(Photo: Scott Lynch)
Police seek help finding the two armed teens seen in this video stealing $400 from a Halsey Street convenience store in Bushwick last month. [WABC-7]
At this Monday’s Community Board 2 meeting, Starbucks will lobby to open a 25-table sidewalk cafe at their Astor Place location. [Noho News]
Lots of real estate news on Second Avenue. First up: Petco has been confirmed as Ben Shaoul’s latest retail tenant. [EV Grieve]
Next, Proto’s Pizza is out of the pie game after three years in the East Village. [EV Grieve]
Finally, peek inside the new six-story apartment building that replaced a funeral home on Second Avenue. [EV Grieve]
LES transplant Taqueria St. Mark’s debuts Thursday near First Avenue. [Fork in the Road]
Here’s an account of a weekend at CineKink and NYC Porn Film Festival. [The Verge]
Spicy honey is the hot new thing. [Gothamist]
To lure artists attending this week’s Armory Show downtown, Saturday has been christened “Lower East Side Gallery Day,” with various participants open to the public for free. [Hyperallergic]
Gents in Williamsburg and Greenpoint are included in “Men and Cats,” a photo series by David Williams aiming to end the “cat lady” stereotype. [Refinery 29]