(Photo: Daniel Maurer)

(Photo: Daniel Maurer)

According to police, a 68-year-old man found a pink box in the garbage containing a heart that “appeared to be human” Wednesday morning outside of a housing project on FDR Drive in the East Village. [NY Daily News]

A real estate firm secured a $139 million loan to refinance 12 Williamsburg properties. [The Real Deal]

In Williamsburg, a private equity firm will assist a real estate investment firm with buying the Brooklyn Bowl/Brooklyn Brewery complex for the previously published sum of $37 million. [The Real Deal]

At the corner of Prince and Mulberry Streets, the Noho’s Met Foodmarket space is currently on the market. [Bowery Boogie]

500 Kent Avenue, a 2.5-acre Williamsburg lot, is also for sale, though the price has not been released. [DNA Info]

On Manhattan Avenue, eight affordable housing units are available via lottery to New Yorkers with disabilities, with rental prices starting at $532/month. [6sqft]

This week  ‘MericaNYC, a patriotism-themed eatery with dishes inspired by Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Kanye West, will debut on E. 6th Street. [Gothamist]

Now through October 29, Oktoberfest is underway at Grenpoint Beer & Ale. [Greenpointers]

The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade returns to the East Village next Saturday afternoon.