(Photo: Scott Lynch)
In about three weeks the city will begin posting signs to notify Greenpoint drivers that the speed limit along much of McGuinness Boulevard has been reduced to 25 mph. [The Brooklyn Paper]
The family of a cyclist who was hit by a truck and killed in Williamsburg three years ago is struggling to get the NYPD to return his bike, which they hope to use as evidence in court. [Gothamist]
Due to a rent increase, a tailor on 14th Street in Alphabet City is closing his business of 50 years. [Town & Village]
This story details the ongoing saga of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank restoration. [WG News]
A new incarnation of Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches is open in the East Village. [EV Grieve]
In June, Esmé — an eatery serving American fare — will take over the Greenpoint space that once belonged to Papacitos Mexican restaurant. [Greenpointers]
Look inside a two-bedroom Greenpoint loft in a converted firehouse, renting for $6K per month. [Brownstoner]
The Daily News gave four stars (out of five) to Bobby Flay’s new Noho restaurant, Gato. [NY Daily News]
On the Lower East Side, El Rey Coffee Bar will host free bi-weekly baking classes beginning May 6. [Eater NY]
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, this week Bird boutique (which has a Williamsburg outpost) will start selling specially-designed capsule collections from the owner’s favorite designers. [T Magazine]
Here’s a profile of East Village writer/artist/fimmaker Gary Indiana. [Gallerist]
Through Saturday, a vintage clothing pop-up shop called Trickponi will hold court on the Bowery. [Racked NY]
The Bowery Electric will throw a 63rd birthday party in Joey Ramone‘s honor on May 19. [Brooklyn Vegan]
Tonight the Lower East Side Tenement Museum‘s annual gala takes place in an Essex Street Market building that very few people have been inside during the past 60 years. [Massey Knakal Reel]
A six-story building in the East Village will soon sit atop the Children’s Magical Garden grounds. [Bowery Boogie]
Street artist did an on-camera interview (his voice and face are obscured). [Gothamist]