(Photo: Scott Lynch)
As you can see from this and other photos Scott Lynch added to our Flickr pool, the mannequins at the American Apparel on East Houston got a merkined makeover. A company employee tells the Observer “rawness and newness” to Valentine’s Day.
Curbed takes an in-depth look at Bloomberg’s rezoning of the industrial waterfront and its effect on manufacturing. []
Cops took down a gunman in Bushwick yesterday with the help of a brave bystander. [NY Daily News]
An East Village man was found not guilty in a 1987 murder even though jurors suspected otherwise. [NY Post]
A cashier at San Loco’s Williamsburg location pleaded not guilty of raping an East Village woman earlier this week. [NY Post]
An ode to Ten Eyck: “When we rented the place, our landlord thought we were slumming and offered to help us move elsewhere once the one-year lease was up.” [Barely Bushwick]
The Lower East Side’s Gulick Park got $2.5 million for a revamp. [The Lo-Down]
Affordable housing units have opened up in Masaryk Towers. [The Lo-Down]
Some time-lapse video of Williamsburg, care of 20 Bayard’s marketing team. [Curbed]
Aska and Mile End are hosting wine dinners while L’Apicio is doing a BYO brunch. [Eater]
Might Quinn’s is opening its second brick-and-mortar location in… Clifton, NJ? [Clifton Journal]
Wacky Wok and Grotto have closed. [Eater]
Edi and the Wolf is doing a Super Bowl special and Momofuku Milk Bar is offering a new baking class. [Grub Street]