According to Empire State Realty Trust, it has inked two new retail leases with Hoka and Tecovas to join its "North Sixth Street Collection" of stores in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. The real estate company noted that Hoka is set to occupy a 4,148-square-foot retail store at 91 N. 6th Street, while Tecovas will take over the 4,174-square-foot space at 89 N. 6th Street. Details of when the stores will open to the public were not disclosed. FN has reached out to Hoka and Tecovas for comment.
The suspect accused of a heinous and violent rape of a 12-year-old girl in Brooklyn was apprehended on Friday. Detectives from the Brooklyn North Special Victims Unit (SVU) booked Eric McMichael, 27, of Clay Street in Greenpoint on two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, burglary and endangering the welfare of a child. McMichael kept his head down in front of reporters and photographers asking him about the crime as detectives walked him out of the SVU headquarters on Nevins Street
Isla & Co.'s newest location will feature Australian-style cooking from Executive Chef Clint Snowling who brings two decades of experience in fine dining restaurants. He is renowned for his creative ingredient pairings and artistic plating skills. At Isla & Co., Chef Snowling will serve up inventive brunch dishes and a seasonally driven dinner menu highlighting premium cuts of meat (including kangaroo!) and vegetable-forward plates.
