••• New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells is still thinking about the roast chicken at Houseman—he named it to his list of the year’s 10 best dishes.

••• “Two-hundred-seventy kids danced their way across the P.S. 89 stage on Saturday for the sixth annual performance  of “The Nutcracker,” a production by Manhattan Youth’s ever-growing after-school dance program.” —Tribeca Trib

••• “Nest Fragrances’ First Stab at Standalone Retail Is a Brookfield Place Pop-Up.” You can expect perfumes, body creams, candles, and diffusers. —Racked

••• More questions for the Battery Park City Authority in advance of tomorrow’s community meeting. —Broadsheet