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| New York Today: Nets Players, Moving to Brooklyn | New York Today: Nets Players, Moving to Brooklyn |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Updated 8:49 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this nebulous Wednesday. | Good morning on this nebulous Wednesday. |
| Their apartments may be a bit more luxurious than your average Brooklyn home — some have eight-foot-high doorways, private terraces and views to die for. | Their apartments may be a bit more luxurious than your average Brooklyn home — some have eight-foot-high doorways, private terraces and views to die for. |
| But when Nets players moved to Brooklyn (as almost all of them have, writes a Times sports reporter, Scott Cacciola), they faced several of the same maddening real-estate obstacles that mere mortals do. | But when Nets players moved to Brooklyn (as almost all of them have, writes a Times sports reporter, Scott Cacciola), they faced several of the same maddening real-estate obstacles that mere mortals do. |
| “They have slightly bigger budgets than average Brooklynites,” Mr. Cacciola told us, “but they’re still dealing with Brooklyn and all the good and bad that Brooklyn has to offer.” | “They have slightly bigger budgets than average Brooklynites,” Mr. Cacciola told us, “but they’re still dealing with Brooklyn and all the good and bad that Brooklyn has to offer.” |
| (Last season, when they were practicing in New Jersey, only one of the Nets lived in Brooklyn.) | (Last season, when they were practicing in New Jersey, only one of the Nets lived in Brooklyn.) |
| Just like us, they get “sticker shock,” Mr. Cacciola said. | Just like us, they get “sticker shock,” Mr. Cacciola said. |
| Players have checked out prospective apartments online — spots with ample closet space, of course — and many will keep searching until they find one that’s no-fee. | Players have checked out prospective apartments online — spots with ample closet space, of course — and many will keep searching until they find one that’s no-fee. |
| They, too, see their dream rentals fly off the market before they have the time even to set pen to paper on an application. | They, too, see their dream rentals fly off the market before they have the time even to set pen to paper on an application. |
| And finding street parking can be harder for them than swooshing a three-pointer. So tough, in fact, that Luis Scola, a forward from Argentina, decided to sell his minivan. | And finding street parking can be harder for them than swooshing a three-pointer. So tough, in fact, that Luis Scola, a forward from Argentina, decided to sell his minivan. |
| (Others ride bikes, take the subway or use Uber.) | (Others ride bikes, take the subway or use Uber.) |
| We feel your pain, Nets, and apparently you feel ours. | We feel your pain, Nets, and apparently you feel ours. |
| “These are universal challenges for people looking to move to Brooklyn, so in a unique way, they’re almost more accessible,” Mr. Cacciola said of the players. | “These are universal challenges for people looking to move to Brooklyn, so in a unique way, they’re almost more accessible,” Mr. Cacciola said of the players. |
| “It makes them more part of the fabric of the borough.” | “It makes them more part of the fabric of the borough.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| It’s hard to know what to wear today. | It’s hard to know what to wear today. |
| Cloudy skies and a light breeze suggest an autumn coat. | Cloudy skies and a light breeze suggest an autumn coat. |
| But with a high of 65, can you get away with something less? | But with a high of 65, can you get away with something less? |
| The National Weather Service can’t help much. They don’t provide clothing recommendations, “unless it’s really, really cold,” said a meteorologist, Pat Maloit. | The National Weather Service can’t help much. They don’t provide clothing recommendations, “unless it’s really, really cold,” said a meteorologist, Pat Maloit. |
| Today we’ll leave it up to you. | Today we’ll leave it up to you. |
| • Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the number of people who work for New York has grown to a record level. [New York Times] | • Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the number of people who work for New York has grown to a record level. [New York Times] |
| • Updates on the bridge scandal trial: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and a former aide discussed the lane-closing plot beforehand, the aide’s lawyer asserted in court. [New York Times] | • Updates on the bridge scandal trial: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and a former aide discussed the lane-closing plot beforehand, the aide’s lawyer asserted in court. [New York Times] |
| • In his first major policy address, the police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, said previous tactics had, at times, “lost focus” on keeping people safe. [New York Times] | • In his first major policy address, the police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, said previous tactics had, at times, “lost focus” on keeping people safe. [New York Times] |
| • Inmates under the age of 21 will no longer be put in solitary confinement in city jails. [New York Magazine] | • Inmates under the age of 21 will no longer be put in solitary confinement in city jails. [New York Magazine] |
| • Alain E. Kaloyeros, the president of the State University of New York Polytechnic and a Cuomo insider, stepped down from his post after he was charged in connection with a corruption case. [New York Times] | • Alain E. Kaloyeros, the president of the State University of New York Polytechnic and a Cuomo insider, stepped down from his post after he was charged in connection with a corruption case. [New York Times] |
| • The City Council is considering banning performances by exotic animals in the city. [CBS] | • The City Council is considering banning performances by exotic animals in the city. [CBS] |
| • A fortune telling booth with a plastic likeness of Donald J. Trump inside appeared in front of the Fox News Corporation building in Midtown. [DNAinfo] | • A fortune telling booth with a plastic likeness of Donald J. Trump inside appeared in front of the Fox News Corporation building in Midtown. [DNAinfo] |
| • The M.T.A. pulled an ad for the Randalls Island Haunted Hayride that featured a woman’s head in a plastic bag. [WNYC] | • The M.T.A. pulled an ad for the Randalls Island Haunted Hayride that featured a woman’s head in a plastic bag. [WNYC] |
| • The ice rink at Rockefeller Center opened for the season. [NY1] | • The ice rink at Rockefeller Center opened for the season. [NY1] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Chased Down on an Unfamiliar Block” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Chased Down on an Unfamiliar Block” |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. |
| • HONK! NYC, a weeklong brass band extravaganza featuring hundreds of performers, continues in Manhattan and on Staten Island. Times and prices vary. | • HONK! NYC, a weeklong brass band extravaganza featuring hundreds of performers, continues in Manhattan and on Staten Island. Times and prices vary. |
| • See hundreds of chrysanthemums — called kiku in Japanese — on display in the Art of the Japanese Garden exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [$20] | • See hundreds of chrysanthemums — called kiku in Japanese — on display in the Art of the Japanese Garden exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [$20] |
| • Learn about the history of candy, from medieval Europe to Halloween in America, at the Brooklyn Brainery in Prospect Heights. 6 p.m. [$12] | • Learn about the history of candy, from medieval Europe to Halloween in America, at the Brooklyn Brainery in Prospect Heights. 6 p.m. [$12] |
| • Watch two adult comedians perform a middle-school talent show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. 9:30 p.m. [$5] | • Watch two adult comedians perform a middle-school talent show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. 9:30 p.m. [$5] |
| • Looking ahead: A conference on political satire and press freedom in Latin America, featuring cartoonists and expert speakers, is at Cooper Union in the East Village on Oct. 15. [R.S.V.P. here]• | • Looking ahead: A conference on political satire and press freedom in Latin America, featuring cartoonists and expert speakers, is at Cooper Union in the East Village on Oct. 15. [R.S.V.P. here]• |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: suspended for Yom Kippur. | • Alternate-side parking: suspended for Yom Kippur. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Hearts are breaking. | Hearts are breaking. |
| Sort of. | Sort of. |
| The city’s Transportation Department continues to crack down on the “love locks” that romantics hang on the Brooklyn Bridge by, well, cracking and removing them. | The city’s Transportation Department continues to crack down on the “love locks” that romantics hang on the Brooklyn Bridge by, well, cracking and removing them. |
| The padlocks, the city says, have become a maintenance headache for the bridge as well as a danger to traffic. | The padlocks, the city says, have become a maintenance headache for the bridge as well as a danger to traffic. |
| More than 11,000 were removed from the bridge in 2015, at a cost to the city of well over $100,000. Just last month, when an overhead wire snapped under the weight of the locks, part of the bridge was shut down for two hours for emergency repairs. | More than 11,000 were removed from the bridge in 2015, at a cost to the city of well over $100,000. Just last month, when an overhead wire snapped under the weight of the locks, part of the bridge was shut down for two hours for emergency repairs. |
| So a word to the wise: | So a word to the wise: |
| “Take nothing but selfies, leave nothing but footprints,” said Polly Trottenberg, the department’s commissioner, citing a variation of a conservationist maxim. | “Take nothing but selfies, leave nothing but footprints,” said Polly Trottenberg, the department’s commissioner, citing a variation of a conservationist maxim. |
| Some things will be hung on the bridge: “No Locks” signs, warning of a $100 fine. | Some things will be hung on the bridge: “No Locks” signs, warning of a $100 fine. |
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