Good morning and happy Wednesday. The sun is set to break through by lunchtime and should stick around through the weekend. We’ll reach a high of 68 degrees today — a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, though a chilly breeze may keep it feeling more like fall.
A 41-year-old man was stabbed at the corner of W49th Street and 8th Avenue just before 9pm on Tuesday night, prompting an NYPD Level 1 mobilization in Hell’s Kitchen. Read more…
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A new 10th Avenue restaurant, 88 POCHA, is bringing authentic Korean food, pocha culture and creative cocktails to the neighborhood. Read more…
What We’ve Been Reading
* Stories that might be behind a paywall are marked with a 💰
Buyers and sellers of gold are flooding the crowded Midtown Diamond District. (WSJ💰)
Experts are predicting power failures in NYC next year. (Utility Drive)
From its beginnings at Hudson Yards, Equinox Hotel will expand to Saudi Arabia next year. (WWD💰)
And then there were three… as Yonkers drops out, these casinos are left in the running for a license. (THE CITY)
Waiting in a “big, dumb line” for a popular NYC restaurant has become trendy again. (New York Post)
Freeze Frame
Thanks to local photographer Steve Hill for this humpday motivation — a mouthwatering look at the new Full English Breakfast at Local42, served Saturdays 12–4pm while Chef Adam Schop spins classic UK tunes. Consider this your midweek nudge toward the weekend!
Happy birthday to Sarah Beling, Anthony Colon and Ilona Lieberman.
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