A cyclist is in critical condition after having being struck by a vehicle shortly after making an abrupt stop for a car making a sudden left turn. According to the NYPD's press office, a 23-year-old man was riding his bike southbound on Second Avenue at around 9:48 a.m. yesterday and was "forced to brake suddenly for a vehicle making a left turn" onto East 18th Street. The official account notes that he then fell off his bike, and was hit by another vehicle. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and both cars remained at the scene. more ›

At a new Gramercy pub, happy hour is whenever the market demands. The Exchange Bar and Grill may charge up to $8 for a pint of Guinness, or as little as $4. Using a flashing ticker tape like Wall Street’s the bar, to open April 1, will determine its menu prices as though they were stocks. The price of beer, hot wings or fried calamari will fluctuate unremittingly in 25 cent increments, within a two-dollar range of a median cost. "It's supply and demand," co-owner Damon Bae told the Post. Maybe helicopter commutes to Wall Street should be priced the same way. more ›

This week Sam Sifton at the Times files a positive review of Purple Yam, a Filipino restaurant in Ditmas Park that formerly operated under a different name (Cendrillon) in Soho with the same chef/owner (Romy Dorotan). Sifton deems it "a perfect neighborhood restaurant. True to its aesthetic, the menu is resistant to easy division into appetizers and main courses. There are kimchis and chutneys to order. There are vegetables and side dishes. There is pig—almost every part of it. And there are Cendrillon classics, ranging from a sublime chicken adobo to a faintly ridiculous wild-boar pizza." more ›

Defonte’s, the sandwich shop institution of Red Hook (since 1922), just opened a second outpost in Gramercy. If you notice from the photo here, the original Defonte’s is all waterfront industrial charm: bricked over windows, a touch of barbed wire accent; everything painted over a shade of green that otherwise belongs slathered across a municipal bridge railing. Defonte’s Red Hook interior is adorned with autographed 8x10s of actors in wiseguy roles and far flung beauty queens, like Miss Delaware 2008. The corner building is a stone’s throw from the Battery Tunnel, so a lot of Defonte’s customers drive a truck, carry a badge, or do both. They work quickly, open early, and close early—the ten person steam table sandwich brigade is usually all but cleaned up around 3 p.m. more ›

The police have released a sketch of a man suspected of molesting five different boys since last fall in the Gramercy Park area. The victims range in age from 11 to 15 and the most recent incidents were yesterday and Wednesday. MyFoxNY reports, "In each case, he grabbed the boy's buttocks from behind and then ran away. In one case, the man also kissed a boy on the cheek." The incidents took place in the morning or afternoon at 2nd Ave (btwn East 21st & East 22nd), corner of East 21st and 3rd Ave, corner of East 24th and 3rd Ave, on 2nd Ave (btwn East 20th & East 21st) and corner of 2nd Ave and East 22nd. The Daily News notes how there's a public school nearby on East 19th. The suspect is "described as male/Hispanic/20s to 30s, approximately 155 lbs., 5'5" tall.. medium build, with black hair and a light scar on the upper right side of his forehead." If you have information, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or text "TIPS" to CRIMES (274637) and then enter TIP577. more ›

Police are searching for a man in his 30's who broke into a West Village apartment wielding a knife, only to be driven off by the occupant's furious response. The Post spoke to the resident, Jennifer LaPierre, a 41-year-old writer who lives in a basement apartment on West 11th Street. The article makes clear that when she's not pounding the keyboard, she likes to pump iron and work out at a nearby gym. more ›