A seven-year-old Bushwick student was declared brain dead after choking on a sandwich at school. [News 12 Brooklyn]
On October 4, a cab driver stopped in his vehicle near McCarren Park was assaulted and robbed by four assailants. Police are searching for the suspects. [Gothamist]
Two Greenpoint Landing lots were purchased by a Toronto-based commercial landlord for tens of millions of dollars. [Real Deal]
See a rendering of the 10-story building set to replace the BP gas station at 24 Second Avenue. [EV Grieve]
Today Koneko Cat Cafe will open at 26 Clinton Street. [Bowery Boogie]
Moonstruck Diner on Second Avenue has a new name: The Kitchen Sink. [EV Grieve]
Tonight at 5 p.m., Demi Lovato will promote her new album, Confident, with a talk and a brief performance at the Apple Store in Soho.
The just-shuttered American Apparel on Houston is selling its mannequins on Craigslist for $50/apiece. [Bowery Boogie]