Neighborhood Watch

Pianos and Docks Oyster Bar Temporarily Close; Car Crashes Into Joseph Leonard

Midtown East: Docks Oyster Bar is closed tonight during shooting for a Drew Barrymore film. [Zagat]
Chelsea: As previously reported here, the owners of No. 7 plan to open a sandwich shop called No. 7 Sub at the Ace Hotel by early December. They’ll have house-made bread and yuzu Sprite. [Feed/TONY]
Flatiron: Wafels & Dinges will give out free waffles for one hour on Monday, starting at 11:30 a.m., and will feature free toppings all day, in celebration of National Waffle Day. [Me So Hungry]
Lower East Side: Pianos is closed tonight after an electrical fire earlier today, but plans to reopen tomorrow night. [Gothamist]

Red Hook: The owner of Kevin’s, at 277A Van Brunt Street, has spent the summer in Montauk clamming and plans to host a BYO clambake September 10. [Brooklyn Paper]
Soho: Miro Café, a favorite of Heather Marks, is the latest restaurant to declare bankruptcy. [Crain’s]
West Village: A car crashed into Joseph Leonard today while Robert Sietsema was walking by, but the only thing hurt was the restaurant’s planters. [Fork in the Road/VV]
Charles is now doing brunch. [Eater]

Pianos and Docks Oyster Bar Temporarily Close; Car Crashes Into Joseph Leonard