MCC Theater interview with director Terry Kinney and plawright Neil LaBute on his “reasons to be pretty,” which will move to Broadway in March.
Mangini Will Not Return as Jets Head Coach (Jets) The announcement comes less than 24 hours after the Jets completed a 9-7 season with a 24-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins at the Meadowlands and finished out of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Old-school diner reopens on 11th Ave at West 43rd (Urbanite) The space-age Market Diner in Hell’s Kitchen, once a hangout for Frank Sinatra, has finally reopened, much to the delight of classic diner lovers everywhere.
Central Park tree falls on tourists (NY1) “We were just sitting there and it just fell on top of us, that was it and the next thing I knew I was on the floor,” said one witness.
It’s Fugu Time at Sushi Zen (The Feedbag) But, if the chance to eat fugu is what you’re after, hasten to Sushi Zen soon: the blowfish season lasts only a few weeks and will be over soon.
Woolworth swimming pool empty since 1999 (NY Times) An early promotional brochure for the building promised tenants an “immense Swimming Pool and Turkish Bath establishment, open day and night,” equipped with “every modern device making for comfort, safety and sanitation.”