(Photo: Scott Lynch)
Travis Taylor— a 17-year-old who lives on East 6th Street—was arrested for allegedly breaking a man’s jaw and then robbing him outside 67 Avenue B two weeks ago. Police say Taylor and two partners in crime carried out four recent Lower East Side/East Village attacks. [DNA Info]
Bereket Turkish Kebab House shuttered after nearly two decades on the corner of East Houston and Orchard Streets. Landlord Ben Shaoul  bought the Bereket space and several of its Lower East Side neighbors earlier this year.  [Jeremiah’s Vanishing NY]
A 61-year-old East Village man, Carlos Pena, has been missing since Tuesday evening. [Town & Village Blog]
The Halal Guys finally opened their first brick-and-mortar restaurant, on 14th Street near 2nd Avenue. [NY Daily News]
On Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, secondhand furniture store Ugly Luggage is closing after 21 years. [DNA Info]
This map shows all the residential developments in progress on the Lower East Side. [Buzz Buzz Home]
Friday is July 4th and Nitehawk Cinema, The Diamond, The Knitting Factory, and Videology are hosting budget-friendly events in North Brooklyn. [Brokelyn]
Here’s a sad snapshot from inside the very decrepit Loew’s Theatre at 31 Canal Street. [Curbed NY]
It was widely reported that Lucky Cheng’s—the midtown drag club that spent its first 20 years in the East Village—was going to close this past Saturday, but as of last night it was still in business. [Gothamist]
Stop by these vintage stores next time you grab brunch in Bushwick. [Racked NY]
Pride Week may be over but this new rainbow-centric installation from artist Jack Early will be on display at the Wythe Hotel through August 21. [Hyperallergic]
A Bushwick soapmaker used pork fat as the main ingredient for his new line, Tangney’s Filthy Pig Soaps. [DNA Info]