Good Thursday morning in New York City, where some Manhattanites want to replace parking lots with apartment buildings.
Here's what else is happening:
- It's here: The Center for an Urban Future's annual report on the state of chain stores and restaurants in New York City. (Dunkin' and Naya are up, Starbucks and Old Navy are down.)
- Street vendors are about to be up, with the City Council expected to vote today to raise the cap on licensed vendors.
- Colin Jost and Pete Davidson's decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat-turned-venue is not dead yet.
- The Music Hall of Williamsburg is losing its lease at the end of 2026 and will have to either relocate or close for good.
- Studio apartments have different layouts these days.
- Police in Garfield, New Jersey, are using a painted Lamborghini to raise awareness about opioid addiction.
- Hockey is hot.
- And finally, tight squeeze:
