Neighborhood Watch

ChikaLicious Debuts Takeout Macarons; Hot Chicken Returns to Prospect Heights

Dessert Club, Chikalicious macarons: Chocolate, green tea, and strawberry.
Dessert Club, Chikalicious macarons: Chocolate, green tea, and strawberry. Photo: Alexandra Vallis

Chelsea: As we predicted, Ace Hotel employees are uniformed in Converse. But that’s just the start of the hipster attire. [Cool Hunting]
Crown Heights: A Sushi Tatsu delivery man was hit in the stomach by a stray bullet outside the restaurant and is critically injured. [NYDN]
East Village: Dessert Club, ChikaLicious started selling white macarons this week for $1.95 apiece with fillings like chocolate ganache, fresh-strawberry cream, green tea, and salted caramel. [Grub Street]
Fort Greene: Bonita is scheduled to follow its Williamsburg predecessor to the grave on August 16. [Eater]
Midtown West: The Rockefeller Center Greenmarket reopened this week. [Blondie and Brownie]

Prospect Heights: The “well-loved-but-long-closed BBQ chicken” chainlet Hot Bird will resurface in two months with a location at the corner of Clinton and Atlantic Avenues. [Brownstoner]
Soho: Centovini will close for good after service tomorrow night. [Eater]

ChikaLicious Debuts Takeout Macarons; Hot Chicken Returns to Prospect Heights