• Chloe Sevigny is East Village for life, gives nice little tour of it, is deathly afraid of pigeons. [Bust]
• Banksy is bombing New York... [Gothamist]
• ...while the defacement, welcome or not, of his buddy Shepard Fairey's mural continues. [Grieve]
• Sad: Empire Diner is no longer with us. [Eater]
• Guys, it's probably not worth jumping on the subway tracks to retrieve dropped items. [NYT]
• Where to drink. When to dance. What bartenders drink off-duty. How to cure your hangover. [NYMag]

Since 2007, New York has lost two classic neon and chrome diners, the Moondance and the Cheyenne, to Wyoming and Alabama. Last week came the unwelcome news that art deco gem Empire Diner was up for lease, leaving its future up in the air. And that came on top of the Odessa Diner scaling back its once 24/7 schedule to close at 2am on weeknights. This is a trend that needs to stop...

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• White House releases first official Obama family portrait. [Mediaite]

• Judge rules that a woman cannot sue the bar where she was injured during a "Shake it Like Shakira" contest. Worth a shot, right? [Intel]

• The iconic Empire Diner is up for lease. [Eater]