Trendy Eatery Added COVID Surcharge + Probe Into Police Beating

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Sun giving way to clouds. High: 68 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in West Village:

1. Trendy Italian Restaurant Added COVID Surcharges to Customers' Bills After the Law Had Expired (Eater NY)
2. Officials Probe Police Beating of Man in West Village, Renewing Debate Over NYPD Role in Homeless Response (City Limits)
3. Escape to New York: Pandemic exiles steadily returning to Manhattan neighborhoods, Stringer report finds | (amNY)
4. Here Are The 5 Best Coffee Shops In Greenwich Village: Report (West Village Patch)
5. For the Vaccinated, New Year’s Eve in Times Square (The New York Times)

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Today in West Village:

• Denise Marsa’s The Pass Musical Official Selection 2021 United Solo Festival NYC November 18, 9PM (9:00 AM)
• Mid-Term Assessments Science (Events) (12:00 AM)
• (7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.) Book Talk: Volunteers by Jerad Alexander (12:00 AM)
• John Jay College Virtual Graduate School Fair (12:30 PM)
• SUNY Lockdown - Harvest Collegiate High School (3:15 PM)
• November Virtual Idealist Graduate School Fair (5:00 PM)
• November Idealist Fair - New York University Public Events (5:00 PM)
• Online | Cultivating Strength of Mind with Trust, Exertion and Patience (6:00 PM)
• MS in Professional Writing: Online Information Session (6:00 PM)
• YES YOU CAN KICKOFF! - Hudson Hs of Learning Technologies (6:00 PM)
• Midnight in Washington - The Cooper Union (7:00 PM)
• MS in Translation & Interpreting Graduate Information Session (7:00 PM)

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