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A shuttered 2nd Avenue Deli was an unfamiliar site on an otherwise regular Thursday - except that people knew that owner Jack Lebewohl was engaged in a kind of protest against his new owners, Jonis Realty, over a $9,000 increase in rent to $33,000 per month. The NY Times sets up the situation as an inevitable turn of the real estate market, with some interesting details: Some sort of rent increase was part of a deal with the previous owners 15 years ago (!) - and Jonis apparenlty agreed to knock off $3,000 of the rent. Huh - if someone generates a model that can project, hmm, let's see, what an acceptable margin of profit would be, over 15 years, and see how that might offset a 25% increase in rent, with considerable new capital investments to make, taking into account inflation, wage issues, and price elasticity (or inelasticity), please tell us!

Gothamist is always delighted to discover a happening bistro, trattoria or cafe where we'd least expect to see it. Our latest "foodie find" is in the far off land of Inwood, at the very tippy-top of Manhattan: Park Terrace Bistro.

NY2LON: You're Not Invited

Will New York be geographically surrounded by happily married homo couples? First, it was Vermont; next it is likely to be Massachusetts; and now, Canada. Will New York feel the geographic pinch? With hundreds of Chelsea boys ready to register at Barney's, New York may cave in and come out.

The World Health Organization reversed its prior decision and has reinstated Toronto in its list of SARS sites. Summary: Toronto's still screwed. How does this affect Toronto's film industry? Will New York be the new New York in film and television?