June 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan North Brooklyn residents are speaking out about the dangerous misuse of a recently deployed fleet of rent-by-the-minute mopeds in the area. The mopeds, put on the streets last month by tech startup company Revel, are reportedly being driven through local parks at high speeds, used without helmets, and taken… Read more »
June 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for reckless endangerment after engaging in a gunfight outside of the Bushwick Houses last month. On Tuesday May 28, around 1:30 a.m., the suspect started exchanging gunfire with an unidentified second party outside of the 130 Moore St. building. A bullet flew… Read more »
June 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Council’s Black, Latino/a, Asian Caucus (BLAC) and Progressive Caucus united yesterday to voice their support for Education Chancellor Richard Carranza after a letter, signed by seven City Council members and two Assembly members, was sent to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Saturday condemning Carranza’s alleged… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A new tiki-themed barbecue restaurant and bar will be popping up every weekend this summer in the backyard of Greenpoint’s creative co-working space A/D/O. The pop-up restaurant, named Yaki Tiki, steps outside the usual tiki bar fare by blending Japanese foods and flavors into the relaxed, island atmosphere. On… Read more »
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that would add 500 officers to the city’s transit system to crack down on the increasing number of fare evasions and assaults on transit workers. “This year we succeeded in making historic reforms to the MTA and… Read more »
June 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan New York State eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for school children last week in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. Both the State Senate and Assembly voted on Thursday to repeal the exemption, which previously allowed parents to cite religious beliefs as a reason not to vaccinate… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A chain of Queens-based homegoods stores is planning its expansion into Brooklyn with a new store in Greenpoint. Lockwood, a popular shop with three locations in Astoria and one in Jackson Heights, will open their doors on Sept. 1 at 98 Greenpoint Avenue. Owner Mackenzi Farquer said they will… Read more »
June 14, 2019 By Max Murray Two more Williamsburg Yeshivas have been closed in another sweep conducted by the Health Department, as the agency looks to stop the spread of measles. The United Talmudical Academy’s of Yeshiva Torah V’Yirah, located at 590 Bedford Ave., and UTA 212, located at 212 Williamsburg Street, were both barred… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are still searching for a Greenpoint man who went missing late last week. Michal Herubin, a 61-year-old resident of Russell Street, was last seen leaving his apartment on Friday June 7, around 6:30 a.m. Police did not provide a description of Herubin’s clothing. Anyone with information about Herubin’s… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for burglarizing a Williamsburg synagogue last month. On May 25th, around 3 a.m. the unidentified man used a large screwdriver to open the front door of Congregation Arugath Habosem, located at 559 Bedford Ave. Once inside, he stole $1,500 and then fled… Read more »