…and this time perhaps it will bear a closer relation to “dining” than at the late and unlamented Minnie’s. A sign on the door of the corner building indicates a new 24-hour diner called WHYM is going to open. A call in to the Whym Diner in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen indicates there’s no connection.

UPDATE: Whym is being opened by the owners of Hurricane Cafe, Neil and Bridget Scott. Ms. Scott tells me the plan is for food that’s a little more upscale than at the Hurricane (chipotle aoli on the burgers, that kind of thing) but still basic comfort food. The Scotts are planning to move the restaurant entrance off the corner, and onto First Ave., so that the dining room isn’t bisected by incoming traffic.They’re planning to open in late May or early June, after a major cleanup–not surprisingly, for anyone who set foot in Minnie’s, Ms. Scott says the place “is in really bad shape.”