–You will be able to take the ferry from Wall Street to the Rockaways starting next month for the price of a subway ride. City ferry service from Grand Street launches next year. [Channel 2]
–It’s the final day for Angelica Kitchen. Unfortunately, the beloved restaurant’s demise is a familiar story is this era of unsustainable high rents. [Channel 2]
–The existence of Tictail Market on Orchard Street, the brick-and-mortar manifestation of a thriving online business, demonstrates the, “unexpected alchemy of the happenstance purchase.” [New York Times]
–RIP local musician David Peel. [EV Grieve]
–Spike Lee’s new Rodney King film includes footage from Roger Guenveur Smith’s one man show shot last summer at East River Park. [Entertainment Weekly]
–Abacus: Small Enough to Jail has locked down a distribution deal. The film opens May 9 at the IFC Center. [Deadline]
–Sampling the unique foods at the Essex Street Market. [Daily News]
–Now open: Kind Regards, the cocktail bar replacing beloved music club, Cake Shop, on Ludlow Street. [DNAinfo]
