Councilman Antonio Reynoso is working on a rezoning proposal that would prevent Williamsburg-esque high rises from taking root in Bushwick. [Brooklyn Paper]
Elected officials are pushing for the DOE to consider putting a school at Essex Crossing. [The Lo-Down]
Check out a Lower East Side salt shed in action. [Gizmodo]
East Village artist Quentin Jones makes short, surrealist videos for fashion brands. [NY Times]
A recipe for the roasted-parsnip-and-farro salad at Allswell. [NY Mag]
Video of the Chinese New York bacchanal at M Shanghai. [Vice]
Bunna Cafe has opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant. [Grub Street]
‘Inoteca’s former wine guy remembers the LES spot on the day of its closing. [Eater]
Emmett’s, a Chicago-style deep-dish pizzeria in the South Village, gets three stars from the Underground Gourmet. [NY Mag]
Idle Hands has launched an all-you-can-eat brunch. [East Village Eats]
A LES purveyor of bespoke wedding cakes has opened up a Queens outpost. [Eating in Translation]