Famed Dumbo pizzeria Grimaldi's got served with eviction papers. Its owners owe $44,000 in rent and taxes, despite constant out-the-door lines at the pie mecca. The potential closure proves that even the most esteemed restaurants are vulnerable to sudden death, and is a good incentive to visit similarly vaunted eateries before they bite the dust. More»

I'm not sure which revelation in the Times' bowling trend piece is more disturbing: that Port Authority, that last vestige of seedy old Manhattan, now has a bowling "nightclub" complete with a bouncer-enforced dress code, or that the humble sport of bowling itself has gone irreversibly upscale across the city. More»