Have you found a clear, pretzel-shaped acrylic sculpture?

Also, a record for adjectives in a headline.

Noted

I'll say! Uh. Sorry. On 12th Street.

Squirrel(s) vs. hawk in Tompkins Square Park today

Photos by Bobby Williams

Meanwhile, lunchtime with a rat

Photos by Bobby Williams.

More of the rat lunch today in Tompkins Square Park

Our friend BaHa sends along a few more photos of a rat lunch today in Tompkins Square Park...

About the First Street Green Cultural Park

Now that the BMW Guggenheim Lab has moved on to confront comfort in Berlin, what's happening to the lot? Gothamist got the scoop yesterday from the volunteers at First Street Green:

The lot-turned-park will host dance, sculpture, painting, readings, music, performance, film, and annual competitions to build temporary canopies to house all of those things.

There's a kick-off party on Dec. 10 ... as Gothamist noted, First Street Green will unveil a "wishing wall" ... where you can suggest ideas for the space. (And preferably ones that don't involve liquor licenses ...)

Bobby Williams took the photos here yesterday... workers are putting in a new gate and what not.

Ave. A Deli & Food is now open

And now, 893 posts about Graceland later ... Here at Second Street, the corner deli opened on Thursday night... bringing closure to the drama that included Graceland closing, Frank's fast-food eatery not getting CB3 approval and 7-Eleven threat theatrics...

We'll have complete live team coverage — Assignment: Ave. A Deli & Food — all weekend, though I wouldn't count on it.

And now, a photo of the floor that I accidentally took...

Breaking: Workers removing more scaffolding at St. Brigid's

We've been getting a good look this week (here ... and here) ... at the renovated St. Brigid's on Avenue B at Eighth Street... this morning, a reader alerted us that workers were back at the scene removing the rest of the scaffolding on the historic church's north wall...

A note from our far-flung correspondents

From Dave on 7th, walking on 14th Street:

I just need to report that at 1:30 on Friday night, the IHOP is basically full.

And we shall call it, Squirrel in Silhouette

Early morning in Tompkins Square Park.

Today in photos of model Kate Upton in Tompkins Square Park

Shooting a commercial today with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model ... thanks to @MichaelTSanchez for the photos...

Dazed and Confusion

A little New Order and NYC circa 1983.

Quantum Leap is closed

Rggulars of Quantum Leap on First Avenue passed along word this week that the vegetarian restaurant would have to close after getting socked with a rent hike. Yesterday was their last day.

@robbyohara passes along word (and the above photo) that the restaurant has been closed all day ... there's no note for customers... and that workers were removing supplies from the basement...

Frances Goldin could kick a cop in the balls and not get arrested, probably

[Andrew Burton/Getty Images]

Frances Goldin, founder of the Cooper Square Committee and catalyst for getting the rent reduced at the St. Mark's Bookshop, was among the many Occupy Wall Street protestors yesterday. The 87-year-old literary agent is a longtime activist who has been arrested nine times. She is quoted in a feature at MSNBC today:

"And I was sure I'd be arrested today, but the cops were determined because of the bad publicity for them, to not arrest an 87-year-old woman."

"I said [to an officer], 'What if I socked you in the eye?,' and he said, 'I'd give you a free shot,'" Goldin said. "'Well, what if I kneed you in the groin?,' and he said, 'No, you're not going to get arrested!'"

And here she is on NBC New York...