Frank Mastropolo

Good morning, East Village.

“An NYU psychology student was busted Monday for allegedly turning his dorm room into an air- rifle factory where he assembled and sold illegal pellet guns used in recreational war games, cops said.” [NY Post]

“Staff at a lower East Side school roughed up a 7-year-old special-needs student and falsely claimed he tried to commit suicide in a desperate attempt to cover up their own incompetence, a lawsuit claims.” [NY Daily News]

The New Museum’s Ideas City festival, which hits the Bowery May 1, will take place in a “70-foot mirrored shed that will stand in front of the museum and reflect the surrounding cityscape and sky.” [Wall Street Journal, DNA Info]

A chat with the new owner of Organic Avenue, which is coming to Third Avenue. [NY Times]

More on Richie Havens’s life as a Villager. [Off the Grid]

Olivia Munn and Robert Pattinson were seen leaving the Bowery Hotel. [Daily Mail, Perez Hilton]

Boukies and Saxon + Parole are now serving lunch. [Zagat]

“Malai Marke brings a trendy approach—with an open kitchen, understated décor and subtle lighting to Curry Row—the East Village area that’s chockablock with garishly decorated Indian restaurants.” [Wall Street Journal]

At the East Village outpost of Joe’s Pizza there’s “no line out the door, more room inside, and a little less wear on the surroundings. The plain slice? Refreshingly similar to the original. Thin, hot, and crispy, with that super-hot cheese and sauce.” [The Daily Meal]