(Photo: Benjamin Curry) A 63-year-old Bushwick man was found dead inside a grocery cart at his apartment Sunday afternoon. [NY Daily News] As of yesterday,…
Obamas Dine in Nolita; Truck Strikes Man in Chinatown
Police arrested 24-year-old Maykel Felix-Tejada, who was driving a dump truck with a suspended license when he hit an 83-year-old man who was crossing Bowery…
Dog Heist in Williamsburg; $32.5M Building in Greenpoint
Surveillance footage caught a blonde woman stealing a Pomeranian yesterday around 4 a.m. outside Khim’s Millennium Market in Williamsburg. [Gothamist] The 38-unit rental property at…
Sale of Noho ‘Peace Pentagon’ Could Be Imminent; $10M Bid Is In
For several months now, bidders have been seeking to acquire the ailing “Peace Pentagon,” a longtime haven for the War Resisters League and other leftist non-profits…
Comedy Club Coming to LES; John Cusack and Brian Wilson at Apple Store
On E. 6th Street, the 86-unit Hudson East apartment building was purchased for $60 million. [The Real Deal] Comedian Jessica Delfino will soon open The…
Tiff at Tommy’s Tavern; Ludlow Street Buildings Sold
Patrick Salt Ryan, a singer/songwriter and bartender at Fontana’s in the East Village, died suddenly last month at age 45. [EV Grieve] At Tommy’s Tavern…
Pinball Laundromat Goes For Beer; East Village Rapist Gets 14 Years
Brian Montes, 16, was arrested yesterday for groping an 11-year-old boy at a Williamsburg bus stop this past Sunday. [NY Daily News] Yesterday 33-year-old Fermin Flores…
Gas Explosion Pipes ‘Surprisingly Intact’ ; Toxic Plumes at Greenpoint Superfund Site
Investigators found the gas system under the rubble of the East Village explosion “surprisingly intact.” AM NY] A new Noho-based fundraising campaign was created to…
Landlord Blames Con Ed For Explosion; Zachary Quinto Buys On Great Jones
In her first public statement since the East Village explosion, landlord Maria Hrynenko’s lawyer says, “I think Con Ed is really culpable here for not…
Starbucks Seeks Sidewalk Cafe; ‘Men and Cats’ Photo Show
Police seek help finding the two armed teens seen in this video stealing $400 from a Halsey Street convenience store in Bushwick last month. [WABC-7]…