(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
Yesterday, Kendel Felix, 29, was found guilty of kidnapping and killing Williamsburg landlord Menachem Stark in January 2014. [DNA Info]
In addition, former assistant principal William Abreu was convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl who who had graduated and was working in the office of his Williamsburg high school in 2009. [DNA Info]
Between September 19 and 25, seven robberies were reported in Greenpoint, and police believe those to blame are delinquents from Queens. [DNA Info]
At the intersection of Orchard and Delancey Streets, city workers recently painted over a legal graffiti installation without permission from the building’s owner. [Mass Appeal]
An 18-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin that appraised Houston Street for 20-plus years will be moved to the rooftop of 178 Norfolk Street. [The Villager]
The city’s ninth Maison Kayser outpost opened last week at 841 Broadway near Union Square. [EV Grieve]
Tonight, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children author Random Riggs and Tim Burton (who directed the new big screen adaptation) will sign copies of the book at Barnes & Noble Union Square. [The Skint]
One critic deemed the nine-month-old Starliner “the most beautiful dive bar in Brooklyn.” [Brooklyn Based]