May 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for two robberies that took place last month inside two Bushwick L train stations. On April 13, around 10:40 a.m., the suspect asked a 25-year-old woman to swipe him into the Myrtle/Wyckoff station. The woman declined and entered through the turnstile. As… Read more »
April 29, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for an attempted armed robbery that took place earlier this month outside of a Williamsburg bar. On April 13, around 1:50 a.m., the unknown gunman approached a group of individuals outside Zamaan Hookah Bar and Restaurant, located at 349 Broadway. The suspect,… Read more »
April 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for a home invasion and robbery that took place in East Williamsburg last Friday. On April 19, around 7 p.m., a 35-year-old woman was walking into her apartment building near Maspeth Avenue and 61st Street when she was followed inside by an… Read more »
April 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The long-awaited L train shutdown-turned-slowdown will finally kick off tomorrow evening. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan for the Canarsie Tunnel construction project will take effect at 10 p.m. Friday, with L train service going to and coming from Manhattan slowing down to intervals of 20 minutes. The inter-borough subway line… Read more »
April 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A JPMorgan Chase project manager and stand-up comedian is set to run against long-sitting Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in the 2020 primaries. Lauren Ashcraft, 30, has filed to run against Maloney, who currently represents New York’s 12th Congressional District, which covers Greenpoint, Long Island City, Astoria, and a portion… Read more »
April 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Kitchen supply store Whisk will be closing its Williamsburg location after the store’s rent was unexpectedly hiked by 44 percent. Whisk’s owner Natasha Amott, who opened the store in 2008, announced the news in-store and on the company’s social media pages on Sunday that the store will close its… Read more »
April 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for unlawfully imprisoning an 18-year-old woman he met on a dating app earlier this month in East Williamsburg. The suspect, 21-year-old Luis Cruz, arranged to meet the victim on April 6 at the Cooper Park Houses, located at 280 Frost St., after… Read more »
April 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A new affordable housing lottery opened today for 16 units in a recently constructed Greenpoint building. The lottery for 848 Lorimer St., located directly across from McCarren Park, has studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms available. Studios start at $1,114 per month and two-bedrooms go up to $2,684 per month. The… Read more »
April 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into a car and stole a bank card, before using it to withdraw hundreds of dollars in cash from an ATM. On April 1, around 10:30 a.m., the owner of a car parked near Skillman Avenue and Humboldt Street returned… Read more »
April 18, 2019 By Alexa Beyer Toby’s Estate is no longer. The popular coffee chain now goes by Partners Coffee Roasters. The name change is part of a full rebrand for the Brooklyn-based roaster. The company, which has five locations in New York City including one in Williamsburg and another in Long Island City, unveiled… Read more »