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Broadway Triangle Protestors Arrested; Chinese Hawaiian Kenpo Academy Moves

Posted on July 27, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

Yesterday, police cuffed seven protestors aiming to halt the public hearing concerning a Williamsburg-bound, 1100-unit-plus apartment complex. [DNA Info] No arrest had been made in…

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New York Costumes Buys Space for $25 Million; Muji is Coming to Wythe Avenue

Posted on July 26, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

New York Costumes purchased its Fourth Avenue residence of 21 years for $24.5 million. [The Real Deal] Japanese lifestyle brand Muji will open it’s first…

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Williamsburg Fire Under Investigation; LES Playground Updates

Posted on July 25, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

The cyclist killed by a trash truck in Greenpoint this weekend has been identified as East Village resident and Paulie Gee’s employee Neftaly “Neffy” Ramirez.…

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Garbage Truck Kills Greenpoint Cyclist; Sleepover in Boss Tweed’s Saloon

Posted on July 24, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

By the Greenpoint intersection of Franklin and Noble Streets, a male cyclist, 27, died around 12:30 a.m. Saturday when he was struck by a garbage…

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LES Protests New Towers; Bushwick Schooling Sticker Shock

Posted on July 21, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

On the Lower East Side in less than an hour, elected and community leaders will rally against the construction of three planned skyscrapers. [Bowery Boogie]…

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Videology Takes Landlord to Court; Failed LES Bank Robber in Custody

Posted on July 20, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

To avoid eviction, Videology‘s co-owners sued their landlord of six years Tuesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court. [The Real Deal] A New Jersey man, 22, was…

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East Village Lands Himalayan Salt Cave; Williamsburg’s Bacon Omakase

Posted on July 19, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

Paperwork has been submitted to replace two previous Driggs Avenue marble yards with these mixed-use buildings. [Brownstoner] Online luxury consigner The RealReal will make its…

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Bushwick Muralists Sue Designer; Mayahuel’s Last Day is 8/8

Posted on July 18, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

Four local street artists sued designer shoe and clothing maker Vince Camuto this month for using their work in the brand’s recent “Bushwick Beats” ads.…

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Cup & Saucer Shutters Today; 100-Year-Old Greenpointer Released from Prison

Posted on July 17, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

Today is Cup & Saucer‘s last day of serving customers at 89 Canal Street. [Bowery Boogie] The oldest prisoner in U.S. custody, 100-year-old Greenpoint-born John…

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Legal Victory for Sheldon Silver; Fire Above Zum Schneider

Posted on July 14, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

Sheldon Silver, the former state assembly speaker who also answered to Lower East Side constituents, had his 2015 corruption verdict overturned by a federal appeals…

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