THE LEDE: Good morning. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a law limiting the circumstances under which Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials can arrest people on immigration violations at state courthouses.
THE RUNDOWN
~ TRUMP’S COMPANY ORDERED TO GIVE EVIDENCE TO NY INVESTIGATORS: A New York judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s company to give state investigators documents related to a suburban estate that’s the subject of a civil investigation into the family’s business practices. (AP)
~ CUOMO SIGNS LAW LIMITING ICE ARRESTS AT STATE COURTHOUSES: The law, passed by the state Senate and Assembly in July, requires a warrant signed by a judge for ICE to make an immigration arrest. (AP)
~ REZONING FIGHT IN SUNSET PARK HAS RESIDENTS DIVIDED ON HOUSING SOLUTIONS: Elizabeth Canela, project manager for Totem, a developer based in Brooklyn, has become a main character in the current rezoning fight in Sunset Park. In 1999 she and her family were priced out of their Sunset Park apartment and pushed into public housing.
~ BROOKLYN RESTAURANTS COUNTER INDOOR DINING BAN WITH HEATED OUTDOOR SPACES: While it’s safe to say that the entire New York City restaurant industry is dismayed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest ban on indoor dining, announced last Friday, some Brooklyn restaurateurs have acted to counter the ban to buying heaters and heating their outdoor and semi-outdoor tables.
~ FORT GREENE COMMUNITY GROUP SUES LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION: Preserve BAMs Historic District attorney Michael Gruen recently filed a petition in New York State Supreme Court on behalf of 52 plaintiffs against the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
~ OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS: Ballet, celebrations, masks and more.
MORE BROOKLYN NEWS
~ “NYC Restaurateurs Demand Changes to ‘Punishing’ COVID-19 Rules as Winter Nears” (Eater)
~ “Brooklyn principal flouted COVID-19 rules by ordering 150 staff, students to eat together in cafeteria: staffers” (Daily News)
~ “What NYC Restaurants Need to Do With Their Outdoor Dining Setups on Snow Days” (Eater)
STAFF PICKS
~ READ: “Murder in Malta: After a journalist was assassinated, her sons found clues in her unfinished work that cracked the case and brought down the government.” (The New Yorker)
~ DRINK: Here are the 10 best places to get winter cocktails in New York City, including three spots in Brooklyn. (Thrillist)
~ CARTOON: The perfect gift for 2020. (The Week)
~ FILM: “Wonder Women: The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.” (Hazlitt)
THE WRAP
⌛ ON THIS DAY: In 1941, the Eagle reported, “A victory over Japan in the Far East will take a year or 18 months, Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, declared today at LaGuardia Field. He arrived at noon from Toronto and boarded a plane for Washington.” Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📚 IMPRINT: Actor George Clooney grins on the latest cover of The Observer Magazine.
👑 ROYAL WATCH: “Royal family critic devastated after seven family members contract COVID-19″ (The News International)
🏀 SPORTS: Durant takes ‘good first step’ in Brooklyn
BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to “Battlestar Galactica” star Terry Carter; actress and author Joyce Bulifant; “Face to Face” star Liv Ullmann; journalist Lesley Stahl; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tony Hicks (The Hollies); “The Walking Dead” star Xander Berkeley; former N.Y. Giants center Bart Oates; former NFL tackle William “Refrigerator” Perry; “Law & Order” star Benjamin Bratt; “Ford v Ferrari” director James Mangold; “Jessica Jones” star Krysten Ritter; former N.Y Giants defensive back Antrel Rolle; and “The Chronicles of Narnia” star Anna Popplewell!
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