacking on the invasive plants that will further weaken them and ensure they don't have the energy left to regrow again. In July, one day before the anniversary of Eric Garner's death, the Department of Justice, now overseen by Trump-appointed Attorney General William Barr, announced that they will not pursue civil rights charges against officer Pantaleo, who was seen in video putting Garner in a chokehold. Immediately after, the NYPD was quick to point out that their own internal disciplinary case against Pantaleo was still underway, and on August 2nd, an NYPD judge ruled that the officer should be fired due to his use of a chokehold when attempting to arrest Eric Garner, a tactic that is prohibited by NYPD policy and was listed by the city medical examiner as a contributing factor in Garner's death. Although the ruling is preliminary, Pantaleo was suspended effective immediately, after being kept employed in administrative duty during the five years since Eric Garner's death. The announcement came days after de Blasio was heckled by protesters demanding he fire Pantaleo during the second Democratic Presidential primary debates in Detroit. In response, he continued to claim that justice would be served in the next 30 days. Fellow Democratic candidate Kirsten Gillibrand had a more decisive answer. nn De Blasio has been polling between 0% and 1% among likely voters. nn The NYPD judge's decision will now make its way to NYPD Commissioner O'Neill, who will decide whether to fire Pantaleo in the upcoming weeks. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson released a statement saying: This decision is long overdue. It should not have taken five years to determine what the public clearly understood in five minutes: Officer Pantaleo used an illegal chokehold on Eric Garner, which ultimately led to his death. nn Now Police Commissioner O'Neill must act. Pantaleo must be fired immediately. Nothing will bring back Mr. Garner, but I hope this decision gives the Garner family some peace 15 years ago on August 3, 2004 — The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens for the first time since the September 11th attacks You may not think of the city as harboring invasive insects, but arborists from the national Department of Agriculture have been inspecting trees in Brooklyn and Queens for Asian longhorn beetles. The beetles are thought to have originally traveled to the United States in 1996 in wooden shipping pallets, and now they threaten trees across the city. Inspectors search for the telltale signs of round holes in the wood of a tree, where the adult beetles emerge in late July. nn Keep an eye out for the signs of beetle infestation on your local trees: They create deep round holes big enough for a pencil to fit in and leave a collection of sawdust below the holes. The beetles themselves are about one and a half inches long, mostly black with white specks, and have distinctive blue stripes on their legs and long striped antennae. If you find a tree or piece of wood that may be infested, call the Asian longhorned beetle tip line at 1-866-702-9938 or email foresthealth@dec.ny.gov. 9 years ago on August 9, 2010 — Upon landing at JFK, a JetBlue flight attendant announces that he is quitting his job and exits the jet via the emergency evacuation slide, taking two beers with him 42 years ago on August 10, 1977 — David Berkowitz is taken into custody 3 years ago on August 10, 2016 — A man partially climbs Trump Tower And finally, thanks go out to Eric Boyo, an MTA subway operator for 27 years who stopped his train to help a woman on the tracks this week. As he approached Fulton Street on the G Train line, he noticed people on the platform waving their arms. Seeing that something must be wrong, he slowed his train early and then spotted a woman on the tracks. He stopped the train and opened the door at the front of the train to speak with the woman, and ended up helping her back onto the platform. Whether the woman intended to be struck by the train or had just fallen was unclear, but onlookers praised Eric for remaining calm and showing compassion during the rescue. According to the MTA, the recommended way to flag down an oncoming train during an emergency situation is to light your cellphone's flashlight and wave it side to side while facing the train. 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 Half-Nelson Playground — 1631 NELSON AvNUE, the Bronx — Named for being halfway down Nelson Avenue, this park features playground equipment built to resemble optical illusions! Parks Events The Department of Transportation's Summer Streets will close streets in Manhattan from 7am to 1pm from 72nd Street down Park Avenue and to the Brooklyn Bridge. The streets will be emptied out and made available to bicycles and pedestrians, with events and activities all along the route. At Foley Square downtown, a large group will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for simultaneous people doing a handstand, which currently stands at 399 people, at 51st Street, the Asia Society will be offering free temporary tattoos, and along Centre Street downtown, you can take a ride on a 30-foot-tall zipline! Concert Calendar Barbra Streisand is playing Madison Square Garden on Saturday, August 3rd. Rebelution is playing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Saturday, August 3rd. Soccer Cousins, Hurry, and Mount Sharp are playing Trans-Pecos on Saturday, August 3rd. Steve Gunn and Hand Habits are playing Industry City Courtyard on Saturday, August 3rd. MONSTA X WORLD TOUR 'WE ARE HERE' and MONSTA X are playing Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, August 3rd. Bad Religion and The Explosion are playing Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, August 3rd. Jenny Kern at Rockwood Music Hall and Jenny Kern are playing Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday, August 3rd. Krish Live At The Knitting Factory Brooklyn, Lucid, Corteez, Jovian, Kash, Siik Miind, and VENNESSY are playing Knitting Factory Brooklyn on Sunday, August 4th. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Sunday, August 4th at 7pm. The Rolling Stones and Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real are playing MetLife Stadium on Monday, August 5th. Tyler Childers is playing Webster Hall on Monday, August 5th. The Rolling Stones with Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (Rescheduled from 6/17) is playing MetLife Stadium on Monday, August 5th at 8pm. BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, Ex Hex, and Mac DeMarco are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Tuesday, August 6th. Keane is playing The Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday, August 6th. Hibou and Dolly Spartans are playing Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, August 6th. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Tuesday, August 6th at 7pm. Mac DeMarco is playing Prospect Park Bandshell in South Slope on Tuesday, August 6th at 7pm. Queen with Adam Lambert is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Tuesday, August 6th at 8pm. Queen + Adam Lambert: The Rhapsody Tour, Queen, and Adam Lambert are playing Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, August 7th. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Wednesday, August 7th at 7pm. Queen with Adam Lambert is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Wednesday, August 7th at 8pm. Guster with Rubblebucket is playing Rumsey Playfield, Central Park in Midtown East on Thursday, August 8th at 6pm. The Marked Men, Bugg, Career Suicide, Criaturas, and Savageheads are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Friday, August 9th. Thunderpussy and Hollis Brown, Thunderpussy, and Hollis Brown are playing Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, August 9th. David Cook is playing Sony Hall on Friday, August 9th. Peter Murphy - Cascade: The Peter Murphy Residency at LPR and Peter Murphy are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Friday, August 9th. Bryan Ferry is playing United Palace Theatre on Friday, August 9th. DRAB MAJESTY, Body of Light, and Hide are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, August 9th. Suicideboys with Trash Talk and Night Lovell and Turnstile are playing Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Seagate on Friday, August 9th at 6pm. Bryan Ferry is playing United Palace Theatre in Hudson Heights on Friday, August 9th at 8pm. Barry Manilow is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Friday, August 9th at 8pm. False and Vile Creature are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Saturday, August 10th. Spirit Family Reunion is playing Union Pool on Saturday, August 10th. One Africa Music Fest with Kranium, Burna Boy, Wyclef Jean are playing Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Seagate on Saturday, August 10th at 6pm. My Morning Jacket with Warpaint is playing Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills on Saturday, August 10th at 7pm. Shawn Mendes is playing Prudential Center on Saturday, August 10th at 7pm. Hootie & The Blowfish with Barenaked Ladies is playing Madison Square Garden in Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Saturday, August 10th at 7pm. 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: The striped bass was declared the New York state marine or saltwater fish in 2006, in reference to their seasonal presence in the tidal portion of the Hudson River and coastal waters around Long Island Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 104°F on August 7, 1918 Record Low: 54°F on August 8, 1903 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain tomorrow through Thursday, with high temperatures rising to 89°F next Friday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

This week, Hal Danielle and Lindsey are joined by DJ Accident Report, Lady Bearica Andrews and Ariel Italic. They’re collectively known as The Nobodies on their YouTube series where they breakdown wrestling events. Bearica and Ariel are both relatively new fans while Accident Report has watched since childhood. And since they started their show they’ve learned something very important: the venn diagram of the world of drag and the world of wrestling is a very large circle. They’ll explain why the entertainment mediums are so identical. They’ll also discuss how they feel about modern WWE, what it’s been like to cater to an underserved population of wrestling community and why it feels like international wrestling promotions are finally starting to gain a greater amount of attention. The Nobodies are hosting the Mx. Nobody Pageant beginning August 8th at Brooklyn Bazaar. The Three Count Lindsey put over Pro Wrestling EVE establishing a trade union deal for its wrestlers. Danielle put over Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay in the G1 Climax. DJ Accident Report put over rising star, Devin Monroe. Lady Bearica put over the new promotion Journey Pro KC. Ariel Italic put over RJ City on Twitter. Hosted by Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk, DJ Accident Report, Lady Bearica Andrews and Ariel Italic. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Two back to back Aaron West shows. Totally different venues and experiences. Such a cool project.

No new information on the Midtown helicopter crash as the NTSB continues their investigation, but the incident has stoked local officials to criticize the conditions that led to the crash: Carolyn Maloney, the Congressmember who represents the district where the helicopter came down renewed her calls for private transit and tourism helicopter flights to be banned over the city. After a deadly helicopter crash atop the Pan Am building helipad in 1977, flights to helipads in Manhattan were banned, but no new restrictions have been put in place despite multiple deadly crashes around Manhattan by helicopters and small planes. In a statement on Representative Maloney's web site, she says: "We cannot rely on good fortune to protect people on the ground. It is past time for the FAA to ban unnecessary helicopters from the skies over our densely packed urban city. The risks to New Yorkers are just too high." Senator Chuck Schumer also called on the FAA to require helicopters be equipped with flight data recorders, and cited years of recommendations from the NTSB that the FAA should mandate flight data and cockpit voice recorders. Schumer noted how the lack of flight data will now impede the investigation. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand added: "After last week's helicopter crash in midtown, the FAA should immediately reconsider the recommendations federal transportation safety investigators have urged since 2011 and take steps now to implement these basic safety features. Flight data recorders provide critical information to help prevent future crashes, and I urge the FAA to act quickly to ensure black boxes are in every helicopter." A memorial service was held for the helicopter pilot, Tim McCormack, in Poughkeepsie, NY. A young boy entered a real-life spy thriller 66 years ago on June 22, 1953 in The Case of the Hollow Nickel — If you're looking to pass along some secrets of your own, you can order a modern-day hollow nickel on Amazon designed to hide a MicroSD memory card or an accurate replica of the 1953 hollow nickel from spy-coins.com. This week finally brought the sad confirmation that a swimmer has been found dead after going missing during a race in the Hudson River. Renowned AIDS researcher, Charles van der Horst, had been competing in the Eight Bridges Hudson River Swim, a 120-mile, week-long competition that was scheduled from June 8th to June 15th, with swimmers covering about 17 miles per day between Hudson River bridges. On Friday, June 14th, Charles had disappeared beneath the water near the George Washington Bridge and did not resurface. His disappearance occured at the end of that day's swim, which had begun 15.7 miles away at the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Coast Guard and NYPD boats began searching immediately, but it wasn't until four days later that his body was discovered near Fort Tyron, north of the GWB. In a statement from the van der Horst family, Charles is described as living life to the fullest and will be remembered for his work in social justice and in the medical field. He immigrated to the United States as an infant from the Netherlands, and was the son of a Holocaust survivor. As a professor of medicine, he provided care to HIV/AIDS patients, contributed meaningful research concerning the diseases, and volunteered at a free clinic after his retirement. When Charles disappeared, he was under the watch of safety crew in kayaks following each swimmer, and another participant describes the extreme care taken to ensure the safety of each swimmer, so it was unclear how this tragedy took place. Last week I told you about the very first roller coaster that was modeled after a mine cart, but 92 years ago on June 26, 1927, The Coney Island Cyclone wooden roller coaster opens to the public A baby doll wearing a "Crawling Dead" t-shirt was realistic enough to be officially pronounced dead by first responders after an early-morning 911 call on June 18th. A jogger spotted the horrifying scene of a baby lying face-down in the grass at 215th Street and 35th Avenue in Bayside, Queens and police quickly arrived to seal off a crime scene. It wasn't until hours later that officials announced it was actually realistic doll that they had earlier pronounced dead without physically inspecting it. In a statement, the FDNY described the doll as having "discoloration consistent with signs of prolonged death" as it was painted gray and blue to simulate loss of oxygen. Once the doll was physically inspected, the ruse became known, and the doll was found wearing a shirt that said "Crawling Dead", presumably a play on the classic horror film "The Walking Dead". The police have opened an investigation into who placed the doll and if it was intended as a prank. You may be able to get legal bike boost soon now that lawmakers have voted to legalize electric bikes and scooters statewide. Ride safe, and enjoy the freedom of being able to bike across the Williamsburg Bridge without showing up to your meeting covered in sweat! 44 years ago on June 24, 1975 — Eastern Air Flight 66 crashes on approach at JFK Airport, killing 113 people There won't be a new tower rising up between NYCHA houses as the city scrapped a plan this week that would have begun the first proposed building in their 50/50 project. 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 Charlton Garden — EAST 164th and Cauldwell Avenue in Morrisania in the Bronx — This garden honors the heroism of Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton. Parks Events Summer Solstice Celebration — Date: June 21, 2019 If you've got Coney Island on your mind, don't miss the 37th Annual Mermaid Parade — Saturday, June 22, 2019 Concert Calendar Tank and the Bangas / Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Tank and the Bangas, and Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Thursday, June 20th. Liturgy, Luminous Vault, lutkie, and M. Lamar are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Thursday, June 20th. The Lonely Island is playing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on Friday, June 21st. Skankfest NYC and Legion of Skanks Podcast are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Friday, June 21st. Calexico and Iron and Wine / Adia Victoria, Calexico, Adia Victoria, and Iron and Wine are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Friday, June 21st. AC2: An Intimate Evening With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and Andy Cohen are playing Beacon Theatre on Friday, June 21st. Titus Andronicus are playing Rough Trade NYC on Friday, June 21st. Alt 92.3 Summer Open, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Sharon Van Etten, The Lumineers, and The Revivalists are playing Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, June 22nd. Punk Island 2019, Abrupt, All Torn Up!, Alouth, Anxious? Anxious!, Babe Patrol, Bethlehem Steel, Bigspender, Bint, and Bushies are playing Randalls Island Park on Saturday, June 22nd. Frank Iero and The Future Violents, Frank Iero And The Future Violents, and Reggie and the Full Effect are playing Rocks Off Concert Cruise on Saturday, June 22nd. Skankfest NYC and Legion of Skanks Podcast are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, June 22nd. Jawbox and LAPêCHE are playing Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, June 22nd. Culture Abuse, Dare, Lil Ugly Mane, Tony Molina, and Young Guv are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, June 22nd. Bambi kino is playing Union Pool on Saturday, June 22nd. ALT 92.3's Summer Open: The Lumineers with The Revivalists and Sharon Van Etten and Catfish and The Bottlemen are playing Forest Hills Stadium — 1 Tennis Pl — Forest Hills on Saturday, June 22nd at 5pm. Diana Ross is playing Radio City Music Hall — 1260 6th Avenue — Midtown on Saturday, June 22nd at 8pm. The Lonely Island is playing Kings Theatre — 1027 Flatbush Avenue — Ditmas Park / Flatbush on Saturday, June 22nd at 8pm. Camilo Sesto is playing United Palace Theatre — 4140 Broadway — Hudson Heights on Saturday, June 22nd at 8pm. Regina Spektor is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre — 205 West 46th St. — Midtown on Saturday, June 22nd at 8pm. Jackson Browne is playing Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 23rd. ALT 92.3 Summer Open Day 2, The Head and the Heart, Chris Carrabba, Fitz and the Tantrums, Smith and Thell, and Young the Giant are playing Forest Hills Stadium on Sunday, June 23rd. Skankfest NYC and Legion of Skanks Podcast are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, June 23rd. The Ocean Blue and Suburban Living are playing Rough Trade NYC on Sunday, June 23rd. The Head and the Heart with Fitz and the Tantrums, Young The Giant, and Chris Carrabba are playing Forest Hills Stadium — 1 Tennis Pl — Forest Hills on Sunday, June 23rd at 5pm. Dead & Company is playing Citi Field — 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue — North Corona / Flushing Meadows on Sunday, June 23rd at 7pm. Jackson Browne with Lucius is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Sunday, June 23rd at 8pm. Lady Gaga at the Apollo Theater and Lady Gaga are playing Apollo Theater on Monday, June 24th. slayyyter, Robokid, and Umru are playing Elsewhere on Monday, June 24th. Pelican, Cloakroom, and Planning for Burial are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Monday, June 24th. Jackson Browne with Lucius is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Monday, June 24th at 8pm. Regina Spektor is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Tuesday, June 25th. Regina Spektor is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre — 205 West 46th St. — Midtown on Tuesday, June 25th at 8pm. Foxwarren and Hannah Cohen are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 26th. Jackson Browne with Lucius is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Wednesday, June 26th at 8pm. Joey Dosik/ Kat Wright, Joey Dosik, and Kat Wright are playing Industry City Courtyard on Thursday, June 27th. GOT7 is playing Prudential Center — 25 Lafayette Street — on Thursday, June 27th at 7pm. LadyLand Festival, Allie X, bottoms, Clara 3000, COI LERAY, Dorian Electra, FEE LION, Gossip, Honey Dijon, and HU DAT are playing The Brooklyn Mirage on Friday, June 28th. Screaming Females and Swearin' are playing Industry City Courtyard on Friday, June 28th. Astronoid and Infinity Shred are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Friday, June 28th. Masters of Ceremony with 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg and DMX and The Lox are playing Barclays Center — 620 Atlantic Avenue — Boerum Hill on Friday, June 28th at 8pm. Liz Phair, Caroline Rose, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Saturday, June 29th. Adam's Atoms, Bitters and Distractions, New Lives, Sharp Violet, Steve and the Not Steves, and Stugots are playing Buckley's on Saturday, June 29th. Wreckless Eric is playing Union Pool on Sunday, June 30th. Thanks for listening! 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: JFK Airport was previously called "Idlewild Airport" in reference to the golf course it replaced, but it had also been named Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport and New York International Airport before 1963 Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 100°F on June 26, 1952 Record Low: 49°F on June 20, 1914 Weather for the week ahead: Rain through Tuesday, with high temperatures rising to 86°F next Thursday. Saturday and Sunday will be clear to partly cloudy with highs in the 80s. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com — Hollow Nickel music: 'Abby as in Abigail' episode of 'I Was a Communist for the FBI' from June 17, 1953

(0:49) Top story this week is the second helicopter crash within the past month, this time atop a building in Midtown. The FAA confirms that Timothy McCormack was not licensed to fly in bad weather because he was not "instrument rated", meaning that he was not qualified to fly a helicopter using only the instrument panel and was only certified to fly in good weather when visibility was greater than 3 miles. If you saw anything that day or have photos or video of the crash, email witness@ntsb.gov (3:45) 34 years ago on June 12, 1985 — A teen and his brother attempt to rob a plainclothes police officer near Morningside Park, leading the officer to shoot and kill one of them (4:50) 4 years ago on June 13, 2015 — Three attempted terrorists are arrested in a pressure-cooker bomb plot (6:22) Coming up this Saturday, June 15th: A coalition of organizations are holding a clinic for people experiencing homelessness and their pets. (7:51) Turns out a Burger King in Brooklyn was taking the idea of an Impossible Burger a bit too literally! (9:01) If you're headed to Governors Island this summer, see if you can hitch a ride on a brand-new ferry boat that will go into weekend service beginning on June 15th. The new ship, called the Governors 1, was built by Rhode Island-based Blount Boats, and can carry up to 400 passengers per trip from Lower Manhattan to Governors Island. The first trip of the new 132-foot-long ferry will leave at 10:20am from the Battery Maritime Building at South Street and Broad Street on Saturday, June 15th. (9:36) 36 years ago on June 11, 1983 — A man jumps to his death from the Empire State Building observation deck, the second person to do so within two weeks. (10:42) 2 years ago on June 10, 2017 — Area code 332 becomes active to begin supplementing the dwindling amount of available 212 and 646 numbers. Phone calls in Mandarin are a scam targeting cities with large Chinese populations (12:22) 122 years ago on June 15, 1897 — A fire sweeps through Ellis Island's wood buildings (13:01) 135 years ago on June 16, 1884 — America's first rollercoaster opens in Coney Island (15:05) It's hard to believe it's been seven years since the Space Shuttle arrived in New York, but check the links in the show notes to see Video from April 2012 of the Space Shuttle arriving in New York aboard its special Boeing 747 transport vehicle and a Time-Lapse Video from June 12, 2012 of the Space Shuttle Enterprise Being Lifted Onto the Intrepid Air Craft Carrier's Flight Deck, where you can now view an entire exhibition about the journey the shuttle took to reach New York. 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 DeRosa–O'Boyle Triangle — Dewey Ave. bet. E. Tremont Ave. and Edison Ave., the Bronx — This triangle honors William Anthony DeRosa and Andrew O'Boyle, two Throgs Neck natives who were killed during World War II. Parks Events Father's Day Classic Car Show — June 16, 2019 Concert Calendar Feed Me and BlackGummy are playing Brooklyn Steel on Thursday, June 13th. The National and Courtney Barnett are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Thursday, June 13th. Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky, Annie Hart, and Russian Baths are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Thursday, June 13th. Full of Hell, elizabeth colour wheel, and Primitive Man are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday, June 14th. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Barclays Center on Friday, June 14th. MxPx, Rehasher, and Unwritten Law are playing Irving Plaza on Saturday, June 15th. Death Cab for Cutie and Jenny Lewis are playing Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, June 15th. Church of Misery and Toke are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Saturday, June 15th. Deceased, Attacker, Ruthless and Eat Lead at Brooklyn Bazaar, Deceased, Attacker, Eat Lead, and Ruthless are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, June 15th. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Barclays Center on Saturday, June 15th. Thompson Square is playing Meadowlands Racetrack — 1 Racetrack Drive — on Saturday, June 15th at 4pm. Death Cab for Cutie with Jenny Lewis is playing Forest Hills Stadium — 1 Tennis Pl — Forest Hills on Saturday, June 15th at 6pm. Ariana Grande are playing Barclays Center — 620 Atlantic Avenue — Boerum Hill on Saturday, June 15th at 8pm. James Chance and The Contortions, Ice Balloons, and James Chance are playing Our Wicked Lady on Sunday, June 16th. Wisin Y Yandel are playing Prudential Center — 25 Lafayette Street — on Sunday, June 16th at 7pm. DaBaby (16+) is playing PlayStation Theater — 1515 Broadway — Midtown on Sunday, June 16th at 8pm. Wu-Tang Clan is playing Amphitheater At Coney Island Boardwalk — 3052 West 21st Street — Seagate on Sunday, June 16th at 8pm. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, June 18th. Minuit Machine, Milliken Chamber, and silent em are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Tuesday, June 18th. JoJo Siwa with The Belles is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Tuesday, June 18th at 7pm. Ariana Grande are playing Madison Square Garden — 4 Pennsylvania Plaza — Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Tuesday, June 18th at 8pm. Soundgarden (21+) is playing Brooklyn Steel — 319 Frost Street — Greenpoint on Tuesday, June 18th at 8pm. A R I Z O N A and morgxn are playing Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday, June 19th. Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, TOUR, Billie Eilish, and Denzel Curry are playing Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, June 19th. Ariana Grande - Sweetener World Tour, Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 19th. Kishi Bashi and Takénobu are playing Murmrr Theatre on Wednesday, June 19th. semaphore, Bonsai Trees, Stay Inside, and Synapses Firing are playing El Coretz on Wednesday, June 19th. Jason Isbell with Father John Misty is playing Prospect Park Bandshell — 95 Prospect Park West — South Slope on Wednesday, June 19th at 6pm. Ari Lennox (18+) is playing Bowery Ballroom — 6 Delancey Street — Lower East Side on Wednesday, June 19th at 7pm. Billie Eilish with Denzel Curry is playing Radio City Music Hall — 1260 6th Avenue — Midtown on Wednesday, June 19th at 7pm. Ariana Grande are playing Madison Square Garden — 4 Pennsylvania Plaza — Midtown West / Chelsea / Hudson Yards on Wednesday, June 19th at 8pm. Tank and the Bangas / Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Tank and the Bangas, and Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Thursday, June 20th. Thanks for listening! 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: You may apply to ride along with NYPD officers during their shift if you are a New York resident and at least 18 years old — Visit the link in the show notes to the NYPD site to find out more Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 99°F on June 14, 1956 Record Low: 48°F on June 15, 1933 Weather for the week ahead: Rain throughout the week, with high temperatures rising to 89°F on Monday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com — Roller coaster music: "Transit of Venus" (1883) by John Philip Sousa, performed by the United States Marine Band

24 years ago on June 5, 1995 — Just after 6am, a 'J' Train headed into Manhattan rear-ends an 'M' Train on the Williamsburg Bridge, killing the train operator and injuring 64 others With New York hosting the World Pride Festival in June and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots approaching at the end of the month, Police Commissioner O'Neill made a public statement on June 6th formally apologizing for the actions of the NYPD in 1969. 10 years ago on June 8, 2009 — The first section of the High Line opens, from Gansevoort to 20th Street, 8 years ago on June 7, 2011 — The second section of the High Line opens from 20th to 30th Street, and this week, the final section has been opened, completing the park. On June 4th, a ribbon-cutting ceremony opened the final section, a small spur that extends to the east at 30th Street toward Tenth Avenue. This section of the High Line can safely be accessed now that construction on the eastern part of Hudson Yards has been completed, since the Spur of the High Line passes underneath one of the new buildings. After emerging from the building, the walkway opens up to a large plaza area above Tenth Avenue that will host a rotating selection of public art, with plans for more upcoming events to be held there. And, in case you were wondering: Although the other sections opened on June 8th, 7th, and 4th, The third section of the High Line, from 30th Street through the west side of Hudson Yards, wasn't able to open on a June date, and instead opened in September 2014. The number of new measles cases in the city continues to decrease, but cases nationwide in 2019 have surpassed the number last seen 25 years ago in 1994, with 971 reported cases as of May 30, 2019. New York still represents the majority of the yearly cases, but the outbreak in Brooklyn seems to have begun to slow. Within the city, there were only 17 new cases reported since May 29th, with Williamsburg, Boro Park, and Sunset Park being described as Neighborhoods with Ongoing Transmissions. New cases peaked in March and April, and have continued to decrease in May and June. You can view more information about measles at nyc.gov/doh or call 311 for information on where you or your child can get vaccinated against the disease. Some of the city's newest residents are moving back to upstate NY after losing their jobs! — Riverside Park Goats Sent Back To Farm 3 years ago on June 9, 2016 — A British tourist floats for two hours in New York Harbor after a piece of Jersey City dock he was standing on breaks loose A man was arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force for planning to attack Times Square. NBC New York identifies the man as Ashiqul Alam, a 22-year-old resident of Jackson Heights, who had been under surveillance and stated a desire to attack Times Square, first suggesting grenades, but settling on firing a gun into the crowd. The FBI arrested Alam after he allegedly tried to buy guns with the serial numbers removed. 22 years ago on June 12, 1997 — Sri Chinmoy creates the world's longest certified footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, in Jamaica, Queens 8 years ago on June 6th, 2011 — Video of Zelda the Battery Park Turkey. She survived the flooding of the park during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 only to be killed by a car in 2014 on South Street 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. Park of the day Patrick O'Rourke Park — 12 Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn — Former site of a WWII victory garden where residents grew food, this park was renamed in 2003 for local resident Patrick O'Rourke, whose medical injury when he was a child impacted medical practice worldwide by drawing attention to the necessity of blood oxygen monitors. Parks Events 2019 NYC Parks Pickleball Festival — June 8, 2019 Concert Calendar Geographer and Manatee Commune are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Friday June 7th. The Marcus King Band is playing Brooklyn Bowl on Friday June 7th. Alexisonfire and Angel Du$t are playing Terminal 5 on Friday June 7th. Coheed and Cambria with Every Time I Die and Mastodon are playing Amphitheater At Coney Island Boardwalk — 3052 West 21st Street — Seagate on Friday June 7th at 6pm. Empire of the Sun (16+) is playing Webster Hall — 125 East 11th Street — Noho / Union Square on Friday June 7th at 7pm. Local Natives with Middle Kids (16+) is playing Brooklyn Steel — 319 Frost Street — Greenpoint on Friday June 7th at 9pm. Alexisonfire and Drug Church are playing Terminal 5 on Saturday June 8th. Remo Drive, Slow Bullet, and Slow Pulp are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Saturday June 8th. Frankie Cosmos and ian sweet are playing Industry City Courtyard on Saturday June 8th. Empire of the Sun (16+) is playing Webster Hall — 125 East 11th Street — Noho / Union Square on Saturday June 8th at 7pm. The Mavericks is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Saturday June 8th at 8pm. Anthony Santos is playing United Palace Theatre — 4140 Broadway — Hudson Heights on Saturday June 8th at 8pm. Machine Gun Kelly (16+) is playing PlayStation Theater — 1515 Broadway — Midtown on Saturday June 8th at 8pm. Alexisonfire is playing Terminal 5 — 610 W 56th St. — Hell's Kitchen / Midtown on Saturday June 8th at 8pm. Bobby is playing Kings Theatre — 1027 Flatbush Avenue — Ditmas Park / Flatbush on Saturday June 8th at 8pm. Beach House and Ed Schrader's Music Beat are playing Brooklyn Steel on Sunday June 9th. godmaker, Somnuri, Stonecutters, and Yatra are playing Sunnyvale on Sunday June 9th. India.Arie is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Sunday June 9th at 8pm. Beach House (16+) is playing Brooklyn Steel — 319 Frost Street — Greenpoint on Sunday June 9th at 8pm. Beach House and Ed Schrader's Music Beat are playing Brooklyn Steel on Monday June 10th. Tim McGraw with Jon Meacham is playing Beacon Theatre — 2124 Broadway — Upper West Side on Monday June 10th at 8pm. Beach House (16+) is playing Brooklyn Steel — 319 Frost Street — Greenpoint on Monday June 10th at 8pm. Spirit Adrift, Coagula, and High Command are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Tuesday June 11th. Pink Sweat$ (16+) is playing Webster Hall — 125 East 11th Street — Noho / Union Square on Tuesday June 11th at 7pm. The National and Courtney Barnett are playing Prospect Park Bandshell on Wednesday June 12th. The National with Courtney Barnett is playing Prospect Park Bandshell — 95 Prospect Park West — South Slope on Wednesday June 12th at 7pm. Feed Me and BlackGummy are playing Brooklyn Steel on Thursday June 13th. Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky, Annie Hart, and Russian Baths are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Thursday June 13th. The National with Courtney Barnett is playing Prospect Park Bandshell — 95 Prospect Park West — South Slope on Thursday June 13th at 7pm. Full of Hell, elizabeth colour wheel, and Primitive Man are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday June 14th. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Barclays Center on Friday June 14th. Death Cab for Cutie and Jenny Lewis are playing Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday June 15th. Church of Misery and Toke are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Saturday June 15th. Deceased, Attacker, Ruthless and Eat Lead at Brooklyn Bazaar, Deceased, Attacker, Eat Lead, and Ruthless are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday June 15th. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Barclays Center on Saturday June 15th. James Chance and The Contortions, Ice Balloons, and James Chance are playing Our Wicked Lady on Sunday June 16th. Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Madison Square Garden on Tuesday June 18th. Minuit Machine, Milliken Chamber, and silent em are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Tuesday June 18th. A R I Z O N A and morgxn are playing Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday June 19th. Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, TOUR, Billie Eilish, and Denzel Curry are playing Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday June 19th. Ariana Grande - Sweetener World Tour, Ariana Grande, Normani, and Social House are playing Madison Square Garden on Wednesday June 19th. Kishi Bashi and Takénobu are playing Murmrr Theatre on Wednesday June 19th. semaphore, Bonsai Trees, Stay Inside, and Synapses Firing are playing El Cortez on Wednesday June 19th. 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: Roosevelt Island was named "Welfare Island" in 1921 after the Penitentiary Hospital located on the Island. It was renamed in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1977 Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 99°F on June 4, 1925 Record Low: 45°F on June 3, 1929 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, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, 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

The Subway Emergency Brake Saboteur 72 years ago on May 29, 1947 — United Flight 521 crashes during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport Airbnb and New York City Reach a Truce on Home-Sharing Data The city's number of measles cases have flattened out in data this week showing just 12 new cases since May 20th and 54 new cases in the month of May. This brings the total number of cases observed during the current outbreak to 535 within the city and 940 cases nationwide in 2019. As of May 24, there have been 122 summonses issued to individuals for failing to comply with the city health commissioner's public health emergency plan introduced in April, which required everyone within affected zip codes to show proof of vaccination. Although new cases have been seen in Sunset Park outside the initial Williamsburg cluster, the health commissioner is confident that the high vaccination rates in Sunset Park will prevent the disease from spreading. 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. Manhattanhenge May Weed may not be legal in NY, but some new residents have been spotted enjoying edibles in Riverside Park: The Riverside Park Conservancy brought in a pack of goats to do some weeding at the park. Back in the summer of 2018, a start-up company named Revel brough electric mopeds to the streets of Brooklyn, and this week, Revel announced they will be adding 1,000 more mopeds to their rental fleet. 100 years ago on June 2, 1919 — A bomb explodes outside a judge's home at 151 East 61st Street, killing a night watchman 143 years ago on June 1, 1876 — The Transcontinental Express leaves the New York area to attempt a record-breaking coast-to-coast train trip 4 years ago on May 29, 2015: One World Observatory opens at the top of One World Trade Center 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 Devanney Triangle — E. Burnside Ave. bet. Creston Ave. and G, the Bronx — Devanney Triangle is in the historic central Bronx neighborhood of Tremont, which includes the smaller neighborhoods of Claremont, Mount Eden, and Mount Hope. On February 1, 1888, the City of New York acquired the land that is now Devanney Triangle as a street by condemnation. Bounded by Burnside Avenue and Grand Concourse, Devanney Triangle opened as a small sitting park with a series of walkways, 12 benches, and 15 decorative trees and greenery, encompassed by a pipe rail fence. Parks Events City beaches opened last weekend, and now the countdown begins to the opening day of city's public pools. In one month, The Parks Department's free outdoor pools will open on Thursday, June 27. The city's 53 free pools will be open from 11am to 7pm, and the Parks Department even provides learn-to-swim programs and free sunscreen! Concert Calendar The Distillers and Starcrawler are playing Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday, May 29th Weyes Blood is playing the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, May 29th Apocalyptica is playing Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 30th Anderson .Paak with Earl Sweatshirt and The Free Nationals and Thundercat are playing Madison Square Garden on Thursday, May 30th Hippo Campus is playing the Warsaw in Greenpoint on Thursday, May 30th L7 and Le Butcherettes are playing Elsewhere on Friday, May 31st Bikini Kill is playing Brooklyn Steel on Friday, May 31st and Terminal 5 on Saturday, June 1st Trade Wind, Only Sibling, and semaphore is playing Knitting Factory Brooklyn on Friday, May 31st Kevin Morby and Sam Cohen are playing The Town Hall on Friday, May 31st Anthony Santos is playing United Palace Theatre in Hudson Heights on Friday, May 31st Yanni is playing Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Midtown on Friday, May 31st Soccer Mommy and Pom Pom Squad are playing the Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, June 1st Sunflower Bean is playing the Mercury Lounge on Saturday, June 1st Glen Hansard is playing the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Saturday, June 1st Twenty One Pilots are playing the Barclays Center on Tuesday, June 4th David Gray is playing the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side on Tuesday, June 4th Thanks for listening! Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Did you know? New York was the most populous state until the 1960s, and is now the fourth-most-populous state, behind California, Texas, and Florida Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 99°F on June 4, 1925 Record Low: 42°F on May 30, 1884 Weather for the week ahead: Rain through Thursday, with high temperatures rising to 84°F on Saturday. 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 Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Overcast, 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 — Manhattanhenge music: "I Hate Him So Much" by Anonymous420

62 years ago on May 25, 1957 — South tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opens 21 years ago on May 26, 1998 — The Supreme Court rules that the majority of Ellis Island belongs to New Jersey Quinnipiac poll results give de Blasio the lowest marks of any potential candidate The Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will be holding viewing sessions where you can look through a large telescope and learn about objects visible in the skies above the city. Stop by the Lincoln Center plaza on Friday, May 24th and Saturday, May 25th and also find them on the High Line in the Meatpacking District on Tuesday, May 28th. Manhattanhenge - Photography Tips and Viewing Locations — May 29 & 30 89 years ago on May 27, 1930 — The Chrysler Building opens with a formal ceremony, but construction would not be complete until August 1930 NYC Fleet Week 2019 from May 21st to 28th 6 years ago on May 27, 2013 — Opening day of the Citi Bike system, with 332 stations and 6,000 bikes 17 years ago on May 28, 2002 — Workers cut down the final piece of steel at Ground Zero, ending the clean-up effort after the September 11th attacks 136 years ago on May 30, 1883 — Memorial Day visitors overcrowd a Brooklyn Bridge stairway and cause a stampede that kills 12 people and injures dozens more The city's public beaches will be opening on May 25th. Swimming is permitted 10am to 6pm as long as there is a lifeguard present and the area is not closed due to water quality or dangerous conditions. Visit the Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach (next to Coney Island), Rockaway Beach, Cedar Grove Beach (in Great Kills Park in Staten Island), Midland Beach and South Beach (in Staten Island), Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park), and Wolfe's Pond Beach (in Staten Island) 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 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 explosion sounds. Visit agreatbigcity.com/fireworks to see the full calendar and follow @agreatbigcity on social media to receive the alerts Park of the day Astoria Boulevard Concrete Triangle — A sad bit of property, this park is little more than a traffic island situated next to busy Astoria Boulevard. Sometime around 2011, the park lost its small trees, leaving only one surviving tree and four other square patches of grass amidst the concrete where other trees used to stand. Even more depressing, there are now 4x4 wooden posts in the patches of grass with a small Parks Department logo attached, marking where trees used to be planted as far back as the 1950s. Parks Events Washington Square Park May Tour — May 25, 2019 Concert Calendar Mono and Emma Ruth Rundle are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, May 22nd. American Football and Pure Bathing Culture are playing Warsaw on Friday, May 24th. American Football and Pure Bathing Culture are playing Warsaw on Saturday, May 25th. Greta Van Fleet is playing Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, May 25th. Dr. Lonnie Smith and The Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Lonnie Smith, and The Jazz Orchestra of the concertgebouw are playing Birdland on Saturday, May 25th. Cornucopia and Björk are playing The Shed on Tuesday, May 28th. The Distillers and Starcrawler are playing Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday, May 29th. Apocalyptica is playing Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 30th. Gov Ball After Dark and Jack Harlow are playing Baby's All Right on Thursday, May 30th. L7 and Le Butcherettes are playing Elsewhere on Friday, May 31st. Governors Ball Music Festival, 070Shake, Aaron Aye, Amber Mark, Bazzi, Best Coast, Blood Orange, Bob Moses, BROCKHAMPTON, and Calpurnia are playing Randall's Island Park on Friday, May 31st. Bikini Kill is playing Brooklyn Steel on Friday, May 31st. Trade Wind, Only Sibling, and semaphore are playing Knitting Factory Brooklyn on Friday, May 31st. Kevin Morby and Sam Cohen are playing The Town Hall on Friday, May 31st. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Flasher, and RVG are playing Warsaw on Friday, May 31st. Bikini Kill is playing Terminal 5 on Saturday, June 1st. Björk is playing The Shed in Hudson Yards on Saturday, June 1st. Soccer Mommy and Pom Pom Squad are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, June 1st. Sunflower Bean is playing the Mercury Lounge on Saturday, June 1st. Devastation On The Nation Tour 2019, Dark Funeral, Belphegor, Hate, Incantation, Nightmarer, and Vale Of Pnath are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, June 2nd. Twenty One Pilots is playing Barclays Center on Tuesday, June 4th. Gloryhammer and Æther Realm are playing the Knitting Factory Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 4th. Local Natives and Middle Kids are playing Brooklyn Steel on Thursday, June 6th. The Rural Alberta Advantage is playing the Mercury Lounge on Thursday, June 6th. Alexisonfire is playing Terminal 5 on Saturday, June 8th. Remo Drive, Slow Bullet, and Slow Pulp are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, June 8th. Frankie Cosmos and ian sweet are playing Industry City Courtyard on Saturday, June 8th. Beach House is playing Brooklyn Steel on Sunday, June 9th. Thanks for listening! Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Today's fact 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: 96°F on May 22, 1941 Record Low: 39°F on May 24, 1963 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain on Thursday, with highs in the 80s for Sunday and Monday. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com — Manhattanhenge music: "I Hate Him So Much" by Anonymous420

Last week I got to sit down and talk with one of my favorite musical groups, Weatherbox. The band was started in 2004 by singer/songwriter Brian Warren in San Diego, CA. They recently reunited after going on hiatus in 2016. Their current lineup consists of some new and familiar faces.This podcast was recorded at Brooklyn Bazaar, a day after the band played a sold out show upstairs with Person L, Fire is Motion, and the Sal Show. I’ve seen them a couple times in my life and this was for sure the best set I’ve seen.I’ve been a pretty geeked-out fan for about 10 years (still remember buying “American Art” on interpunk) so I tried to ask as many questions as I could about the band’s history and ethos.Their last album “Flies in All Directions” was released on Triple Crown Records in 2014. They’re currently working on some new music and recently dropped some live session videos produced by Shane and Jake’s session project, Half Way Home Sessions.

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. I hope you enjoyed the roundup of baseball history on last week's episode. Today I have a selection of events from New York history and a discussion of two of the biggest news stories this week. Today's podcast does make mention of murder, but there will not be graphic details described. 16 years ago on April 13, 2003 — Subway tokens are phased out 37 years ago on April 12, 1982 — Three CBS employees are killed after encountering a gunman abducting a woman on the top of the Pier 92 parking garage 13 years ago on April 18, 2006 — Roosevelt Island Tram suffers mechanical problems, trapping 69 people in two tram cars in the air for seven hours 1 year ago on April 14, 2018 — David Buckel, a prominent gay rights lawyer and environmental advocate, sets himself on fire in Prospect Park. 8 years ago on April 16, 2011 — Area code 929 enters service in the outer boroughs 112 years ago on April 17, 1907 — Ellis Island sets a record for most immigrants processed in one day A man was taken into custody on April 17th after attempting to enter St. Patrick's Cathedral with cans of gasoline. 40 years ago on April 18, 1979 — New York Airways helicopter crashes upon takeoff at Newark International Airport 58 years ago in 1961: Bob Dylan Plays in Greenwich Village for the First Time 7 years ago — New Evidence Brings FBI and NYPD Investigators to SoHo in the Search For Etan Patz 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. Park of the day Castle Hill Park — Barrett Ave., Hart St. bet. Olmstead Ave. and Zerega Ave., the Bronx — Castle Hill Park lies at the tip of Castle Hill Neck, a peninsula named by English settlers for a fortified Native American village located on a hill overlooking the East River. Castle Hill Neck was owned by the Cromwell family until the late 1700s, during which time the area was known as Cromwell's Neck. Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd and Arbor Day is on the 26th and the Parks Department has events in every borough over the next two weeks to celebrate! There will be an events ranging from an Earth Day egg-hunt in Co-Op City in the Bronx, pizza-making with a solar oven in Harlem, and you can even learn how to take care of a bee hive at the Queens County Farm Museum. View the full schedule of events. Concert Calendar Children of Bodom, Summoner's Circle, Swallow the Sun, and Wolfheart are playing Irving Plaza on Friday, April 19th. Hatebreed, Cro-Mags, Fit For An Autopsy, Obituary, and Terror are playing Playstation Theater on Friday, April 19th. Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Wooing, Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, and Wooing are playing Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, April 20th. Soul Clap and Dance-Off, Sheer Mag, Mighty Fine, and Smarthearts are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, April 20th. A Special Evening with The National and The National are playing Beacon Theatre on Monday, April 22nd. Ufomammut and Kings Destroy are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Tuesday, April 23rd. Girlpool and Hatchie are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, April 24th. Injury Reserve @ Elsewhere (Zone One) and Injury Reserve are playing Zone One at Elsewhere on Wednesday, April 24th. Girlpool and Hatchie are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, April 25th. As Friends Rust, ageist, and Somerset Thrower are playing The Kingsland on Thursday, April 25th. Hot Water Music, Errortype:11, and Iron Chic are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, April 25th. Camp Cope is playing Warsaw on Thursday, April 25th. Health, Pictureplane, and Youth Code are playing Elsewhere on Thursday, April 25th. An Evening With Oh Land and Oh Land are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Thursday, April 25th. Desertfest NYC, Danava, Dommengang, Elder, Mirror Queen, Monolord, The Atomic Bitchwax, The Skull, Windhand, and Worshipper are playing The Well on Friday, April 26th. PUP, Diet Cig, and ratboy are playing Brooklyn Steel on Friday, April 26th. Orville Peck is playing Elsewhere on Friday, April 26th. Hot Water Music, Errortype:11, and Iron Chic are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, April 26th. Now, Now, Daddy Issues, and Foxing are playing Warsaw on Friday, April 26th. Kris Kristofferson is playing City Winery on Sunday, April 28th. Will Haven, Architect, Locked In A Vacancy, and Nerveshatter are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Sunday, April 28th. Neotheater Album Release Show and AJR are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Monday, April 29th. Sasami is playing Elsewhere on Tuesday, April 30th. The Mountain Goats and shana cleveland are playing Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday, April 30th. Kalmah, Vreid, and Winter Nights are playing Gramercy Theater on Tuesday, April 30th. Stephen Malkmus is playing 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, April 30th. Patti Smith is playing Webster Hall on Wednesday, May 1st. Infest, Scapegoat, and The Fight are playing The Kingsland on Friday, May 3rd. TR/ST is playing Elsewhere on Friday, May 3rd. "Out of the Vein" Live w/Tony Fredianelli (XEB), XEB, and Tony Fredianelli are playing Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday, May 4th. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. Today's fact about New York Allen Kay of advertising agency Korey Kay & Partners brainstormed the slogan "If you see something, say something" one day after September 11th, and it would debut as an MTA awareness campaign one year later Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 92°F on April 19, 1976 Record Low: 22°F on April 19, 1875 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain today through Saturday, with high temperatures bottoming out at 56°F on Thursday. 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 Podcast Addict, TuneIn Radio, Spotify, 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

Davey Jones, better known by Lost Boy ?, joined Tom for the March 23rd edition of Look At My Records! Tune in to hear all about his latest record, "Paranoid Fiction," plus a new song entitled "Dream With You," and two of Tom's favorites from his 2016 album, "Goose Wazoo." You'll also hear tracks from some of Davey's favorite local acts, Sharkmuffin, Dan Francia, and Stringer.  Don't miss Lost Boy ? at Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, March 30th with Kevin Hairs and DAD: https://www.facebook.com/events/2122253504530623/  You can purchase "Paranoid Fiction" on vinyl via Little Dickman Records: https://lostboy-paranoid-fiction.bandcamp.com/album/paranoid-fiction  The album is also available on limited edition cassette and compact disc via bandcamp: https://lostboy.bandcamp.com/album/paranoid-fiction

Davey Jones, better known by Lost Boy ?, joined Tom for the March 23rd edition of Look At My Records! Tune in to hear all about his latest record, "Paranoid Fiction," plus a new song entitled "Dream With You," and two of Tom's favorites from his 2016 album, "Goose Wazoo." You'll also hear tracks from some of Davey's favorite local acts, Sharkmuffin, Dan Francia, and Stringer. Don't miss Lost Boy ? at Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday, March 30th with Kevin Hairs and DAD: https://www.facebook.com/events/2122253504530623/ You can purchase "Paranoid Fiction" on vinyl via Little Dickman Records: https://lostboy-paranoid-fiction.bandcamp.com/album/paranoid-fiction The album is also available on limited edition cassette and compact disc via bandcamp: https://lostboy.bandcamp.com/album/paranoid-fiction

Hudson Yards opens Friday, March 15th, with the public being able to visit the new shopping mall and food court, the massive sculpture of stairs (tentatively) called the Vessel History Hudson Yards is a unique development. Other areas in Manhattan may change names, like the Lower East Side splitting to become the East Village, and new areas may be built, like Battery Park City, but Hudson Yards will be the last neighborhood to grow from previously undeveloped land. The site has been a railyard since the turn of the last century and had been the target of many developers over the years, but only recently did plans come together to build the largest private real estate development in the United States on top of the block-long open area of train tracks. A cutaway model shows the multiple layers at the site: Amtrak and NJ Transit trains at the deepest level in the Hudson Tunnel, 30 tracks of LIRR storage just below ground level, then an elevated platform constructed over the tracks that contains machinery to run the complex, support structures drilled into the bedrock, and the street-level parks and building entrances. If you take the new 7 Train extension to Hudson Yards, you'll emerge from even deeper under the complex since the new station is 125 feet below street level, making it one of the deepest in the subway system. The part of the development opening now is really only half of what will ultimately rise from the rail yards. This section, east of Eleventh Ave, was developed first, but more residential towers and open public space will be added in the next phase west of Eleventh. In this episode we'll learn about a few new features opening this weekend in this new neighborhood. Stores Shopping at Hudson Yards will be pretty similar to the retail space that has opened at the new World Trade Center complex, with high-priced fashion brands filling most of the space. A multi-story Neiman Marcus will anchor the shopping areas, with stores like Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Zara showing up along the mall's corridors and stores from luxury watchmakers Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Piaget. Visit B3ta on the second floor where shoppers have the ability to try out products that are usually ordered online and produced by smaller companies that can't afford to open an entire storefront. The Shed The structure sitting along the High Line that looks like an inflatable ice cube is the art, performance, and event space at Hudson Yards, called The Shed. It's a transforming building with sliding panels and a rolling canopy that can host a variety of events. There's a very cool video animation on the Hudson Yards site showing how the Shed transforms to change from an indoor venue for concerts and art to an open-air plaza for watching movies, and the Shed will even announce on social media when it will be transforming the building for a new event, so you'll have advance notice if you want to stop by watch the four-story structure move. The Shed will be opening in early April with a five-night concert series. The Vessel The Vessel sculpture has fast become one of the most recognizable features of Hudson Yards. 150 feet tall with 154 interconnected stairways, visitors can climb onto dozens of observation platforms and view Hudson Yards from multiple directions. It's sure to become a favorite of photographers. The name may be "The Vessel" for now, but Hudson Yards will be accepting suggestions for a more-fitting name for the sculpture. During the opening ceremony where Big Bird helped Anderson Cooper officially open the Vessel to visitors, Big Bird compared the sculpture to his own Sesame Street bird nest, which is an interlocking nest of brown branches. Visiting the sculpture currently requires making a free reservation, but it's unclear if this will continue into the future or if it's only intended to keep crowd numbers low during ongoing construction at Hudson Yards. If you take any innovative photos of the Vessel or have a suggestion on a better name than "The Vessel", send them in to A Great Big City on social media! Observation Deck If you're longing for a higher vantage point, make your reservation for The Edge, an observation deck at Hudson Yards that will become the highest public balcony in the city. Jutting out to the southeast corner from 30 Hudson Yards, the triangle-shaped deck will offer a variety of views across the city and the Hudson River, all from a height of 1,100 feet. The glass walls surrounding the observation deck will lean outwards at the point of the triangle, giving daredevils an opportunity to lean forward and look straight down from a point 65 feet away from the building. The deck won't open as part of the Hudson Yards grand opening, but you can reserve a spot on the list to be one of the first visitors when it does open. The Future It may look out of place at the moment, but just like the World Trade Center complex, Hudson Yards will begin to blend in with the New York around it as construction is finished and more open spaces are added. The plaza is open to visitors and will have wifi access, so it may prove popular as a place to take a rest in Hell's Kitchen, which otherwise had a limited amount of public green space. The upcoming parkland along the High Line and the Hudson River will add a much-needed boost to an area where pedestrians were either relegated to a narrow sidewalk next to the highway and the only was the concrete rear wall of the Javits Center. Much like the open lawns along the Hudson in Battery Park City, the green space at Hudson Yards will likely prove to be a popular space for watching the sunset or having an afternoon picnic, and will really come to life when attendees from various Javits Center conventions explore the new spaces instead of trying to catch a cab out of the area. Welcome to the neighborhood, Hudson Yards! 5 years ago on March 12, 2014 — A natural gas explosion levels two five-story buildings on Park Avenue 3 years ago on March 12, 2016 — 84-foot tugboat 'The Specialist' sinks after colliding with a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge Park of the day Davidson Playground — Morris Heights in The Bronx — Little is known about Oliver Mathias Davidson for whom this playground and the adjacent Davidson Avenue are named. Davidson served as Chief Engineer of Streets from 1867 to 1872, and at one time owned land in Fordham. The small neighborhood park contains playground equipment and many lush trees providing shade. The Queens Botanical Garden will be holding a Backyard Composting Workshop on Saturday, March 16th where you can learn what goes in a compost bin, how to maintain it properly, and how to use the compost after it has had time to develop. Registration is required, but the event is free. Call (718) 886-3800 for more info. Concert Calendar This is the AGBC Concert Calendar: Teenage Fanclub and The Love Language are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, March 14th. The Movielife and Travis Shettel are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday, March 15th. THE 1ST WORLD TOUR ‘WARNING' and Sunmi are playing The Town Hall on Friday, March 15th. Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Midwife, and Planning for Burial are playing Market Hotel on Friday, March 15th. Massive Attack is playing Radio City Music Hall on Friday, March 15th. The Purple Tour and Lukas Graham are playing Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, March 15th. DEATH CULTS, Husbandry, and LAPêCHE are playing Union Pool on Friday, March 15th. Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Planning for Burial, and Wreck and Reference are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Saturday, March 16th. The Bouncing Souls and Strike Anywhere are playing White Eagle Hall on Saturday, March 16th. Massive Attack is playing Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, March 16th. Youth of Today, Glitterer, KRIMEWATCH, and Line Of Sight are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, March 17th. Kenny O'Brien and The O'Douls and Kevin Devine are playing Mercury Lounge on Sunday, March 17th. This Heat, This Is Not This Heat, and Yvette are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, March 18th. 20 Years: An Intimate Conclusion To Thursday's 20th Anniversary, Thursday, and American Pleasure Club are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Monday, March 18th. An Evening with Fleetwood Mac and Fleetwood Mac are playing Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 18th. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: Sidewalk food carts have those classic large umbrellas because Department of Health regulations state that food being prepared outdoors must be covered by an overhead structure to prevent contamination Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 83°F on March 20, 1945 Record Low: 7°F on March 18, 1916 Weather for the week ahead: Light rain tomorrow, with high temperatures falling to 46°F on Sunday. 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 Podcast Addict, Spotify, and Castbox or listen to each episode on the podcast pages. If you enjoy the show, subscribe and leave a review wherever you're listening and visit agreatbigcity.com/podcast 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

BTRtoday presents Dilly Dally at Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Lumps, Darkwing, Coco Verde, BIRDS, Jamie Frey of NO ICE, and Holly Overton play Fauxmo Fest 2019. Shelter Dogs is at Alphaville. Remember Sports is at Brooklyn Bazaar. Priests and Com Truise are at Elsewhere. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 01:06 - // Welcome / BTRtoday Presents: Dilly Dally @ Music Hall of Williamsburg // 03:03 - “Heaven” - Dilly Dally 06:12 - “Sober Motel” - Dilly Dally 09:39 - “Chains” - Chastity 15:22 - // Fauxmo Fest 2019 // 19:12 - “Use Your Words” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - LUMPS 21:24 - “Necropants” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Darkwing 24:23 - “Glitter” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Coco Verde 28:37 - “Fade” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - BIRDS 31:44 - “I Want You” - NO ICE 34:28 - “These Reflections” - Holly Overton 37:35 - // Shelter Dogs @ Alphaville / Remember Sports @ BK Bazaar / Priests @ Elsewhere // 39:25 - “Something For The Pain” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 43:20 - “The Ballad Of The Shelter Dog” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Shelter Dogs 46:11 - “You Can Have Alonetime When You’re Dead” - Remember Sports 48:50 - “Making It Right” - Remember Sports 50:23 - “Pink White House” - Priests 54:25 - “Nothing Feels Natural” - Priests 58:19 - // Com Truise @ Elsewhere // 60:08 - “...Of Your Fake Dimension” - Com Truise 63:23 - “Iteration” - Com Truise 66:51 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 68:15 - // End Transmission //

60 years ago on March 9, 1959 — The Barbie doll debuts at the American International Toy Fair in New York 1 year ago on March 11, 2018 — A sight-seeing helicopter crashes into the East River, killing five passengers. 286 years ago on March 12, 1733 — Bowling Green Park is established as the city's first official park. Fifth Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade — Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade — Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day parade Episode 8: Harry Macklowe plans new tower across from St. Patrick's Cathedral — Harry Macklowe is one parcel closer to building his $1B Midtown office tower Chrysler Building sells for just $150 million 63 years ago on March 15, 1956 - 'My Fair Lady' opens on Broadway, starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. March 15, 2018 — NYC Announces New Ferry Names Chosen by City Schoolchildren A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2011, 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. Park of the day Railroad Park (Queens) — Rochdale, Queens — A densely-wooded area named for the nearby LIRR tracks and Locust Manor station, Railroad Park is mostly a wooded area with no fountains or plazas, but it does have a few hiking trails winding through the trees. Not to be confused with Railroad Park in the Bronx. Outdoor Skills: Navigation at Willowbrook Park in Staten Island Concert Calendar Weezer x Pixies Spring 2019 Tour, Weezer, Basement, Pixies, and TV on the Radio are playing Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 12th Ella Mai "The Debut Tour", Ella Mai, Kiana Ledé, and Lucky Daye are playing Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday, March 12th Todd Snider and Reed Foehl are playing Blender Theater at Gramercy on Wednesday, March 13th Teenage Fanclub and The Love Language are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, March 14th The Movielife and Travis Shettel are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday, March 15th Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Midwife, and Planning for Burial are playing Market Hotel on Friday, March 15th Massive Attack is playing Radio City Music Hall on Friday, March 15th The Purple Tour and Lukas Graham are playing Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, March 15th Death Cults, Husbandry, and LAPêCHE are playing Union Pool on Friday, March 15th Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Planning for Burial, and Wreck and Reference are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Saturday, March 16th The Bouncing Souls and Strike Anywhere are playing White Eagle Hall on Saturday, March 16th Youth of Today, Glitterer, KRIMEWATCH, and Line Of Sight are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, March 17th Kenny O'Brien & The O'Douls and Kevin Devine are playing Mercury Lounge on Sunday, March 17th This Heat, This Is Not This Heat, and Yvette are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, March 18th Thursday and American Pleasure Club are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Monday, March 18th Fleetwood Mac are playing Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 18th Lucy Dacus, Fenne Lily, and Mal Blum are playing White Eagle Hall on Wednesday, March 20th José González & The String Theory are playing Apollo Theater on Thursday, March 21st Ulver is playing Irving Plaza on Friday, March 22nd Weakened Friends, coping skills, Hit Like a Girl, and Nervous Dater are playing The Kingsland on Friday, March 22nd Hollis Brown is playing Mercury Lounge on Friday, March 22nd Jawbreaker is playing Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, March 23rd 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: The NYC Department of Education is the largest school system in the United States, with 1.1 million students — larger than the entire population of San Francisco Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 85°F on March 13, 1990 Record Low: 6°F on March 13, 1888 Weather for the week ahead: Mixed precipitation on Friday through Monday, with high temperatures peaking at 58°F on Friday. 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 Castbox, Overcast, and TuneIn Radio or listen to each episode on the podcast pages. If you enjoy the show, subscribe and leave a review wherever you're listening and visit agreatbigcity.com/podcast 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

96 years ago on March 5, 1923 — "Human Fly" Harry F. Young falls to his death while climbing the Hotel Martinique 49 years ago on March 6, 1970 — Weather Underground townhouse explodes 11 years ago on March 6, 2008 — An IED explodes outside Times Square Army recruitment office 2 years ago on March 7, 2017 — The 'Fearless Girl' statue is placed at Bowling Green, facing the famous Wall Street Bull statue 60 years ago on March 9, 1959 — The Barbie doll debuts at the American International Toy Fair in New York 8 years ago — The Norwegian Jewel sailing down the Hudson becomes the first post on the A Great Big City website! 8 years ago on March 4, 2011 — The TLC releases the results of their Taxi of Tomorrow survey 2 years ago on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 — FDNY Debuts New Tethered Drone with Infrared Camera 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. Park of the day Captain Rivera Playground — 156th Street in Woodstock in the Bronx — This playground honors Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr., a Marine pilot from the Bronx who died during a training mission in Operation Desert Shield. Parks Events If you're interested in keeping the city's parks clean, visit Canarsie Park for the Forest Restoration event on Saturday, March 9th. Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect natural areas in Canarsie Park and learn how to identify and safely remove invasive plants in order to help create a healthier ecosystem. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Please bring your own water bottle to this event. Space is limited and registration is required. Start time: 10:00 am End time: 12:00 pm Contact phone: (718) 392-5232 Location: Seaview Avenue and East 108th Street in Fresh Creek Nature Preserve in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Concert Calendar Cold Cave, ADULT, Psychic TV, and Sextile are playing Brooklyn Steel on Monday, March 4th The Monochrome Set and The Jetbeats are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Monday, March 4th Ice Cube is playing Terminal 5 in New York City on Wednesday, March 6th Morbid Angel, Blood Incantation, Cannibal Corpse, and Necrot are playing the Playstation Theater on Thursday, March 7th Nothing, Candy, and Tony Molina are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Thursday, March 7th State Champs and Our Last Night are playing the Best Buy Theater on Friday, March 8th The Black Queen, Kanga, and Uniform are playing the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, March 8th Robyn is playing Madison Square Garden on Friday, March 8th Trisomie 21 and Brighter Death Now are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Friday, March 8th The Sound of Animals Fighting is playing Terminal 5 on Friday, March 8th Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, and The Cringe are playing Irving Plaza on Saturday, March 9th Weezer, Basement, the Pixies, and TV on the Radio are playing Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 12th Teenage Fanclub and The Love Language are playing The Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, March 13th The Movielife and Travis Shettel are playing the Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday, March 15th Massive Attack is playing Radio City Music Hall on Friday, March 15th The Bouncing Souls and Strike Anywhere are playing White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on Saturday, March 16th Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. New York Fact Here's something you may not have known about New York: Central Park's Great Lawn was originally a reservoir of fresh water for city's water supply system. In 1931, it was filled in with material excavated from Rockefeller Center and the Eighth Avenue subway Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 79°F on March 10, 2016 Record Low: 3°F on March 5, 1872 Weather for the week ahead: Mainly dry and well below normal temperatures are expected through mid-week. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com

Learn about New York's various famous groundhogs, hear the first review of 'The Raven', and follow Waze underground on AGBC News episode 6! 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. 74 years ago on February 1, 1945 — The north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic Staten Island Chuck — a second female 'hog named Charlotte died in September 2018 of kidney disease — Buffalo Bert 173 years ago January 29, 1845: 'The Raven' by Edgar Allen Poe is first published in the New-York Evening Mirror — Competing plaques claiming two different locations for where the home where he wrote 'The Raven' once stood. After surviving since 1984 in the East Village, world famous St. Mark's Comics will be closing at the end of February Waze Beacons installed in tunnels AGBC News Episode 5: Subway Car Problems, A Long-Distance Phone Call, and Ride a Lime — Bombardier resumes subway car deliveries to New York City after manufacturing problems caused a temporary halt in deliveries last week. Bombardier has delivery about half of the initial 300 cars ordered by the MTA, but the delivery schedule is now years behind. Lime has a new, rugged scooter that the company says is built for New York City roads Park of the day Havemeyer Playground: "Triangle park near the Cross-Bronx Expressway in Unionport, Bronx. Features a playground, basketball court, and spray shower. Located at the Cross Bronx Exwy and Havemeyer Ave and has been a city property since 1946-01-31 It's a bit too cold to play a game of basketball at Havemeyer Playground, so check out a Parks Department rec center: Starting next week on February 3rd, NYC Parks will be holding their rec center open house week. Everyone is welcome to try out any of Manhattan's 13 recreation facilities that have exercise equipment, swimming pools, sports fields, and a calendar full of classes like Zumba, yoga, and water aerobics. The Parks Department rec centers offer a fantastic alternative to gyms, at a fraction of the cost: The most you would pay is just $150 for a year, which is $12.50 per month, then there are discounts for people young and old, veterans, and people with disabilities. You even get a 10% discount if you have a New York City ID card! Concert Calendar Bring Me the Horizon, The Fever 333, and Thrice are playing the Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown on Wednesday, January 30th starting at 7pm. Infected Mushroom is playing the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg on Wednesday, January 30th at 8pm. Igloo Ghost, Umru, and Dasychira are playing Elsewhere in Bushwick on Wednesday, January 30th at 8pm. Brasstracks, Pell, and Kemba are playing Brooklyn Steel in Greenpoint on Thursday, January 31st at 8pm. White Rope, Upsetter, Blood Blush, and Amen are playing Alphaville in Bushwick on Thursday, January 31st at 8pm. Sad Baxter, Long Neck, Keep Score, and Benchmark are playing Gold Sounds Bar in Bushwick on Friday, February 1st at 7pm. Ted Leo, Slingshot Dakota, and Supernatural Psycho are playing the Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint on Friday, February 1st at 8pm. Poppy is playing Irving Plaza in Union Square on Saturday, February 2nd at 7pm. The Roots are playing the Highline Ballroom at the final Highline Ballroom show on Tuesday, February 5th at 8pm. Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. If you're a street artist who wants to paint without keeping an eye out for the cops or if you just have an idea for a joyful mural, the NYC Dept of Transportation is searching for artists to brighten up some of the city's concrete surfaces. Submit your idea for a piece of public art by February 15th and you may be selected to receive up to $12,000 for the project. Visit nyc.gov/dotart for more info. Weather The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history: Record High: 69°F on January 29, 2002 Record Low: -3°F on February 2, 1881 Weather for the week ahead: Mixed precipitation throughout the week, with high temperatures bottoming out at 17°F on Thursday. 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, suggestions, or corrections. If you enjoy the show, subscribe and leave a review wherever you're listening and visit agreatbigcity.com/podcast to see show notes and extra links for each episode. Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere

Welcome to A Great Big City News, Episode 4: The 747 Takes Flight, Fraunces Tavern Bombing, and Government Shutdown Resources Federal workers food bank in Morrisania — The city has also put together a directory of resources for city residents impacted by the shutdown at nyc.gov/federalshutdown Supreme Court will hear challenge to NYC gun law — Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog.com 62 years ago on January 21, 1957 — The Mad Bomber is arrested after planting at least 33 bombs that injured 15 people 49 years ago on January 22, 1970 — The first Boeing 747 enters commercial service on a Pan Am route from JFK Airport to London Heathrow 44 years ago on January 24, 1975 — The terrorist group FALN plants a bomb at Fraunces Tavern killing 4 and injuring 50 Episode 3 — Green Dot MoneyPak scam targeting ConEd business customers — Consumer Alert: Check-Cashing Scam Targeting Job Seekers Do you remember the New York Wheel? — New York Wheel goes to auction A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2011, 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. With your support, you can guarantee that A Great Big City will survive to tell future generations of the giant New York ferris wheel that never was

Street Wannabes interviewed Andie of "Women That Rock" and Tarra & Natalie of "Sharkmuffin" about their show "Gig Like A Gyrl" at Brooklyn Bazaar 7/13! Featuring Gymshorts, Sharkmuffin, Sister Munch, Monte, Lady Bits, Strange Parts, + special guest DJ Jessica Louise Dye. There will also be a Female Makers Night Market with apparel, art, jewelry, tattoos & tarot (by Holly Simple), and Women That Rock PhotoBooth!Sharkmuffin also has a tape release for their latest LP "Tsuki" with 2 new tracks "Liz Taylor" and "Your Stupid Life" on Saturday at Asbury Park Yacht Club. Presented by Little Dickman Records with Lola Pistola and D. Jones of Lost Boy ? They are also playing Rippers on Sunday and touring the UK in 2 weeks! Recorded 7/10, available on iTunes and Google Play.www.facebook.com/events/585232598524839 "GIG LIKE A GYRL"www.facebook.com/sharkmuffin www.facebook.com/Women-That-Rock-1278781505556263 www.goo.gl/9KWu53 Tape Release 6/14www.streetwannabes.com

Shilpa Ray, NO ICE, Crazy Pills, and more are playing ‘Sunday for SAVI: A Thanksgiving Concert’ to benefit the Mount Sinai Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Program (SAVI). Milagres has new album out called ‘Ziggurat’ and a show at Elsewhere Zone One. Shannon Shaw is playing Brooklyn Bazaar. Mount Sharp is playing East Williamsburg Econolodge. And Operator Music Band is playing Alphaville. 00:00 - // StereoactiveNYC / BTRtoday ID // 00:40 - // Welcome / About SAVI // 03:41 - “Morning Terrors, Nights of Dread” - Shilpa Ray 08:04 - “Add Value Add Time” - Shilpa Ray 13:34 - “Darlin’” - NO ICE 17:09 - “Change Your Mind” - NO ICE 20:36 - “Look Alive” - Crazy Pills 23:03 - “Indictment” - Crazy Pills 26:43 - // Mic Break // 28:09 - “Golden Frames” - Shannon Shaw 30:36 - “Freddies ‘n’ Teddies” - Shannon Shaw 34:01 - “Cryin’ My Eyes Out” - Shannon Shaw 37:02 - “Skin” - Mount Sharp 40:30 - “Whiskey Ginger” - Mount Sharp 43:09 - “Realistic Saturation” - Operator Music Band 46:23 - “Moto Komplete” - Operator Music Band 50:13 - “Slim Spin” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Operator Music Band 53:55 - // Mic Break // 58:42 - “Ziggurat Brothers” - Milagres 63:19 - “Flame” - Milagres 67:05 - “Forget the World” - Milagres 71:40 - // Outro + Disclaimer // 72:43 - “Somewhere Deep In NYC” - The Unsacred Hearts 75:48 - // Finish.

Punch Drunk is live at Skankfest 2018 in New York City! Ari Shaffir, Jayson Thibault, Sam Tripoli and The Fight Nanny (with Johnny Woodard on stats) welcome Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, and Ryan O’Neill on stage in front of a packed crowd at the Brooklyn Bazaar. Ryan and Luis discuss their upcoming fight, and Big Jay pays off his lingering Bag of Bets debt by reading the messages he received from his gay personal ad. Also this week ... Ari and Sam finally thrown down!

Street Wannabes Radio (KPISS) interviewed Andie of "Women That Rock" and Tarra & Natalie of "Sharkmuffin" about their show "Gig Like A Gyrl" at Brooklyn Bazaar this Friday! Featuring Gymshorts, Sharkmuffin, Sister Munch, Monte, Lady Bits, Strange Parts, + special guest DJ Jessica Louise Dye. There will also be a Female Makers Night Market with apparel, art, jewelry, tattoos & tarot (by Holly Simple), and Women That Rock PhotoBooth!Sharkmuffin also has a tape release for their latest LP "Tsuki" with 2 new tracks "Liz Taylor" and "Your Stupid Life" on Saturday at Asbury Park Yacht Club. Presented by Little Dickman Records with Lola Pistola and D. Jones of Lost Boy ? They are also playing Rippers on Sunday and touring the UK in 2 weeks! Recorded 7/10.www.facebook.com/events/585232598524839 "GIG LIKE A GYRL"www.facebook.com/sharkmuffin www.facebook.com/Women-That-Rock-1278781505556263 www.goo.gl/9KWu53 Tape Release 6/14www.kpiss.fm/streetwannabes/street-wannabes-radio-with-andie-of-women-that-rock-and-sharkmuffinwww.streetwannabes.com

Street Wannabes Radio (KPISS) interviewed Andie of "Women That Rock" and Tarra & Natalie of "Sharkmuffin" about their show "Gig Like A Gyrl" at Brooklyn Bazaar this Friday! Featuring Gymshorts, Sharkmuffin, Sister Munch, Monte, Lady Bits, Strange Parts, + special guest DJ Jessica Louise Dye. There will also be a Female Makers Night Market with apparel, art, jewelry, tattoos & tarot (by Holly Simple), and Women That Rock PhotoBooth!Sharkmuffin also has a tape release for their latest LP "Tsuki" with 2 new tracks "Liz Taylor" and "Your Stupid Life" on Saturday at Asbury Park Yacht Club. Presented by Little Dickman Records with Lola Pistola and D. Jones of Lost Boy ? They are also playing Rippers on Sunday and touring the UK in 2 weeks! Recorded 7/10.www.facebook.com/events/585232598524839 "GIG LIKE A GYRL"www.facebook.com/sharkmuffin www.facebook.com/Women-That-Rock-1278781505556263 www.goo.gl/9KWu53 Tape Release 6/14www.kpiss.fm/streetwannabes/street-wannabes-radio-with-andie-of-women-that-rock-and-sharkmuffinwww.streetwannabes.com

We sat down with Mod Sun backstage at the Brooklyn Bazaar, who was on tour for his latest album 'BB.' In a cloudy room with graffiti-covered walls, Mod Sun spoke on his development as an artist, the power of saying "hello," crazy nights with Machine Gun Kelly, alternate realities, and much more. Mod believes being happy is a choice and chooses to see the happiness in every moment. We hope this conversation leaves you with a different perspective and a deeper look into the mind of Mod Sun. Mixed and mastered by Matt Grossfeld Music produced by David Grossfeld Main Site: https://www.auxoro.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxoromag/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Auxoromag

Street Wannabes Radio (KPISS) interviewed Yazan outside Brooklyn Bazaar. Yazan has a new single "Cockroach" premiered by GoldFlakePaint, off his upcoming album "Hahaha" out April 20th, on Exploding in Sound Records. We talked to him about the album, his tour, the show at The Footlight on March 22 and much more! You can pre-order the album now! www.explodinginsoundrecords.com/products/612956-yazan-hahahaRecorded 3/3www.facebook.com/yazanmusicwww.goldflakepaint.co.uk/track-premiere-yazan-cockroachwww.music.yazan.cowww.facebook.com/events/567961263559407 (Fits, Washer, Bethlehem Steel and Yazan @ The Footlight 3/22)www.open.spotify.com/artist/38MVtN4VzE9lfcQArqi3tEwww.facebook.com/explodinginsoundrecordswww.explodinginsoundrecords.comwww.kpiss.fm/streetwannabes/street-wannabes-radio-with-yazanwww.streetwannabes.com

Street Wannabes Radio (KPISS) interviewed Yazan outside Brooklyn Bazaar. Yazan has a new single "Cockroach" premiered by GoldFlakePaint, off his upcoming album "Hahaha" out April 20th, on Exploding in Sound Records. We talked to him about the album, his tour, the show at The Footlight on March 22 and much more! You can pre-order the album now! www.explodinginsoundrecords.com/products/612956-yazan-hahahaRecorded 3/3www.facebook.com/yazanmusicwww.goldflakepaint.co.uk/track-premiere-yazan-cockroachwww.music.yazan.cowww.facebook.com/events/567961263559407 (Fits, Washer, Bethlehem Steel and Yazan @ The Footlight 3/22)www.open.spotify.com/artist/38MVtN4VzE9lfcQArqi3tEwww.facebook.com/explodinginsoundrecordswww.explodinginsoundrecords.comwww.kpiss.fm/streetwannabes/street-wannabes-radio-with-yazanwww.streetwannabes.com

Street Wannabes Radio of KPISS met up with Max of "Ears to Feed" for a satellite podcast. We talked about booking shows, Brooklyn Bazaar and their show on 2/23 at Alphaville with Monogold, New Myths, Patio, Painted Zeros. Recorded 1/17.www.earstofeed.com www.facebook.com/earstofeed www.KPISS.fm www.streetwannabes.com

Street Wannabes Radio of KPISS met up with Max of "Ears to Feed" for a satellite podcast. We talked about booking shows, Brooklyn Bazaar and their show on 2/23 at Alphaville with Monogold, New Myths, Patio, Painted Zeros. Recorded 1/17.www.earstofeed.com www.facebook.com/earstofeed www.KPISS.fm www.streetwannabes.com

On this very special episode of Songmess we are delighted to bring you our interview with seminal Puerto Rican indie band Balún! Today's show was recorded somewhere in Brooklyn at the Haus of Balún, where we got Angélica, José and Nora - three of the four dreambow darlings - to share some chismesitos indies with us. Buckle up because our conversations range from the lauded Boricua indie music scene, to the band's adventures through Bogotá for Hermoso Ruido, and the island's current path to recovery in the wake of devastating back-to-back hurricanes. Our playlist today is also a bit different since Angélica brought a series of pieces by modern Latinx composers. So even though you will hear a few non-classical tracks mixed in, we encourage you to wear your finest attire as you listen to this incredible night at the Latin indie symphony. (Special production credit to cutie haus puppy Midi.) In the same vein, both Angélica Negrón and Songmess will be performing live during New Latin Wave at Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint this coming October 22nd. New Latin Wave is a multi disciplinary symposium that spotlights discussions and performances on music, visual arts, journalism, cuisine and independent publishing by Latinx creatives. Angélica will headline the music program with a 3pm performance of her solo work in the Brooklyn Bazaar Concert Hall, while we, Songmess, will record a live episode with guest band Breaking Forms in the Disco Room at 5:30 pm. All links will be included below and we urge you to joins us IRL to keep this network of Latinx creativity growing! New Latin Wave: http://newlatinwave.com/ Balún: https://www.facebook.com/balunband/ Angélica Negrón: https://www.angelicanegron.com/ Amigos Poderosos: https://soundcloud.com/amigospoderosos Playlist: Balún - "Entretela" Angélica Negrón - "El Colapso" Amigos Poderosos - "112112" Alfonso Fuentes - "La Historia de Vieques" Marcos Balter - "meltDown Upshot- 1. Credo" - Performed by Ensamble Dal Niente and Deerhoof Silvestre Revueltas - "Sensemayá" Pauchi Sasaki - "Le Petite Piaf" Tania León - "Understanding", movement from Inura ballet Angélica Negrón - "La Isla Mágica" Please share, subscribe and find us on iTunes, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or contact us at songmessmusic@gmail.com.

Steph speaks to Mr. Cigarettes, a mascot for the entire cigarette industry, and Jonathan Bones, an aspiring spaceman who lives in KFC. Guests Joey Dundale (@JoeyDundale / $700 Rules) and Nick Naney (@nicknaney / Reek of the Week, Dogslam at Brooklyn Bazaar).

SUMMER SPECIAL! Belvy Klein, Co-Founder of Riis Park Beach Bazaar and Brooklyn Night Bazaar, steps on to the New York Launch Pod to discuss what it’s like to bring music, food, drink, vendors, and fun to the beach and at its famous night market. After winning a request for proposal (RFP) late spring of 2015, Belvy Klein and his co-founder Aaron Broudo did not have a lot of time to invigorate the sleepy Rockaway Beach with life. But armed with the out-of-the-box thinking that Brooklyn Bazaar LLC, the parent company, is known for, Belvy and Aaron were able to transform Riis Park into a tourist destination that caught the eye of the New York Post as the number one item on its summer bucket list and the second best beach in America as rated by Yahoo! Travel. Rather than selling traditional food on the beach, Riis Park Beach Bazaar draws in visitors with an exciting mix of local food, vendors, free live music, and programming on a daily basis. With a unique location that captures the benefits of a beautiful beach and the vistas of Manhattan, New Yorkers have been flocking by car, bus, train, ferry, and bicycle. The result for the first season of the Riis Park Beach Bazaar was a 140% increase in attendance over the previous year. Belvy also talks about the forthcoming return of the Brooklyn Bazaar to the former Polonaise Terrace and the many exciting new features that his company is bringing to the former wedding venue. After starting at the DeKalb Market in Downtown Brooklyn and moving to Williamsburg then to Greenpoint this will be the fourth iteration of the popular Night Bazaar that utilizes the company’s recipe of live music, food, drink, vendors, and fun. In the episode, Belvy also talks about how the company has grown, how the Bazaar has been a springboard for its vendors, what it is like to be an independent concert venue in New York City and what it was like to lose the former space on Banker Street to BMW. Listen to the episode to get an inside look at what it is like to do business at the beach with the unpredictability of mother nature, and how Riis Park Beach Bazaar was able to gain the support of the local community by having a year round presence, and hear Belvy address criticism that his company is gentrifying the beach.   Transcript of the episode available here: http://nylaun.ch/rpbazaarTR More on Riis Park Beach Bazaar and Brooklyn Bazaar: http://riisparkbeachbazaar.com/  http://bkbazaar.com/

King Tideby Alison WilgusSome particular trick of the moon, the weather, and the Earth's closeness to the sun had pulled the tide all the way to 5th Avenue, a good half-block further uphill than usual. The city had put out an alert, so Jordyn knew to clear out the basement ahead of time. Their landlord was smart enough to have the foundation sealed years ago—that would be fine—but there wasn't much to be done for cardboard boxes and old futons. Those had to be kept above the tide line, or they were garbage.Full Transcript appears under the cut:----more----[Intro music plays]Hello! Welcome to GlitterShip episode 10 for June 11, 2015. I'm your host, Keffy, and I'm super excited to be sharing this story with you.It's only been a few days since I uploaded last week's episode, but I'm back. One of the other things that happened last weekend is that the Nebula Awards were given out. If you're not up on a lot of the science fiction awards, these are given out by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and are voted on by the professional writers who are members of that organization.I'll provide a link to the complete short list in the transcript, (Nebula Awards) but I'd also like to congratulate the winners on the show.So!The winner of Best Novel was Jeff VanderMeer for Annihilation.Novella - which is like a really short book - went to Nancy Kress for Yesterday's Kin.Novelette - which is like a really long short story - went to Alaya Dawn Johnson for "A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i"And short story went to Ursula Vernon for "Jackalope Wives."The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult SF&F went to Alaya Dawn Johnson for Love Is the Drug.Congratulations to all the winners!Our story this week is "King Tide" by Alison Wilgus.Alison Wilgus is a writer of comics and prose, and currently working on nonfiction graphic novels for First Second Books. She also draws her own comics about space, cats, monster hunting, and very occasionally herself. She lives in Brooklyn.She is also one of the co-editors at The Sockdolager, which is a semiprozine at sockdolager.net. You may also remember the comics anthology called Beyond, which is an all-ages queer science fiction and fantasy comics anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts. Alison wrote one of the comics for that anthology, which was illustrated by Anissa Espinoza. You can find more information about Beyond at beyondanthology.comKing Tideby Alison WilgusSome particular trick of the moon, the weather, and the Earth's closeness to the sun had pulled the tide all the way to 5th Avenue, a good half-block further uphill than usual. The city had put out an alert, so Jordyn knew to clear out the basement ahead of time. Their landlord was smart enough to have the foundation sealed years ago—that would be fine—but there wasn't much to be done for cardboard boxes and old futons. Those had to be kept above the tide line, or they were garbage.Her girlfriend, Mia, had paused on the first floor landing to breathe, a disintegrating tomb of Jordyn's family albums clutched in her hands. Its weight eased for a moment as she rested an edge on the railing. "We should toss these," Mia had said. "You digitized them years ago.""Oh, but it's not the same," Jordyn had said, and it wasn't.Now she sat cross-legged on their bed while Mia showered, a stack of albums on the duvet beside her and another open in her lap. She peered at the careful handwriting under each photograph, names and dates and in-jokes, most of them incomprehensible. The photos had been taken with cell phones and carefully printed out, an anachronism even then. Her grandmother had pressed hard when she wrote, and as Jordyn ran her fingertips over the pages she could feel indentations beneath the ink. The album smelled of dust and old glue and a worrying hint of mildew.Jordyn had copied one—taken a photo of a photo, found a place up in Bushwick that still did small print jobs, bought a silver frame secondhand at the Brooklyn Bazaar—and set it on the wooden dresser beside their bed. Her grandmother had taken it decades ago, when her mother was a little girl and the Gowanus canal only rarely ventured out onto the streets.In the photo, a small, smiling version of Jordyn's mother sat on the stoop of her grandparents' house. She was an almost-copy of herself: curly black hair, brown skin, freckles on her cheeks and bare shoulders. The house was yellow brick, with white-washed iron bars over the windows and a little flower garden tucked between the concrete stoop and the stairs down to the cellar. Her grandparents had bought it in the 1970s for very little money, and, at the time the photograph was taken, were rightly smug about their foresight. Back then they could have sold it for a million dollars to developers who'd have cheerfully replaced it with a narrow stack of condos.They'd stopped using the cellar after Hurricane Oscar. Hurricane Andrea had ruined the curtains and the carpets on the first floor, and they’d been forced to sell the house for little more than it cost to buy a new car.Jordyn lived just up the hill, now. The yellow house in her picture wasn't large—two stories and a basement—but on most days, its top story rose out of the lagoon. She liked to look at it from her roof in the late afternoon, when the warm golden sunshine made it look buttery and romantic. Like it had sounded in her mother's stories, back when she was still alive to tell them.The pipes thumped as Mia turned off the water. She walked out the bathroom in a cloud of steam, her stout brown body naked and dripping as she toweled off her hair. "Moon's out," she said.Jordyn closed the album in her lap and set it on top of the others. The bed creaked as she slid to the edge, tucked her feet into her slippers, stood up; she stretched her arms above her head and her muscles resettled. "It's a King Tide," she said. "Highest this year. By a lot."Mia pulled her head through a cotton tee shirt. "We should drink a couple beers on the roof.""Hah! In winter?"Mia shrugged.Jordyn opened the door to their apartment, then turned the lock so that the deadbolt would catch on the frame and keep the door ajar. Theirs was the top floor; they climbed one flight of steep marble stairway to the roof. Two bottles clinked together in Mia's hand, held by their necks between her fingers.The winter had been mild, but little mounds of rotten snow hid in the shadows, and Jordyn rubbed her arms through her sweatshirt as she walked across the tarpaper. Through the steam of her breath, she looked out over a city of brick and stone and water. Behind her swelled the high-rent higher ground of Park Slope, dry townhouses climbing up the hill to Prospect Park, Flatbush, Windsor Terrace, Crown Heights. Neighborhoods that emptied this time of year, when everyone escaped to their condos in Georgia.Before her, an archipelago.Real estate agents had started calling it "Gowanus Beach," which Jordyn thought was pretty misleading, even by real estate standards. At least when people said Red Hook was "The Venice of Kings County" that evoked a useful image: water-stained townhouses and floating wooden walkways, plastic kayaks tied up in front of corner bodegas, tanned women in sundresses puttering around in little zodiacs with outboard motors, the East River lapping at second story windowsills. "Gowanus Beach" implied sand, maybe sea-smooth stones, even the muddy shore of a lake. Nothing about "beach" said crumbling asphalt, or concrete gnawed away by the tides, or exposed rebar skeletons crumbling into rust, or the bloated carcasses of cheap student furniture bobbing up from drowned garden apartments.The wind was wet and heavy. Jordyn shivered and looked down at the rippling gray water. The tide had swallowed her grandparents' house entirely.Mia popped their bottles open on the low brick wall of the facade. They stood in the cold and looked at the city, at the full moon in the blue evening sky, at the waves. A trash barge puttered along the street below, pausing every half-block for building supers to add to its load. Jordyn could hear the siren of a fire boat, but couldn’t see the boat itself, nor the smoke.Jordyn took a sip from her beer, which was warm and tasted of hops and cardamom. "The tide's supposed to drop all the way down past Fourth Ave," she said. "I thought I might go for a walk."Mia pursed her lips. "It'll be dark.""It hasn't gone out this far in years.""Still." Mia nursed her beer in silence for a while, time measured out in the swish-pop of her sips. "When was your last tetanus shot?""Couple years ago. Remember? I fell off Madison's dock."Mia sighed. "Wear your reef shoes, all right?"The sirens faded. Jordyn stepped into the warm space beside Mia's body and slid an arm around her thick waist, tucking her hand into the far pocket of Mia's coat. "I'll be fine," she said.Anticipation kept Jordyn from sleeping soundly, and she woke before her alarm. She had dreamed about riding the old subway system her mother had told her about. She dressed by the amber light of the street lamps, pulled a coat on over her wetsuit, slipped her feet into her reef shoes. Kissed Mia on the forehead and closed their bedroom door.Mia had set the big flashlight to charge before they'd gone to bed. Jordyn took it, and her set of keys, locked up the apartment, descended the stairway in rubber-soled silence, and stepped out onto the empty sidewalk. The water was gone, but the tree wells were frozen with mud.As Jordyn walked downhill toward Fourth Avenue, below the usual tideline, she had to pick her away around soggy timber, hunks of old insulation, rusted soda cans, tangled knots of plastic shopping bags—the usual trail of city detritus left behind by high tide. She passed under the elevated boardwalk running along the east side of the avenue, a tourist attraction some mayor had built when she was a little girl. The wreckage of a gull had caught on one of the pilings.Beyond the boardwalk, crumbling asphalt dissolved into a sort of coarse black gravel, bits of the roadbed mixed in with the sand and soil and stones that had once supported it. In places, the steel tubes and concrete cylinders of the old infrastructure were exposed—gas lines, water mains, sewers, electricity. Round black holes gaped open, liquid noises echoing up from underground. Most of the old manhole covers had been stolen by trophy hunters years ago. Jordyn chose her steps carefully, eyes on the ground.Once she reached the buildings on the far side of the avenue, she paused to look behind her. Only the foolish or the desperate would eat anything fished out of the Gowanus lagoon, but the boardwalk was crowded with seafood restaurants hoping to capitalize on the maritime atmosphere. Their neon signs still winked at her from above shuttered doors and windows, criss-crossed by the black silhouettes of utility lines.The canals of the lagoon were lit, but not well, and the low tide made the landscape unsettling and strange. Buildings were taller than she remembered; boats moored in shallow water now rested on the ground.The lagoon had retreated to a few yards below the avenue. Jordyn switched on the flashlight and waded in one cautious step at a time, careful not to shift her weight forward until she was sure of her footing.The water was cold. Her toes were numb within half a block, but that was fine. The soles of her shoes were tough enough for nails and glass, and she didn't have far to go.In the LED glow of her flashlight, the yellow brick house looked almost white. For a disoriented moment, she wondered if she'd gone down the wrong street, or misremembered which side of it the building was on. Someone—a thief, an interim owner, the tide—had taken the bars from the lower-story windows. And the brick was striped with stains, each line a marker of the lagoon's creeping progress uphill.But the black iron numbers hanging above the door were the same. This was thehouse, reclaimed from the tide, if only for tonight. From this stoop, her mother had watched the water come.Jordyn was up to her waist in the lagoon. Her feet still had some feeling left, and she poked around with them under the night-black water, looking for the first step. Finding it, she climbed the uneven stairs, water running down the legs of her wetsuit and dripping from the saturated hem of her coat, to finally sit on the stoop, her back against the font door. Her feet were still in the water, and it tickled as it lapped around her ankles.She dried her hands off on her hair, then tugged her phone out of a waterproof pouch in her jacket. She held it up in front of her, looked into its little black eye, and smiled.END"King Tide" was originally published by Terraform in December of 2014.This recording is a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license which means you can share it with anyone you’d like, but please don’t change or sell it. 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