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Two men were treated at Bellevue Hospital this weekend after a woman with a box cutter slashed them in the face and neck on Kent Avenue in Greenpoint. [Brooklyn Paper]
On Sunday afternoon, a scammer posing as a kidnapper phoned a Williamsburg mom and demanded $1K if she wanted her son to keep his fingers. [Brooklyn Paper]
Restaurants Paulaner NYC on Bowery and Bunna Cafe in Bushwick are donating a portion of their earnings to Nepal earthquake relief efforts. [Grub Street]
Despite a stalemate with the local community board, it looks like Brooklyn Barge Bar isn’t dead in the water just yet. Aiming to be Brooklyn’s smaller version of the Frying Pan, the bar recently announced on Facebook that it hopes to open later this month. There are photos circa late March of the team building the gangway in Kingston, New York, and they’ve also launched a website detailing its menu and plans for engaging the community in (hopefully) non-alcohol related outdoor activities like sailing and fishing (though we’re not sure drunk fishing will be left totally out of the equation).
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Police are searching for a man who attacked two woman (ages 28 and 33) with a hammer last night one block apart near Union Square. [NY Daily News]
At 125 Second Avenue, Enz’s clothing boutique is back in business after the March 26 gas line explosion. [EV Grieve]
Investors behind Charlie Bird, the Greenwich Village Italian restaurant, will open a new venture on Kenmare Street at Toby’s Public House’s former address. [Eater NY]
On Houston, developers are preparing to swoop in on the Sunshine Cinema. [The Real Deal]
Common Ground packed it in on Avenue A after a decade-long run. [EV Grieve]
Late next month, Jin Sushi will close at 252 Broome Street. [Bowery Boogie]
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Patrick Salt Ryan, a singer/songwriter and bartender at Fontana’s in the East Village, died suddenly last month at age 45. [EV Grieve]
At Tommy’s Tavern in Greenpoint, Williamsburg district leader Nick Rizzo claims he received an early morning black eye from the owner after defending a bartender who was trying to go home. [Brooklyn Paper]
Three rental buildings located at 144-150 Ludlow Street were recently purchased for $24 million. [The Real Deal]
Cover of Awkwafina’s new book (Photo courtesy of Awkwafina)
You probably remember Awkwafina best from “NYC Bitche$” in which the pint-sized Queens-native (no, she’s not from Flushing) raps, “Bitches be in Bushwick, they all live in Bushwick, they all love Bushwick, but I say fuck that shit,” and wreaks havoc on iPad-wielding bros by the Bedford stop. Her video wasn’t exactly a reaction to Catey Shaw’s notoriously tone-deaf North Brooklyn bubble video, “Brooklyn Girls” (“NYC Bitche$” was actually released before Shaw’s much-maligned video bombed) but it certainly stands as the opposition. But Awkwafina is seeking to further solidify her New York City street cred with a new project.
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At 4 a.m. on April 30, a man punched and threw a glass bottle at a bodega employee at his Nassau Avenue store. [Brooklyn Paper]
An Edward Snowden statue confiscated by police last month in Fort Greene is now bound for the Boiler gallery in Williamsburg. [Brooklyn Paper]
Mixtape, a coffee shop serving Ovenly snacks and Oslo beans, opened last month at 1533 Myrtle Avenue. [Bushwick Daily]
Give em your best Black Hole Sun.
The Diamond is always one for quirky events (remember Lena Dunham trivia?) but this one made us do a double take. Try to read this without your eyes popping out of your head.
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Businesses and homeowners impacted by the March 26 East Village explosion are eligible for low-interest loans, Governor Cuomo said. [NY1]
State Senator Dean Skelos is expected to be arrested imminently on corruption charges. [NY Times]
Drool over pics of the dishes being served up at Virginia’s, a restaurant opening today at 647 E. 11th Street. [Grub Street]
Remember that scientist whose lab found 637 known species of bacteria in NYC’s subways? Well, that guy, geneticist Chris Mason, will be strolling around the Lower East Side Sunday spouting what will surely be the most fascinating/gag-inducing spiel one is likely to hear on a walking tour. Not into viruses and fungi? That’s okay — “The Artist and the Scientist: Microbial Maps” is just one of more than 200-plus free walking tours hitting the street this weekend as part of Jane’s Walk.
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