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(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)The driver that struck and killed a 50-year old man in East Williamsburg as part of a massive, city-spanning crime spree, was shot and killed by police in Great Neck yesterday morning. The deadly saga began in the South Bronx, around 8:30 pm on Saturday, March
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Metropolitan and Grand merge and separate as they cross Newtown Creek in East Williamsburg (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Yet another pedestrian was killed by a car in Brooklyn early Monday morning after a deadly hit-and-run at Metropolitan Avenue and Grand Street in East Williamsburg, police confirmed. The 50-year
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One of the six paintings missing from a Williamsburg art storage facility (Via DCPI)WILLIAMSBURG – Six paintings worth millions of dollars have gone missing from a Williamsburg storage facility, police confirmed yesterday. The paintings, from the 19th-century, were stored at Crozier Fine Arts warehouse, at 106 Bayard Street, near McCarren
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A rendering of the new tower adjoining the Williamsburg Dime Savings Bank (Via Fogarty Finger Architecture & Interiors)WILLIAMSBURG – A new tower is set to rise at one of the most visible North Brooklyn locations, connected to the historic Dime Savings Bank at Havemeyer Street. The bank, located at the
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The warehouse at 85 Wythe may soon become an office space (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Permits filed with the Department of Buildings this week are clearing the way for the demolition of the warehouse on Wythe Avenue, which usually signifies the first step in some serious development. The roughly
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The current building at 522 Grand Street may give way to a much larger apartment building (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – It looks like a six-story mixed-use building will be finding it’s way to Grand Street in the next couple years, rising high over the current buildings on the
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WILLIAMSBURG – For a moment on Monday afternoon, the bake shop smelled as much like caulking as it did cookies, as contractors worked quickly to get the newest Ovenly [http://www.oven.ly/] outpost ready for its soft opening. Employees and owners alike worked to fix flowers, arrange chairs and set
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The lot at 159 Broadway will soon host a towering hotel (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Building application permits have been filed for a new 26-story hotel and residential building in the heart of Williamsburg that will tower over the iconic Williamsburg Savings Bank nearby. Located at 159 Broadway, the
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In 1984, director Diego Echeverria debuted a documentary shot on 16mm film in what was then the predominantly Puerto Rican community of South Williamsburg, known as “Los Sures.” Tonight, the documentary will be screened for audiences at BAM Cinematek. Taking place in what was considered an extremely poor, crime-ridden area
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WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the man that burglarized an apartment near Meserole Street and Manhattan Avenue earlier this month. Around 2:40 pm on Tuesday, February 13, the suspect entered a residential apartment building and attempted to crash through the door of one of the units. He was unsuccessful
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A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry) WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, during a joint presentation to Community Board 1 regarding the upcoming closure of the L train and repairs to the Canarsie Tunnel, the MTA and DOT revealed a host of new information, including new
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The Shell station at Knapp Street and Avenue Y was robbed earlier this month (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two men who robbed a gas station on Sunday, February 4. The two men hit the Shell Station at 2472 Knapp Street, at Avenue Y, around