(Photo: Scott Lynch)
During the fireworks show over the East River on Friday night, someone sawed a hole on the roof of Delancey Street’s Popular Community Bank, sneaked in, and robbed the place. According to one report, approximately $290K was taken in the heist. [NY Post]
A firefighter died Saturday night after becoming trapped in the two-alarm blaze at 75 Wilson Street in Williamsburg. Lt. Gordon Ambelas, a 40-year-old father of two, is the first NYC firefighter to die on the job since April 2012. Two additional firefighters and two civilians suffered minor injuries. [DNA Info] The determined cause of the fire was a faulty electrical cord from an air conditioning unit. [Wall Street Journal]
To coincide with NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton’s “Summer All Out” campaign, 232 police officers will be reassigned to Brooklyn to combat the recent increase in shootings. [NY Daily News]
Surveillance photos have been released of a man who is believed to have stolen a bass guitar from a musician mid-gig at Otto’s Shrunken Head last month in the East Village. [NY Daily News]
Brooklyn Supreme Court issued former reBar owner Jason Stevens a lifelong ban from the restaurant industry. He could get 10 years in prison when he is sentenced for tax evasion on July 21. [NY Post]
Tonight at 7 p.m. Citi Bike will begin experimenting with a bike valet at the dock on Avenue A and 7th Street in the East Village. [amNY] Meanwhile, according to an unnamed source, the cost of an annual Citi Bike membership could soon jump from $95 to $140 or more. [NY Daily News]
At 79 Grand Street in Williamsburg, plans are underway for a five-unit, six-story residential building. [Brownstoner]
This rendering illustrates the two-story structure currently going up at Houston and Bowery, the former home of Billy’s Antiques & Props. [Bowery Boogie]
Kings Pharmacy will reportedly relocate to Red Hook after 12 years on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. []
Broome St. Alley, a longtime trap/neuter/release cat colony run from the basement of Amalgamated Dwellings co-ops on Grand Street, was shutdown after the building management blocked the entrance to help control a rat infestation. Â It would have been illegal for the city to begin exterminating rats with the cats present. Â [The Villager]
Lots of East Village addresses were included in this round-up of the city’s 38 best vintage stores. [Racked NY]
Dirt Candy will close on August 30 as chef Amanda Cohen prepares to relocate from the East Village to bigger digs on the Lower East Side, where it will reopen in November. [Eater NY]
The owners of 983—Bushwick’s Living Room will open a restaurant/bar in the abandoned garage at the corner of Flushing Avenue and Forrest Street in Bushwick. [Bushwick Daily]
The Bruffin—a Smorgasburg stand selling internationally-themed brioche/muffin hybrids—will open its first brick-and-mortar shop, Bruffin Cafe, in the storefront at The Yard communal workspace on the Lower East Side. [Bowery Boogie]
On Wednesday, local clothing chain Otte will host a sample sale at its Williamsburg pop-up site, Otte Pop. [Racked NY]
Designer clothes and shoes at No. 6 Store in Noho will be up to 80 percent off on July 18, 20, 25, and 27. [Racked NY]
Read a short culinary history on how David Chang and April Bloomfield changed the city’s foodscape over the past decade. [Grub Street]
Check out the cocktails now being poured at the Ludlow Hotel‘s new bar. [Grub Street]
At its Williamsburg location on July 20, the Brooklyn Flea will host “Creme de la Creme,” a food festival featuring 12 local ice cream vendors. [Brooklyn Flea]
Learn about what’s gone down at 155 Avenue C, formerly known as the squatter haven C-Squat and currently home to Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS). [Off the Grid]
Jeweler Nora Kogan, whose designs include an assortment of rings made to look like boobs and butts, opened a store on Metropolian Avenue in Williamsburg. [NY Times]
Said bling would be perfect for the reporter who wrote about her experience getting a “Shiny Hiney” butt facial at the Williamburg spa Skin by Molly. [NY Daily News]