New Law Could Keep Mom-and-Pops Shops Open; Best Coffee Shops in NYC; Secrets of the NYPD

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ Life Behind the Stacks: The Secret Apartments of New York Libraries
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Scenes from Saturday’s Rooftop Fire at 1 Ludlow Street [PHOTOS]
• Brooklyn Magazine ⇒ Drink Here Now: 32 Great Bars in Greenpoint
• Brooklyn Street Art ⇒ Kosbe & the Sticker Social Club Hustle a Booth at Coney Island
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The New York Institute of Music -- No. 560 West End Avenue
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ New Law Would Help Keep Mom-and-Pop Businesses in Neighborhoods
• The FADER ⇒ How 6 Bodega Owners Make an Honest Living in NYC
• Gothamist ⇒ This Was NYC's First Sidewalk Sculpture
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ Taco Tuesday: 8 Spots to Chow Down Tonight
• Second Ave. Sagas ⇒ Second Ave. Change Orders Pressure December Completion
• Sheepshead Bites ⇒ Check Out the Huge Shark Caught This Weekend Off Sheepshead Bay
• SILive.com ⇒ 5 Things to Know About the 80-Year-Old Cowboy
• Thrillist ⇒ Best Coffee Shops in NYC: Abraco, Sweetleaf, Plowshares
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Requiem for the Raccoon Lodge
• Untapped Cities ⇒ The Top 10 Secrets of the NYC Police Department (NYPD)