Announcements
EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Yesterday, a truck driver making a reckless U-turn killed a bicyclist riding on Vandervoort Avenue. On Thursday, January 30, just after 2.30 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a collision involving a bicycle, in front of 305 Vandervoort Avenue in East Williamsburg, cops said.
Business
Construction on Moore Street between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.NORTH BROOKLYN — Construction of a new National Grid pipeline that will run from Linden Boulevard in Brownsville to Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, is destroying local businesses in North Brooklyn. The Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure (MRI) project responsible for
Bay Ridge
This Sunday, February 2, for the 54th Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers will play against the Kansas City Chiefs. The time has come again to furiously root on your team, or to furiously wait for the commercials and the halftime show. Whatever your preference, one of these spots is
Bushwick
Man wanted in connection to string of Brooklyn bank robberies. Courtesy of NYPD. NORTH BROOKLYN — Police are on the lookout for a man connected to a string of three similar bank robberies over the last two weeks. The first robbery took place in Williamsburg on Monday, January 13 at approximately
Borough Park
High School students marched down Eastern Parkway to the Jewish Children’s Museum in January chanting Love, Not Hate. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s been more than three weeks since Mayor Bill de Blasio announced measures [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/640-19/mayor-de-blasio-launches-new-crime-prevention-efforts-combat-hate-anti-semitism] to counter the wave of anti-Semitic hate
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
Announcements
Interior of bar at Claudia’s. Courtesy of Claudia’s.EAST WILLIAMSBURG — One word: authenticity! That was the mantra that siblings Mario and Claudia Lopez took to heart late last year when they re-launched their hole-in-the-wall spot C.Lo Cafe in East Williamsburg into a bar with a focus on
affordable housing
Rendering of the proposed River Street development. James Corner Field Operations and BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, courtesy of Two Trees Management WILLIAMSBURG — On Monday evening developers from Two Trees Management met with concerned North Brooklyn community members about their new plan for the former Con Edison fuel oil storage complex
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
Announcements
Popcorn and cocktail at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg. Courtesy of Nitehawk Cinema.Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to reform antiquated prohibition-era laws and support New York’s growing craft beverage industry by allowing booze in cinemas that don’t serve food. The proposed amendment to the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) law would
Bushwick
Last year saw another spike in reported hate crimes, much of it perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors. So we went out to talk to our neighbors, both Jewish and not, about anti-Semitism, hate, what’s being done and could be done. According to NYPD reports, by mid-2019, anti-Semetic hate crimes
community
Governor Cuomo visited an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Williamsburg with Rabbi David Niederman to show support for the Jewish Community in the wake of the stabbing in Monsey and a recent rash of other anti-Semitic attacks. Photo courtesy of Governer’s office.Local Congressional representatives announce federal aid, Governor Andrew