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Listen Up: A Closer Look at the Top Stories for Thursday, April 11

What to Know

  • A body found in the Caribbean is that of missing New York tourist Portia Ravenelle, Dominican Republic National Police confirmed
  • Subway performance in the Big Apple is the best it has been in five years, the MTA claims
  • A newly-opened New York restaurant has sparked controversy for using what some are calling racist language

Thursday, April 11, 2019 

Happy Thursday! Skies will be partly sunny today and highs will reach the 50s. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Body Found in Caribbean Is Missing NY Tourist: Authorities

A body found in the Caribbean is that of missing New York tourist Portia Ravenelle, Dominican Republic National Police confirmed.

Police in the Dominican Republic said the missing couple from New York who mysteriously vanished while vacationing in the Caribbean country were believed to be dead.

Orlando Moore, 41, and his 52-year-old girlfriend Ravenelle, left Newark Liberty International Airport for a romantic getaway on March 23. They were supposed to fly back four days later. They never came home to Mount Vernon.

Read more here.

2. MTA Touts Best Subway Performance in Years

Subway performance in the Big Apple is the best it has been in five years, the MTA claims.

The transportation agency said weekday on-time performance for March was about 78.2 percent, an increase from 65.2 percent during the same time last year. According to the MTA, this is the highest OTP since November 2013.

MTA officials also noted that weekday major incidents totaled 50 for the month of March. This number is down 40 percent from 84 incidents in March 2018.

Read more here.

3. 'Healthified' NYC Restaurant Blasted for 'Icky' Lo Mein Post

A newly-opened New York restaurant has sparked controversy for using what some are calling racist language. Lucky Lee’s in Greenwich Village was only open for one day before it went viral on Instagram for a now-deleted post saying that traditional lo mein makes people feel “bloated and icky.”

The restaurant serves what they call “healthified” Chinese food in a casual environment.

Nutritionist Arielle Haspel is the creator of Lucky Lee’s. She reportedly told Eater that she created the restaurant for “people who love to eat Chinese food and love the benefit that it will actually make them feel good” with “clean” Chinese-American recipes.

Read more here.

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