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 ⇒ NYC Comptroller Proposes Turning the BQE Into a Truck-Only Roadway With a Park on Top
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ Ready for Its Next Act: LPC Approves Revised Renovation Plans for Iconic Coney Theater
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ Charles Oakley's 1833 No. 264 Bleecker Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ The Black Emperor Has Arrived on 2nd Avenue
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Fascinating New Exhibit Traces History of Cycling in NYC
• NY City Lens ⇒ The Fox Is Guarding the Station House
• New York Daily News ⇒ Gambino Crime Family Boss Frank Cali Shot and Killed Outside Staten Island Home: Sources
• New York Times ⇒ Hugh Jackman to Star in ‘Music Man’ on Broadway
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ Gowanus Landmarking Coalition Gets Support From Councilman Menchaca to Help Save Historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse Along the Gowanus Canal
• Patch ⇒ Pavilion Likely to Be Pulled Down for Battery Park Flood Defense
• QNS.com ⇒ Sample Sweet Treats at the First Upcoming Annual Queens Chocolate Festival in Flushing
• StreetEasy ⇒ NYC Street Numbers: How Manhattan Streets and Avenues Are Numbered
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Mayor to Unveil $10 Billion Lower Manhattan Flood Protection Plan
• The Villager ⇒ Whoa! Call to Landmark White Horse Interior
• The Zumper Blog ⇒ 11 Things to Do in NYC This Spring
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Need to Know About the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ End of (Another) Era at Morgan’s
• Untapped Cities ⇒ 10 Unique Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC in 2019

During the Holocaust, Jacqueline Kimmelstiel had one lipstick. She was a teenager at the time, and the small bit of makeup made her feel beautiful. Now at 91, Jackie gets her hair done every two weeks at the Riverwalk Salon, part of her independent living community in the Bronx, NY. For Jacqueline and other residents, the in-house salon is a place for socialization and self care.

Knitty City is a popular yarn store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that serves as both a supply stop and hub for the neighborhood's numerous knitters. In this short segment of the excellent "The Dig" series from CBS New York, watch as host Elle McLogan goes to the shop to check it out.

We tell people: Do fifteen minutes of knitting every day, and it will change your life," owner Pearl Chin told CBS2's Elle McLogan.