The Cops
Why Didn’t the NYPD Let Me Complete My Prime Directive?
Eliminating human frailty from policing is not something we should be giving up on.
Cultural Capital
André 3000 Has Two Dozen Flutes and a Vision
The crowd at the Blue Note on Wednesday night wouldn't have come to hear experimental jazz made by anyone else. That's what made it necessary.
Morning Spew
This Poor, Dumb Rodent Doesn’t Know a Thing
There may not be six more weeks of winter, but how many more years will we entertain this farce? Plus: A year of Flaco the owl, and more links.
Nosh Pit
The Court Street Bagels Caper
The new owner of the Cobble Hill bagel shop didn't even need to change the lox.
Morning Spew
Parents Say NYC is Failing Pro-Palestine Students and Teachers
They're facing discipline from the Department of Education even after they were sent human feces for supporting a ceasefire.
Eric Adams
Adams Fought the Lawmakers and the Lawmakers Won
City Council voted Tuesday to override the Mayor’s veto of bills on police transparency and humane jail conditions
$20 Dinner
The Best Bar Food in NYC Is at Lori Jayne, Deep in the Heart of a Bushwick Music Venue
There are killer burgers, fries, wings, nugs, and 'shrooms emerging from that back window.
Morning Spew
Commercial Waste Management Reform Is Finally Almost Happening (This Fall, in One Part of Queens)
Plus, more links dumped for your browsing pleasure.
Going Places
With a Summer of Painful Shutdowns Looming, Can the G Train Get Back to Forest Hills?
What it will take for the the MTA's most-neglected line to finally return to glory.
The Cops
Police Union’s Surprise Weapon in Its Legal Battle to Block Protest Policing Reform? The Mayor
The Police Benevolent Association pushback against the 2020 George Floyd protests settlement has its day in court.
Morning Spew
Migrants Are Still Cold and Hungry and City Hall Still Isn’t Doing Much About It
As local groups and politicians try to solve the problem, City Hall is sitting on its hands.
Fresh Hell
Manhattan’s Chinatown Is Getting a ‘Welcome Arch.’ Why?
"If you look at other Chinatowns, arches become sad markers of a once vibrant and thriving community. In some ways, it becomes a tombstone for dying Chinatowns."