••• The New York Times reviews North End Grill (chef Eric Korsh “hits more high notes, and hits them more often”) and Blue Smoke (“when it comes to contemporary Southern cooking in New York [chef Jean-Paul] Bourgeois’s menu is at the head of the pack”). Above: North End Grill’s eggs mayonnaise.

••• “A woman was struck and killed by a train Monday, authorities said. Cops and medics found her under the R train at the Whitehall Street station near Battery Park about 9 a.m., police sources said. A witness told cops he watched her jump from the edge of the downtown platform.” —New York Post

••• “Box Cutter-Wielding Thief Swipes $60 Pants From Urban Outfitters.” Also in DNAinfo‘s police blotter: Starbucks remains a dangerous place to hang out.

••• “The Battery Park City Authority is undertaking a preliminary study of a proposal to resurface the roof of the Battery Parking Garage with artificial turf, which could create a giant park and outdoor athletic facility 90 feet in the air.” —Broadsheet

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