At the Greenpoint French/Catalan eatery Cassette, chef Norberto Piattoni now helms the kitchen. [Eater NY]

Falafel Shop on the Lower East Side appears to have shuttered after four years in business. [Bowery Boogie]

On E. Sixth Street, the same fate has befallen Tonkatsuya, a Japanese restaurant that debuted in March. [EV Grieve]

Ten thousand square feet of Kingsland Wildflowers, Greenpoint’s newest rooftop garden, was unveiled last week. [Patch]

Tomorrow, the Gotham Girls roller derby team will hold tryouts in Williamsburg. [Brooklyn]

Early Sunday evening on Wyckoff Avenue, Owl Juice Pub will host The Exchange, an open forum about gentrification. [Bushwick Daily]

Burgers from the acclaimed Chicago diner Au Cheval will be served up on October 10th at Mulberry Street’s Chefs Club. [Grub Street]

In late October, Arrogant Swine in Bushwick will host a weekend-long, all-you-can-eat bacon festival for $20/person. [Brokelyn]

The East Village, Lower East Side, Noho, Greenpoint and Williamsburg all earned shoutouts in this roundup of Gotham’s 11 best tattoo parlors. [Gothamist]