(Photo: Scott Lynch)
A short film starring Miley Cyrus won’t be appearing at the NYC Porn Film Festival after all; the singer’s reps say the Bushwick fest’s organizers weren’t upfront about its porny nature. [NY Post]
A safe, a computer, and at least $8K in cash was stolen Sunday from a Williamsburg restaurant on S. 4th Street between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street. [Brooklyn Paper]
Dressed as construction workers, these four men allegedly looted $25K in batteries and copper wire from a Putnam Avenue rooftop in Bushwick last month. [DNA Info]
Two investors paid $20 million to turn the Williamsburg warehouse at 121 Morgan Avenue into a retail and office complex. [Crain’s NY]
Three mixed-use buildings located at 81-83 St. Mark’s Place were purchased for $18.5 million. [Property Shark]
On the Lower East Side, 257-271 South Street—which houses 256 apartments—was sold for an undisclosed amount. [Curbed NY]
Several renderings were revealed for the hotel and retail space under construction at 500 Metropolitan Avenue. [Curbed NY]
Artist Matthew Day Jackson, who bought the Greenpoint nightclub Studio B for $2 million in 2010, is now selling the renovated digs as an $11 million home with a private yoga studio. [Curbed NY]
In Alphabet City, The Pyramid Club is taking a breather until March 3. [EV Grieve]
Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords will discuss his new vampire flick, What We Do in the Shadows, at Soho’s Apple Store tonight at 7 p.m. with his director and co-star Taika Waititi (RSVP required). At the same time, David Duchovny (The X Files, Californiacation) will sign copies of his book Holy Cow: A Modern Day Dairy-Tale at Barnes & Noble Union Square (wristbands will be handed to those who purchase the book beginning at 10 a.m.) [The Skint]
Taking cues from Meow Parlor, Cafe Grumpy‘s Lower East Side outpost will host a Valentine’s Day Pet Snuggle and Adoption Event this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. [Greenpointers]
Through March 8, Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream on Rivington Street has partnered with Brutal Magazine on a breakfast trio that includes avocado toast with avocado ice cream. [NY Times]
To mark The Meatball Shop‘s fifth anniversary, The Village Voice published a history of the local chain with an almost-NSFW headline. [Fork in the Road]
Tour the Bushwick loft of two caffeine addicts with an industrial-sized coffee roaster. [Sprudge]