(Photo: Michael Tapp)
Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro has confirmed that the two bodies recovered from the site of the East Village explosion yesterday were those of Nicholas Figueroa and Moises Ismael Locón Yac. [NY Times]
An Iowa tourist has apologized for taking a selfie near the site of the tragedy.
[WPIX]
Friends have started a fundraiser for Mariann “Mickey” Marlowe, owner of Enz’s, the boutique next-door to the blast site that had its storefront blown out. [Bowery Boogie]
Matthew Blaney, known for his photographs of 9/11, was at a bar near the explosion and took these black and white shots as chaos unfolded. [Daily Mail]
Read first-hand accounts from the manager of Pommes Frites and a man whose car was pulled up in front of 121 Second Ave when the explosion occurred.
And in other news
Surveillance photos were released of the men who allegedly pistol-whipped an employee of the 159 Houston Street bodega before robbing the store Friday at 3 a.m. [Gothamist]
A search continues for a female suspect who slashed a 29-year-old woman across the face outside a Bushwick bar on February 15, resulting in 70 stitches. [NBC NY]
On Saturday night, two Jewish teens walking home from temple were struck with paintballs near the corner of Morton Street and Juliana Place in Williamsburg. [JP Updates]
See everything you missed at Hanksy‘s “Best of the Worst” show, which took place this weekend at a former Delancey Street bank. [Gothamist]
This morning at 10 a.m., Barnes and Noble Union Square employees will start distributing wristbands to attend tonight’s Q&A with Senator Elizabeth Warren. Purchase of A Fighting Chance in paperback is required to attend the event.
Williamsburg cinematographer Sebastian Slayter explains how he got his breakthrough gig as a Saturday Night Live camera assistant. [Brooklyn]
At the Union Avenue boutique Que sal mah (“dress” in Hebrew), the customizable frocks double as performance art pieces. [DNA Info] 