Feb. 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci New Yorkers will soon be able to watch the latest movie on the big screen. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that theaters in New York City will be able to open at 25 percent of normal capacity beginning March 5. The state, however, will limit each screening to 50… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has come under heavy fire for his delay in reporting the number of nursing home residents killed by COVID-19, railed against one of his chief critics—Queens Assembly Member Ron Kim—during a press conference today. The attack followed a letter that Kim co-wrote Tuesday—along with eight… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Queens County Democratic Party endorsed a slate of candidates today for the June primary elections. The entire slate – consisting of more than a dozen candidates for City Council, as well as comptroller, Queens Borough President and several judgeships — was put up for a single vote and… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci Revel, a company best known for its moped-sharing program, is launching a new leasing service for electric bikes, or e-bikes. The company will be offering stylish e-bikes for $99 per month–starting next month–and will drop off the vehicles to its subscribers’ front door when they enroll. The e-bikes, which… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 Op-Ed By Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Long before COVID hit New York City, small businesses were struggling to compete against big box retailers with exorbitant commercial rents on the rise. Before the pandemic, commercial rents had gone up by 22 percent on average. Vacant space had doubled in the decade leading up… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2021 Op-Ed By Brent O’Leary Do you want to have a say as to who the next mayor is—or who your next city council member will be? If so, I urge you to check your party registration and make sure you are registered as a Democrat. The deadline to do so is Feb…. Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin The 10th annual TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint takes place next month and attendees will be able to celebrate the best of Northern Brooklyn’s cuisine and drinks, while raising money for a new community center. More than 40 top restaurants, bars and merchants from the neighborhood will be joining together for a… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 38-year-old woman was groped leaving the Lorimer Street subway station in July and now police are looking for the suspect. The woman was exiting the station on July 25 at 9:30 p.m. when an unidentified man followed her up the stairs and grabbed her buttocks, cops said. She… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin The NYPD is looking to identify an individual who is wanted in connection to an assault in Williamsburg. The suspect fought a 56-year-old male victim and beat the victim with his own cane, cops said. The victim was transported from the scene of the altercation in front of Bravo… Read more »
July 27, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who grabbed a 20-year-old woman’s buttocks on a Williamsburg street last week. The suspect allegedly approached the woman who was walking in the vicinity of Classon and Flushing Avenues at around 11:20 a.m. on July 13 and touched her butt. The woman,… Read more »