- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- Donald Trump spent much of the weekend tweet-ranting about Portland and Kenosha protests, with Joe Biden saying that Trump was “recklessly encouraging violence,” while condemning “violence unequivocally” himself.
- If Trump wins the election, Vox argues that he will try to prosecute his political opponents.
- After Gothamist wrote about a Crown Heights landlord who tried to evict tenants during the pandemic, NY Magazine explores how an eco-yogi couple became slumlord villains. Here's one excerpt: "When tenants demanded Brooks-Church take care of the rat situation, he warned them that their 'walls will be full of rat skeletons. Their souls will haunt you.' A debate over whether he would shovel snow in front of the home, as required by tenant laws, ended with him writing, 'So sue me.'"
- Herman Cain's ghoulish "zombie" Twitter account tweeted that the coronavirus “isn’t as deadly” as once thought, despite the fact the politician died because of COVID-19 last month after attending a Trump rally sans mask.
- Check out the highlights of last night's remote, un-chaotic VMAs.
- Colleges are struggling with how to get returning students to not party and follow safety guidelines.
- Are there murder hornets on Staten Island?
- Mariah Carey talked to Vulture about 30 years in the music business, her upcoming memoir, and why she'd sing with puppets.
- Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson has died. He was 78.
- Asbury Park Press is pretty sure there's a new Bruce Springsteen album coming (and that it may be an E Street Band record).
- And finally, why would you put your dog through this stress?!
Published Aug 31, 2020
Get a Free Gothamist Tote!
Donate today and receive our new Gothamist rat tote.
Donate now
Get a Free Gothamist Tote!
Your support makes local news available to all.
Donate today and receive our new Gothamist rat tote.
