Last night two men, ages 19 and 22, were shot and seriously injured near the corner of Havemeyer and S. 3rd Streets in Williamsburg. [Gothamist]
On October 21, a 37-year-old Lower East Side man was charged with assault for hitting his neighbor in the face with a mop bucket. [DNA Info]
Winner of Halloween: the guy who dressed up as the missing Astor Place cube. [Gothamist]
Lilian Jakacki, the owner of Greenpoint pharmacy Chopin Chemists Brooklyn, was arrested for her role in a large-scale oxycodone ring. [Gothamist]
Steve’s Meat Market in Greenpoint closed Friday after 43 years in the butcher business. [Forbes]
At 124 E. 4th Street, a new taco spot will soon open called Tac N Roll. [EV Grieve]
Inside Essex Street Market, Roni-Sue’s Chocolates will reopen Wednesday following a makeover. [Bowery Boogie]
Read a review of xYz, the new tapas bar on E. 7th Street in the East Village. [Gothamist]