Announcements
A rendering of proposed development in the Broadway Triangle (Image via Dept of City Planning)WILLIAMSBURG – A court settlement in the discrimination case against the Broadway Triangle housing development was announced earlier this week, stipulating changes to the planned housing that critics decried as racially biased. Two-thirds of planned apartments
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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
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Orient Avenue in East Williamsburg, near where the assault took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for three teenagers who attacked a man on Orient Avenue earlier this month. Around 6:30 in the evening on Sunday, November 5, a 43-year old man was sitting in
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A rendering shows the new design of the Domino Sugar Factory Refinery Site from the waterfront promenade (Rendering via PAU)WILLIAMSBURG – A new design for the old Domino Sugar Factory Refinery was approved without changes yesterday by the Landmark Preservation Commission. Developed by Two Trees Management company and designed by
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Jesus Centeno, 42, is wanted by the NYPD in connection with an assault on a man and his daughter (Photo via DCPI)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are searching for Jesus Centeno in connection with the assault of a 25-year old man and his 2-year old daughter last month. On October 6, around
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
Holidays
Families gather at a welcome dinner sponsored by the Department of Homeless Services, Councilmember Antonio Reynoso, and Dar 525 restaurant. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – Like any good holiday meal, the message was one of home, of welcome, and of family. But for those enjoying the dinner, “home” was a journey,
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The valuable stroller was stolen out of the foyer of 146 Middleton Street (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are on the lookout for the man who stole an expensive stroller out of the foyer of a Williamsburg apartment building last month. On Sunday, October 15, the 22-year old victim
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
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WILLIAMSBURG – Police are seeking five men in connection with a violent robbery perpetrated in Williamsburg last month. Just after 4:00 am on Monday, October 30, a 35-year old man was assaulted in front of 230 North 5th Street, after 5 men clad in dark clothing approached him from behind,
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The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburg, where the incident took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a man who repeatedly punched and pushed a woman before stealing her money at the Dime Bank on Havemeyer Street yesterday morning. At around 8:30 am, the suspect approached
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Looking northbound on Morgan Ave at the corner of Withers Street, where the fatal accident took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE: The deceased motorcyclist has been identified as Danny Tsang, 28, of Ridgewood, Queens. EAST WILLIAMSBURG – A traffic accident this morning caused the death of a motorcyclist when his