The door of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Photo by CocteauBoy via flickr.
November 16, 2011 Weather: Rain, High of 57 Degrees.
News:
Kevin and Roseanna Monk are suing Patti Labelle, claiming the famous singer assaulted them in the lobby of their Upper West Side building. The suit says that the couple’s 18-month old daughter suffered “personality changes, sleep disorder” and “increased fear of strangers,” after Labelle went on a tirade in the lobby of the building on Riverside Boulevard where the Monks and LaBelle both live. Roseanna had put her daughter down in the lobby to move some luggage as Labelle came into the building. The “Lady Marmalade” diva then went into a rampage, cursing and saying “aggressively” “You shouldn’t have left your daughter by the door,” Roseanna told the New York Post. She even shpritzed some water on the happy family. The Monks are telling the media that they simply want to teach the singer a lesson, not profit financially. (NY Post)
The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on West 86th Street opened its doors to Occupy Wall Street after they were evicted from Zuccotti Park by the mayor. About 50 protesters took them up on the offer. Local politicians like State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal criticized the eviction. (DNAinfo)
The New York Times has a new restaurant critic — former dining section editor Pete Wells. (NY Times)
Some Starbucks locations, including on the Upper West Side, have been closing bathrooms to the public. (NY Post)
Georgie Badiel, a model from Burkina Faso now living on the Upper West Side, is raising money to combat a drinking water shortage in Africa. (DNAinfo)
