EVG Etc.: Jesse Malin continues rehab after spinal cord stroke; Foul Witch serves 'voluptuous food'

Photo on Second Avenue by Derek Berg 

• Police searching for a suspect who broke into a woman's apartment near 11th and A and climbed into bed with her (ABC 7 ... The Post) 

• Following a spinal cord stroke in June, East Village musician and bar owner Jesse Malin is undergoing daily stem-cell treatments at a clinic in Buenos Aires along with intensive physical therapy (Rolling Stone... Brooklyn Vegan ... American Songwriter) 

• Tracking NYC's record-high homeless shelter population (City Limits) 

• DOT adds more rush hour vehicle capacity to attempt to ease congestion approaching the Williamsburg Bridge (Streetsblog) 

• Some landlords are renting rent-stabilized units at market-rate prices (The City)

• If you want to oppose a 5G tower at 184 E. Seventh St. at Avenue B (Village Preservation) 

• A visit to Monkey Thrift Shop Upcycling, which recently opened on Ninth Street near Avenue A (NBC New York) 

• Frigid NYC is underway at the Kraine Theater and Under St. Marks (Official site) 

• On Avenue A, Foul Witch serves "voluptuous food in a scrappy space" (The New Yorker) 

• Crowds are flocking to Tokuyamatcha & Onigirazu for the rice sandwiches on Sixth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C (Eater) 

• Max Wolf Friedlich’s "Job" will get an Off-Broadway run at the the Connelly Theater on Fourth Street from Jan. 19 through March 3 (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Romeo's is a new cocktail bar in the former St. Dymphna's space at 118 St. Mark's Place (Time Out) 

• Classics playing on Dec. 18 at the Village East by Angelika — "The Apartment" and "White Christmas"

• Why NYC Christmas trees are so expensive (Gothamist)

• A topic of interest: The U.S. shoplifting scourge is a lot of hype with little evidence (CNN)