Cyclist Struck and Killed By Trucker; Van Full of Robbers on Meeker
Saturday’s fatal shooting on Berry Avenue was one of three shootings that occurred last week in Williamsburg. [Brooklyn Paper]
Yesterday morning, a 27-year-old female cyclist was struck and killed by a truck in Bushwick. The driver, Joseph Cherry, was arrested at the scene. [Gothamist]
Three assailants jumped out of a white van on Meeker Avenue to rob and assault a man in the early morning hours of May 30. [Brooklyn Paper]
One person was arrested Monday during the Kanye West-induced fracas outside Webster Hall, and she’s speaking out about her 16 hours in jail. [NY Daily News]
The forthcoming condos that will replace Streit’s Matzo factory on Rivington Street are now available for purchase, ranging from about $1 million to $4 million. [Bowery Boogie]
A seven-table Japanese restaurant called Gohan (translation: “rice”) is in the works for 14A Orchard Street. [Bowery Boogie]
At the Brooklyn Film Festival Saturday, a documentary called The F Word (which stars various Bushwick-based performance artists) will make its debut. [Bushwick Daily]
In honor of Prince, the public art project Sing for Hope placed a purple piano in Tompkins Square Park through June 19. [EV Grieve]