Dead Tree at Prince Street Station, by Pixbymaia on Flickr

• This afternoon on the Gothamist Newsmap: pedestrian struck by car on Classon and Pacific in Fort Greene, suspicious substance in Midtown, and some high carbon monoxide readings in Tribeca.
• Denied: Judge puts the kibosh on city trademarking "Tavern in the Park" as a replacement name for Tavern on the Green, because it's too vague.
• Ouch: the Times doesn't think Lazio has a chance in hell of winning the Governor's race.
• Unbelievable: after about a hundred years of construction, the new Atlantic Terminal opened today. Here are some pictures.
• David Murbanch, the official finder of Rockefeller Center Christmas trees, has died at 57.
• You thought the food cart thing was all played out—but then, BAM: artisinal grilled cheese truck sandwiches.
• Green Day's American Idiot rock opera will open on Broadway on March 24th.
• Now is your chance to buy a spooky haunted skull from the Skull & Bones Society. It's most likely cursed.