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Feb
03
Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerBROOKLYN — Back in October, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began to study Brooklyn’s bus
3 min read
Jan
31
BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.brooklynqueensconnector.nyc/] proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn
6 min read
Jan
31
Reckless Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in East Williamsburg

Reckless Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in East Williamsburg

EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Yesterday, a truck driver making a reckless U-turn killed a bicyclist riding on Vandervoort Avenue. On Thursday, January
2 min read
Jan
28
For Negroni Lovers: Greenpoint Welcomes New Amaro Taproom St. Agrestis

For Negroni Lovers: Greenpoint Welcomes New Amaro Taproom St. Agrestis

Louis Catizone, Co-Owner of St. Agrestis at the taproom. Courtesy of St. Agrestis.GREENPOINT — A Greenpoint-based brand [http://stagrestis.com]
4 min read
Jan
28
Man Robs Multiple Banks Across Brooklyn and Queens

Man Robs Multiple Banks Across Brooklyn and Queens

Man wanted in connection to string of Brooklyn bank robberies. Courtesy of NYPD. NORTH BROOKLYN — Police are on the lookout
1 min read
Jan
27
Love, Nelly: A Colombian Bakery Is Coming to Bed-Stuy

Love, Nelly: A Colombian Bakery Is Coming to Bed-Stuy

New York style arepa with ham, egg, and cheese. Courtesy of Love, Nelly.BED-STUY — This spring, the team behind the
3 min read
Jan
24
What You Need To Know About Coronavirus In NYC

What You Need To Know About Coronavirus In NYC

Photo by Hush Naidoo on UnsplashThe City and the State today laid out their preparedness plans for the novel coronavirus
2 min read
Jan
23
What are the Long-Term Solutions to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes?

What are the Long-Term Solutions to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes?

High School students marched down Eastern Parkway to the Jewish Children’s Museum in January chanting Love, Not Hate. Liena
3 min read
Jan
22
Congresswoman Maloney Announces 2020 Re-election Campaign, NY-12

Congresswoman Maloney Announces 2020 Re-election Campaign, NY-12

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who represents New York’s 12th congressional district which includes Greenpoint along with parts of the Upper
2 min read
Jan
21
Bushwick’s William Ulmer Brewery Set to Become a Maker Space

Bushwick’s William Ulmer Brewery Set to Become a Maker Space

A digital rendering of the renovated brewery. Courtesy of DXA studio.The historic William Ulmer brewery will become a maker
4 min read