Recent assault arrests near Union Square include two 24-year-old women: one punched another woman in the face, the second attempted to knock someone out with a bike lock. [Town & Village]
A veteran of Webster Hall’s management team and a Trump-endorsing rapper are among those vying for the city’s hours-old position of Night Mayor. [DNA Info]
An East Village lawyer and bottomless brunch opponent petitioned the State Liquor Authority to be stingier with its liquor licenses. [The Real Deal] More →
On a Bushwick Street last week, police say one man called another a “Muslim” who should “go back to your country” after the latter refused to make change for a $20 bill. [DNA Info]
Yesterday, health food chain Dr Smood unveiled its fifth Gotham location inside the former Houston Street American Apparel space. [EV Grieve]
Chef Missy Robbins of Williamsburg’s Lilia will helm another neighborhood kitchen where the Domino Sugar Refinery once stood. [NY Post] More →
Exactly one year after the death of Gawker, the Village Voice announced yesterday that it would cease publishing its print edition. For this New Yorker who came of age as a reader of one and then the other, the end of the Voice is like losing my other coolest friend from college.
Per a guilty plea, 28-year-old Rafael Fuller of Bushwick will spend three months in jail for public masturbation. [DNA Info]
Alphabet City chef/owners Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth have been sued by their restaurant’s landlord for allegedly skimming $286K of Root & Bone money for personal expenses like apartment renovations. [NY Daily News]
The City Council passed 18 bills yesterday that will grant tenants legal protection from harassment and slumlords. [Bowery Boogie] More →