(Photo: Scott Lynch)
A 51-year-old woman was choked and sexually assaulted Wednesday night in her Lower East Side apartment building. She was treated for bruising at Bellevue Hospital; the suspect, seen in a surveillance photo, has yet to be found. [NY Daily News]
Renderings were released of the very unorthodox apartment complex planned for Bushwick’s former Rheingold brewery site. [NY Daily News]
Biscous Ciao on Stanton Street, Macaron Parlour and Spot Dessert Bar on St. Mark’s Place, and The Bakeshop by Woops! on Driggs Avenue will all pass out free Macaron Day treats between 10 am and 5 pm.
From 7 to 10 p.m., Picture Farm Gallery in Williamsburg will feature DJ Krunk Pony and an open bar in honor of Birds of Paradise, the first book by fashion photographer Lee O’Connor. [Racked NY]
At 7 p.m. in Bushwick, Traditional Okinawan Karate of Brooklyn hosts their free monthly women and trans-inclusive self-defense class. Register at 718-418-9892. [Bushwhack BOMB]
Tonight at 7:25 p.m., guitarist and Sting’s former bandmate Andy Summers will partake in a Q&A at Village East Cinema on 2nd Avenue. His new documentary, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police, will be screened. [The Skint]
Tuesday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn community groups encroached upon by neighborhood gentrification will march together. [Curbed NY]
The East Village’s unusual restaurant hybrids are the subject of a new article. [Wall Street Journal] 