Welcome back to Openings and Closings. Join us in welcoming some new soul food, a bar with a tree inside,...
Small East Williamsburg Residential Proposal Gets Caught in a Larger Fight Over Land Use
IMAGE A proposal for a four-story apartment development in East Williamsburg is facing resistance from the local community board over...
Plan to Install Green Energy Storage on Williamsburg Roof Raises Tenants’ Ire
A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load on north Brooklyn’s power grid faces...
Talea Beer Co., NYC’s First All Women-Owned Brewery, Opens In Williamsburg
LeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson, the co-founders of Talea Beer Co, famous for its unique vision and easy-to-drink beers, always...
Openings and Closings: Pork Katsu, Pistachio Tart, and Pide
This week we welcome back a spot we thought was gone for good, as well as a crowd-funded Crown Heights newbie, several coffee shops, and a new pub.
How to Celebrate Easter in Brooklyn: Chocolate Bunnies and Brunch
Our next holiday is right around the corner, and we have suggestions for everything from chocolate eggs and bunnies to...
Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront
A large-scale development proposal that would bring two massive mixed-use towers and a beach to the Williamsburg waterfront is back...
Opinion: Will I Be the Next Anti-Asian Hate Crime Victim?
By April Somboun, candidate for City Council in District 33
Crime Blotter: Brooklyn Robbery Pattern, Deadly BQE Crash and More
BQE – This morning, Thursday, March 18, 2021, just before 6:30 am a car crashed into the center dividing barrier...
Openings and Closings: Bibimbap, Branzino, and Beef Yaroa
This week we welcome a new Italian eatery with a great happy hour, a coffee shop with a cause, and...
Pandemusic Concerts Offer Musicians A Payday—and a Chance to Reconnect
When the coronavirus pandemic overtook New York, Josue Caceres’ gigs—and some of his friends—started to disappear. Caceres is a sax...
Mother of 2 Killed in Williamsburg by Drunk Driver
A drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter after fatally striking a woman in his gray 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee...
Openings and Closings: Tortillas, Tomato Butter, and Toast
This week we say hello to another (yes, another) crab restaurant, a new sandwich shop, and give a Manhattan bakery a new Brooklyn home.
Brooklyn Man Charged in 52-Count Indictment, Including Hate Crime For Attacking Light Skinned Women In Williamsburg
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that Khari Covington, 29, who resides in an East Williamsburg shelter, has been...
Child Killed By School Bus (Developing)
A yellow school bus was picking up Shimon Fried, 6, and his older brother, 9, on their way to school...
