A summer of public drinking citations

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday August 26, 2024 [Donate now]( [Want to crack open a cold one at an NYC park or beach? Be ready to pay a $25 ticket.]( [A woman is wearing a patriotic swimsuit while sunbathing on a beach on Independence Day at Coney Island.]( [NYPD tickets for public drinking have more than doubled since 2019.]( More Stories From Today [Shams DaBaron sits with Randy Mastro in an Italian restaurant.]( [Prominent homeless advocate backs controversial Adams nominee who sent PIs to his door]( [Shams DaBaron says he’s supporting Randy Mastro for New York City's top lawyer, even though Mastro once sent private investigators to discredit him amid tensions over a Manhattan shelter.]( [Photo of Anthony Martin Jr. placed over an image of a Rikers sign as the background]( [Rikers officer posed as TV producer to lure woman he raped to his home, Queens DA says]( [Anthony Martin Jr. faces multiple allegations of sexual assault, according to prosecutors.]( [The 96th Street station on the 1, 2 and 3 lines on the Upper West Side seen on Jan. 4, 2024.]( [No 2 train service between Manhattan and Bronx this weekend, MTA says]( [Trains on the 2 line will be suspended between the Third Avenue-149th Street and 96th Street stops from late Friday night until early Monday morning.]( [A motion-blurred image of cars and trucks moving along the Cross Bronx Expressway in 2021.]( [Major and local roads close in Queens as U.S. Open draws more than 1 million fans]( [Officials are strongly urging people in the area to take public transportation.]( [the Gowanus Canal at dusk]( [Extra Extra: Pumpkin Spice Gowanus Canal?]( [Because the "Christmas" scent is better than the unfiltered garbage scent, here are your afternoon links: Brooklyn Public Library is TikTok famous, the Mets' rally pimp is local TV news famous, a giant house in Jersey and more.]( [A photo of hot dogs, which may or may not be sandwiches.]( [What defines a sandwich? WNYC's 'All Of It' dares to ask.]( [Guest host Kousha Navidar, comedian and sandwich philosopher Josh Gondelman, along with our listeners, dove into the thorny debate by asking: Is a hot dog a sandwich?]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.