Why you shouldn’t walk on escalators; Manhattan’s most expensive townhouse will become offices
- Slow turn boxes, aka curb extensions, are part of a new pilot program at intersections where turning drivers are known to injure pedestrians. [Planetizen]
- Research finds that it’s more efficient if everyone stands on an escalator instead of some people walking on it. [NYT]
- Postal workers in Brooklyn and Flushing, Queens are among the most attacked by dogs in the U.S., with 27 and 22 attacks respectively. [NBC New York]
- The Wildenstein mansion, which earlier this week became Manhattan’s most expensive townhouse when it sold for $79.5 million, will be turned into corporate offices. [Commercial Observer]
- A new East Village bar is donating all profits to anti-Trump causes like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. [Eater]
