Extra Extra: There’s some Whos in this House

It’s Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where at least two artists are still working in a SoHo loft.

Here’s what else is happening:

• “In the U.S. generally we stopped using cutback a long time ago because of this danger. Literally it’s like jet fuel”: On three separate occasions last year, NYC Department of Transportation trucks exploded while carrying cutback, an old school paving material that mixes petroleum and asphalt.
• To score a table at a popular restaurant in NYC, you either have to orient your whole life around Resy or get extremely lucky (or be famous).
• To score a delicious cookie in NYC, you need $5.
• This Lenox Hill rental duplex built on land once owned by the Archdiocese of New York can be yours if you’re willing to spend $18,000 a month and agree not to film porn or perform abortions on the premises.
• Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota appears to have emerged from a field of “whos” to be the Republican Party’s latest nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives.
• Happy 20th birthday to Wicked on Broadway.
• Knicks jerseys this year are going to have a little logo for Sphere, the James Dolan-owned entertainment venue in Las Vegas.
• Oct. 31 is a perfectly fine day for Halloween, trying to make it the last Saturday in October would be a mess.
• And finally, relax: