June 4, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The MTA is scrapping one of two free Williamsburg shuttle buses that had been set to last for the duration of the 15-month L train construction project, citing low ridership. The two shuttle buses—the B91 and B92—will be consolidated into one B91 shuttle starting June 8 which will have… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Nearly 300 local artists will open their studio doors this weekend for the annual Greenpoint Open Studios event. On June 8 and 9, from noon to 6 p.m., the artists and designers will allow visitors into their studios to view their work free of charge. Art lovers will be… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are continuing to search for a man wanted for the assault of an 8-year-old boy in Greenpoint last month. On Friday, May 24, around 7:50 a.m., a Greenpoint mother was walking with her two young sons on Norman Avenue near Leonard Street when the unidentified man, who was… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a suspect wanted for an aggravated harassment hate crime against an orthodox Jewish man in Williamsburg last week. On Wednesday May 29, around 2:25 p.m., a 27-year-old man, dressed in traditional religious clothing, was walking on the sidewalk near Flushing and Nostrand Avenues when an… Read more »
May 31, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The 22nd annual Brooklyn Film Festival will get underway tonight in Williamsburg. The 10-day-long celebration of cinema will feature 133 different films from over 30 countries all centered around this year’s theme of “The Gathering.” “The theme-statement is essentially a call to all those people who are searching for… Read more »
May 31, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Local cyclists will take over Williamsburg’s Domino Park this evening for an annual blowout celebration of the end of National Bike Month. The “Bike Home From Work Party,” is held every year by local transit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives. For the month of May, the group encourages residents to… Read more »
May 30, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for the violent attack of three teenagers in Williamsburg over the weekend. On Saturday May 25, around 2 a.m., the suspect got into a verbal dispute with the three teens—a 16-year-old male, a 16-year-old female and a 17-year-old female—near Flushing Avenue and… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Council Member Stephen Levin, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, will be hosting a rain barrel giveaway next month. On Saturday June 1, residents of Council District 33 will be able to pick up a free 55-gallon plastic rain barrel at McCarren Park. The… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Three suspects are wanted in connection to the bloody assault of a man in Williamsburg last week. On May 21, around 5 p.m., the 28-year-old victim was walking near 701 Broadway with his girlfriend when he was approached by the three male suspects, identified as Nelson Grant, 30, Steffon… Read more »
May 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan One thousand new electric mopeds hit the streets of Brooklyn and Queens earlier today after tech startup Revel launched its rent-by-the-minute moped business in the two boroughs. After a successful test run last summer of 68 bikes in Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the moped sharing business will now cover… Read more »