Astoria: Winegasm wine bar opens Saturday at 31-86 37th Street; the owners hope to be welcomed into the community, despite having chosen a "controversial" name. [Joey in Astoria]
Chelsea: Taking a step back from scrutinizing restaurant faux pas (like refilling almost-full wine glasses), Bruni spotlights a good deed at Crema as evidence of how some restaurants also go beyond what they are obliged to do. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Gramercy: Jason Denton's Italian trattoria, Bar Milano, hopes to make an early-April debut. [Eater]
Greenwich Village: The Waverly Restaurant is getting a new neon sign, but hopefully it won't differ too much from the old one. [Lost City]
West Village: Fedora on, West 4th Street, is a throwback to the fifties in look and clientele: "Aside from the sprightly, nearly-ninety Fedora Dorato — who owns the restaurant and still makes all the food — it was ALL men." [Eater]

Brooklyn Heights: Montague Street poised for burger wars as the chain Five Guys Famous enters the fray. [The Brooklyn Paper]
Central Park: The Boathouse is open. [Eater]
Chelsea: Jon B. will open the first green nightclub, trading the B crowds for the untapped alcoholic, occasional recycler market. [Down by the Hipster]
Dumbo: A snapshot of La Bagel Delight makes a statement for Franco-American diplomacy. [Dumbo NYC]
East Village: At Thai Me Up, a new revisionist báhn mì shop, sautéed vegetables and various sauces sub in for sriracha and the usual cold toppings. [The Strong Buzz]
Red Hook: Vendors discover the "soft opening" at the ball fields; next weekend the full array of pupusas and meat on sticks should be available. [Brooklyn Record]
Soho: Bon Anniversaire! Balthazar celebrates ten years of beautiful design and hot babes today and tonight with free Champagne. [House and Garden]
West Village: Red-velvet cupcakes from Harlem's Make My Cake now commuting to the new Southern Gourmet Pantry at 529 Hudson. [Blog Chelsea] Department of Health shutters Fedora; a sign claims the restaurant's fixing its sink. [Grub Street]