••• Fishermen in Battery Park City caught a “dusky smooth-hound, also known as a smooth dogfish […] one of only two sharks that are still common in New York Harbor and the lower Hudson River.” They’re harmless. Photo courtesy Aimee Winnik. —Broadsheet

••• “An aggressive beggar threw a young woman to the ground [at “a rear patio area” of Crave Espresso Bar on Canal] and tried to rob her after she refused to share her cup of coffee.” Crave has a rear patio area? —New York Post

••• A bit more on White Street, the forthcoming restaurant on W. Broadway, including a Mandarin Oriental–ish logo and that it’s hoping to open by mid-September. —Eater

••• Erin Fetherston sample sale starts today. Whenever I see her name I see this. —Racked