Brazilian chef Guilherme Barreto, who built his career in East Village and Lower East Side kitchens, died in a Florida motorcycle accident on Friday. He was 37, and a $10K Go Fund Me page has been established to benefit his two daughters. [EV Grieve]
Hours after a transit officer visited The Whiskey Brooklyn in July, then struck four people with his car (killing one), the State Liquor Authority investigated the Williamsburg bar, and found $15K worth of violations. [DNA Info]
Early in the next decade, Houston Street’s now-57-year-old Hamilton Fish Park branch of the NY Public Library will unveil a major renovation. [Bowery Boogie]
Germany’s Medici Living Group will make its foray into New York real estate with a Grand Street “co-living space” filled with furnished apartments. [Wall Street Journal]
Street fair veteran Sam’s Fried Ice Cream will debut a brick-and-mortar shop on Orchard Street Saturday. [Bowery Boogie]
Irish Times Pub and Eatery is vying to replace East Village Tavern in Alphabet City. [EV Grieve]
This September, actor Alan Cumming and partners will open Club Cumming in the current space of gay bar Eastern Bloc on E. 6th Street. [Eater NY]
Acclaimed former Gotham chef Deuki Hong conceptualized the popcorn chicken dumplings that are now on the menu at Mimi Cheng’s (in the East Village and Nolita) for a limited time. [Village Voice]