‘Affordable’ Whole Foods opens next month in Downtown Brooklyn; How the Poinsettia made its way to NYC
300 Ashland Place via TEN Arquitectos (L); Poinsettias via Public Domain Pictures
- Joining the new Apple store, the East Coast’s first Whole Foods Market 365, an affordable, no-frills version of the grocer, will open on January 31st at 300 Ashland Place. [6sqft inbox]
- The MTA is hiring a contractor to build the subway’s first platform safetey barrier. [NYDN]
- This holiday, give the gift of rat extermination. [Brokelyn]
- Industry City’s Lineup Brewing received a cease and desist from Beyoncé’s lawyers to stop using her name on their “Bieryoncé” beer. [Bklynr]
- Meet the baker who brought Jewish pastries to Harlem. [WNYC]
- The story behind where all those poinsettias at your bodega come from. [NYT]
