Announcements
[UPDATED: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:25am] Following this morning’s investigation, authorities have announced that normal subway service has resumed on the 1,2,3,N,Q,R,W,7,B,C,L and M trains in both directions. Commuters should expect residual delays. A notification was issued
Business
On a cold Saturday morning in East Brooklyn, Faisal Mustafa, 34, an instructor at the Motorcycle Safety School (MSS), is coaching a group of 12 people about the safety precautions before riding a heavy motorbike. He then leads them out to their parking lot and assigns a bike to each
News
Local politicians, activists, business owners and community stakeholders came together in Williamsburg to demand action from the MTA and DOT (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – Local politicians, business owners and representatives from neighborhood groups came together to demand action from the MTA and DOT in advance of the 15-month L train
Bay Ridge
(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)BAY RIDGE – Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is urging the MTA to increase service across the Verrazano Bridge, citing long wait lines and insufficient busses. Along with State Senator Marty Golden and politicians from both Bay Ridge and Staten Island, Assemblymember Malliotakis sent a letter to
Central Brooklyn
via ReachNowThanksgiving is behind us and odds are that you did a little traveling last week. And even if you didn’t, you’re probably planning some later in December. You’re certainly not alone. I mean, check out these stats [http://newsroom.aaa.com/2017/11/nearly-51-million-americans-travel-thanksgiving-highest-volume-dozen-years/] from AAA:
bath beach
Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)BATH BEACH – Continuing his crusade for pedestrian safety in the wake of the October 31st vehicle-based terror attack in Tribeca, Councilmember Mark Treyger is now calling for additional barricades along the Belt Parkway in Bath
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – A large section of tile fell onto the tracks at the 86th Street Station in Bay Ridge over the weekend, causing an R train to derail and leading to delays on the morning of Sunday, November 26. Roughly 30 people were stuck after a southbound R train struck
News
SUNSET PARK – The driver of a BMW struck and killed a 14-year-old delivery boy as he was cycling in Sunset Park Saturday afternoon. 5th Avenue & 23rd Street via Google MapsAt approximately 5:45pm on Saturday, November 25, police say Edwin Ajacalon was riding his bicycle eastward on 23rd Street
Greenpoint
Cars and trucks move north on McGuinness Blvd in Greenpoint toward the Pulaski Bridge (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)NORTH BROOKLYN – Residents of Community Board 1 in Greenpoint and Williamsburg have a last opportunity to leave their comments regarding traffic improvements [http://mailchi.mp/6e511ec1eb1c/we-need-your-last-minute-input-on-transportation-in-north-brooklyn] in their neighborhoods before the DOT
Explore
(via Tacos El Bronco Facebook page)Things have changed a bit since that day in July [/hook-red-hook-reachnow/] you grabbed a ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/] car from one of our neighborhood side streets and spent the day exploring Red Hook. You’ve gotten a little busier. The days have
Bushwick
The DOT has announced another week of closure for the Grand Street Bridge (Photo via NYC DOT)NORTH BROOKLYN – The NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] has announced that the Grand Street Bridge closure has been extended, blocking it to all vehicle, bike and
Greenpoint
A new, faster ferry running a direct route from Greenpoint to Manhattan this week only (Photo via Mozilla)GREENPOINT – Northside ferry commuters are in for a treat this week, as a promotional campaign means a free, faster ferry connection to Manhattan. Advertising for a new Firefox [https://www.mozilla.org/