Morning Spew
A Pulitzer Nod for Hell Gate's Newest Writer
Jessy Edwards on what it’s like to be a Pulitzer finalist and how she got the story (plus more links for your Tuesday).
Cultural Capital
Brooklyn Mirage's Permitting Delays Are Not a Mirage
After a canceled opening weekend, the venue is set to have its first show this Friday.
Cultural Capital
The Tompkins Avenue Open Street Helped Bed-Vyne Brew Thrive—Until the Local NYPD Precinct Shut the Party Down
The beloved Bed-Stuy bar—a favorite of Black New Yorkers—will close its doors on May 31 after 12 years in operation.
Morning Spew
Play Along With Long Play This Weekend
Plus: A cursed venue, the "best" "budget" "ever", and more links for your weekend.
Leave Your Apartment
For The Gworls's Asanni Armon Wants You to Party With a Purpose
A rapper and an organizer for mutual aid for Black and trans New Yorkers, Armon is tired of overpriced parties.
Going Places
Rockaway Boardwalk Bike Ban? Not So Fast
Queens Councilmember Joann Ariola says she's brokering a "compromise" with the Parks Department that will roll back their 35-block bike ban and allow cyclists to keep cruising.
Morning Spew
The Rent Guidelines Board Wants to Hike Rents Again—Who Will Stop Them?
And more news for your Thursday morning.
The Cops
Posting 'Happy Birthday Gang' to Social Media Can Get You Added to the NYPD Gang Database
And other disturbing details from a new civil rights lawsuit.
$20 Dinner
Brooklyn's Best New Fried Chicken Sandwich Lives in Bed-Stuy
Disco Birdies also offers some seriously decadent fries and a popping champagne menu.
Morning Spew
Hochul Gets (Most of) What She Wanted (Kind of)
Let's find out what's in the state budget, and other links to start your day.
The Cops
Eric Adams Asked for Photos of Cops Staring at Their Phones, and New Yorkers Delivered
The mayor promised "aggressive actions" to stop cops from playing on their phones while on subway patrol, but that never happened.