(Photo: Scott Lynch)
A man in Bushwick was arrested when police found a single-use grenade launcher during a drug raid in his Knickerbocker Avenue apartment. [Gothamist]
Bushwick’s Evergreen Lots and Williamsburg’s La Casista Verde are among the community gardens that could be replaced by affordable housing. [Curbed NY]
Bowery Coffee on Houston shuttered last week. [EV Grieve]
East Vlllage BBQ joint Wicked Wolf met the same fate. [EV Grieve]
As did Alphabet City’s Arrow Bar. [EV Grieve]
Soon-to-reopen Dirt Candy debuted it sequined signage on Allen Street. [Bowery Boogie]
Bedford Avenue eatery Nights and Weekends expanded its brunch menu under new chef Charles Imbelli. [Greenpointers]
At Bushwick gallery NURTUREart, artist Gabriela Salazar’s is currently exhibiting a city handmade from recycled coffee grounds. [Hyperallergic]
Win sex toys tomorrow at The Trash Bar‘s R-rated bingo night. [Brokelyn]
This Saturday night at their forthcoming East Village pizzeria, Bruno, Box Kite’s former chefs will cook a $150/person, eight-course tasting menu (email info@brunopizzanyc.com). In other restaurant news, Bar Primi on Bowery now accepts reservations. [Eater NY]
Tour the Crosby Street apartment of artist/jewelry designer Jill Platner, which boasts multiple hammocks. [NY Times]
With host Kevin Hart at the helm, this weekend Saturday Night Live re-imagined The Wire if it was set in Bushwick instead of Baltimore. [The A.V. Club]
See the 1993 short student starring film Zach Galifianakis, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Williamsburg. [Free Williamsburg]