Ohmigod, the recession is absolutely destroying New York. Every day Eater posts another story about another restaurant's desperate bid to stay afloat, with this sad missive appearing the other day:


Can you believe that? A Manhattan restaurant, barely making ends meet on $60 steaks and $40 plates of pasta, is now forfeiting its right to charge $60 to bring you a corkscrew and two glasses. Now they'll do it for free. Is there no end to this madness? Next busboys will start renting out their vacation homes.