Police arrested Brownsville resident Tony Thomas on Friday in connection with last week’s robbery of The Meatball Shop in Williamsburg. [NY Post]
Nie’s Service Center—an East Village massage parlor located next to a school—was shutdown after employees attempted to prostitute themselves to undercover police officers this spring. [DNA Info]
A liquor license was granted to Trionas’s, an Irish bar set to open its third NYC location in the former Croxley Ales space on Avenue B. [EV Grieve]
Tonight at 6:30 p.m., local politicians will sponsor a public Q&A at the East Village Community School about new citywide rat-combating initiatives. [EV Grieve]
Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer will debut fast-cas pizzeria Martina this weekend on E. 11th Street. [Grub Street]
Joe’s Pizza opened its fourth location in Times Square, rounding out a mini-empire that includes East Village and Williamsburg outposts. [Eater NY]
Although Parm just vacated its Williamsburg address, its principals have announced plans for a new one inside the Pod Hotel on W. 42nd Street. [Eater NY]
Allen Street cafe Round K hopes to start a new drink craze with its anti-Unicorn Latte, the Matte Black Latte. [Gothamist]