Coney Island Polar Bear Club's New Year's Plunge; LES is Now Scorcese's Little Italy; Unspoken LIRR Etiquette Rule

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ Historic UES Mansion With Michael Jackson and 'Gossip Girl' Ties Asks $39M
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ How Do Bushwickers Feel About Living in America’s Second Coolest Neighborhood?
• Bklyner ⇒ Registration for Polar Bear Club New Year's Plunge Is Open
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Orchard and Broome Is Now Little Italy for Scorsese’s ‘Irishman’ Film Shoot Tomorrow
• Curbed NY ⇒ Village Residents Protest the Rise of a 'Silicon Alley' Near Union Square
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ A Downtown Treasure, the National City Bank Building - 55 Wall Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ Former Angelica Kitchen Space Will Yield to a Chinese Noodle Shop on 12th Street
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ Gold-Flaked Turkeys Will Be Served at This $20,000 Thanksgiving Dinner
• New York Times ⇒ A Deli Where Rye Comes in Slices and in a Glass
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ Lights, Camera, Action: New Movie Theater Heading to Sunnyside
• Thrillist ⇒ The Unwritten Rules of Riding the LIRR
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Explore 11 Funhouse Galleries in the Museum of Natural History’s Exhibit About Human Senses
• Washington Square Park Blog ⇒ Childe Hassam’s New York: Washington Arch, Spring, 1890
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ 13 Affordable Bronx Restaurants That You Should Definitely Try at Some Point