In the wake of numerous acts of police brutality nationwide, 1,000 NYDP officers will soon don body cameras to patrol as part of a test program. [Brokelyn]
Real estate investor Raphael Toledano, who is currently buying 11 East Village buildings, plans to sell six of the multi-family neighborhood addresses he already owns. [The Real Deal]
Early this month, St. Mark’s Ale House shuttered after 21 years in the East Village. [EV Grieve]
At the corner of Bowery and Great Jones Street, several vendors will coalesce to form the open-air Bowery Market later this summer. [Bowery Boogie]
And before summer concludes, Kings County Brewers Collective will open to the public at 381 Troutman Street. [Bushwick Daily]
Both Cafe Silan and its neighboring store, Spirit and Matter, have closed for good at 280 E. 10th Street. [EV Grieve]
Token Surfboards will operate a Ludlow Street pop-up shop for the rest of the business week. [Bowery Boogie]
Read a short history of the backroom fireplace at E. 7th Street’s legendary McSorley’s Bar. [Ephemeral NY]