So sad: It appears the beautiful dream of planting a NASCAR track on New York's forgotten borough has finally died, languishing in the spectral headlock-hug of resident opposition. We were about to direct disappointed fans to the NASCAR Cafe in Times Square, but apparently there is no NASCAR Cafe in Times Square. We'd assumed one had just inevitably sprouted there by now. However, from death comes life, as with an SI councilman's resurrection of the phrase "schnapps idea" to characterize the track proposal — i.e., something that seems great after you've had a few drinks. With that name, the recurring column proposal pretty much writes itself. Stay tuned.

Plan for Nascar Speedway Is Scrapped on Staten Island [NYT via Curbed]