brownsville
Construction on Moore Street between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.NORTHERN BROOKLYN — Over the past few months, members of the North Brooklyn community have spoken in opposition to National Grid’s Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure (MRI) project, a 30-inch-wide, 36,000-foot-long pipeline that would travel from Brownsville to
Carroll Gardens
BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.brooklynqueensconnector.nyc/] proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts is moving forward with a community engagement process ahead of an environmental impact review in April of this year. The city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and
Announcements
Louis Catizone, Co-Owner of St. Agrestis at the taproom. Courtesy of St. Agrestis.GREENPOINT — A Greenpoint-based brand [http://stagrestis.com] of Italian-inspired liqueurs and pre-bottled cocktails, St. Agrestis, with a following among Brooklyn’s bitter cocktail crowd, opened its new taproom this month for tours on weekend afternoons at 233
Announcements
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who represents New York’s 12th congressional district which includes Greenpoint along with parts of the Upper Eastside in Manhattan and Queens, formally announced her 2020 re-election campaign today. “It’s an honor and a privilege to serve the people of New York’s 12th District in
Brooklyn Heights
Welcome back to another installment of openings and closings. We have a lot of goodbyes this week, from Polish diners to party brunch spots. Don’t despair, though, since there are lots of good things coming to the borough as well. We welcome several new Mexican spots, a boardgames cafe,
Announcements
WILLIAMSBURG — Over 50 Brooklyn residents of all ages lined up on the steps of Swinging Sixties Community Center at 211 Ainslie Street last night, ahead of the National Grid’s presentation of their new pipeline — the Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure (MRI) project — to Community Board 1. The project would “reinforce the
community
Photo courtesy of Acapulco Deli & Restaurant GREENPOINT — A Greenpoint restaurant was vandalized with swastikas and other obscene materials in December. On Sunday, December 22, two men were caught on surveillance video spray-painting the front of Acapulco Deli & Restaurant at 1116 Manhattan Avenue, a Mexican joint, cops said. In
Announcements
USPS. Photo by Tareq Ismail [https://unsplash.com/@tareqismail?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/usps?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT — After countless reports of untimely delivery and delivery to incorrect
Bay Ridge
This week’s openings and closings brings lots of new places. We welcome post-workout shakes, a Japanese bar, and lots of new coffee shops, and say goodbye to a Gowanus legend. Bay Ridge Cocoa Grinder [https://www.cocoagrindernyc.com/] 9302 4th Avenue, between 93rd and 94th streets. > [https://www.
Business
Happy 2020! The only thing better than going out on New Year’s Eve is going out on New Year’s Day to recover, gossip, and plan resolutions. These spots have got you covered, whether you want French classics, saltfish and rum cocktails, or to keep the party going with
Announcements
Bicyclist on Pulaski Bridge. Courtesy of Bike New York.Frustrated with the slow pace of data on bicycling made available by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Bike New York [https://www.bike.nyc/], which organizes the five-borough bike tour each year, released their own study this week of the Pulaski
Announcements
The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, fall 2019. Lydia Lee/The Other Art Fair.GREENPOINT — The Other Art Fair Brooklyn is coming back to the Brooklyn Expo Center April 30 through May 3, 2020, and is looking for artists for its eighth installation. The upcoming Brooklyn fair will showcase 130 exhibiting