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…
New York Costumes Buys Space for $25 Million; Muji is Coming to Wythe Avenue
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…
Williamsburg Fire Under Investigation; LES Playground Updates
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.…
Garbage Truck Kills Greenpoint Cyclist; Sleepover in Boss Tweed’s Saloon
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…
LES Protests New Towers; Bushwick Schooling Sticker Shock
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]…
Videology Takes Landlord to Court; Failed LES Bank Robber in Custody
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…
East Village Lands Himalayan Salt Cave; Williamsburg’s Bacon Omakase
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…
Bushwick Muralists Sue Designer; Mayahuel’s Last Day is 8/8
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.…
Cup & Saucer Shutters Today; 100-Year-Old Greenpointer Released from Prison
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…
Legal Victory for Sheldon Silver; Fire Above Zum Schneider
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…