As NYC Winters Get Warmer, NYC Lawmakers Kill Winter Outdoor Dining

And other links to start your extremely temperate Monday in February.

Why Didn’t the NYPD Let Me Complete My Prime Directive?

Eliminating human frailty from policing is not something we should be giving up on.

André 3000 Has Two Dozen Flutes and a Vision

The crowd at the Blue Note on Wednesday night wouldn't have come to hear experimental jazz made by anyone else. That's what made it necessary.

This Poor, Dumb Rodent Doesn’t Know a Thing

There may not be six more weeks of winter, but how many more years will we entertain this farce? Plus: A year of Flaco the owl, and more links.

The Court Street Bagels Caper

The new owner of the Cobble Hill bagel shop didn't even need to change the lox.