Patel Brothers supermarket, Jackson Heights, Queens.

I don’t know why this Pari Rice bag doesn’t mention PariRice.com. Rice for ravers?

A reader says that yesterday’s mystery vegetable is bitter gourd, also known as bitter melon or karela. It’s bitter. “Has to be cooked with a lot of masala. Tasty though.”

An artist is going around the city and smashing his truck into fire alarm boxes. Found at Cardhouse. More coverage here.