March 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Vietnamese restaurant Mama Pho will be opening up shop later this month in Greenpoint. The pho restaurant, known for their budget-friendly large bowls of Vietnamese soup, will be located at 685 Manhattan Ave., the previous location of Venezuelan cafe Avila Kitchen. This will be Mama Pho’s third location in… Read more »
March 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan New York City-based transit advocate group Transportation Alternatives is petitioning the city to reimplement the transit mitigation plan that was called off with the cancellation of the full L train shutdown by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January. The group launched an online petition on its website, which has gained… Read more »
March 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a woman’s iPhone at the Lorimer Street J/M subway station last week. The suspect approached the 43-year-old victim from behind at around 5:10 p.m. on March 11 as she was heading down the stairs toward the J train. He placed… Read more »
March 19, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Elected officials are offering constituents the opportunity to be trained in disaster preparedness at an event in Williamsburg this week. On Thursday March 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., interested participants can attend the training at El Puente Community School MS 50 auditorium, located at 183 South 3rd… Read more »
March 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Brookfield Property Partners is taking steps towards the construction of a 39-story tower that will be part of the developer’s ongoing Greenpoint Landing megaproject. The developer filed plans on Friday with the Department of Buildings to construct a 39-story, 340-unit tower at 1 Eagle Street in north Greenpoint. The… Read more »
March 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Two affordable housing lotteries are now accepting applications for nine units in two new buildings in Williamsburg. Six units are up for grabs at the 10-story Ainslie Tower, located 467 Keap St., near the Lorimer L and Metropolitan G train station. Three one-bedroom apartments are available for $1,058 to… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Air quality in North Brooklyn is improving but at a slower rate than all other districts across the city, a recent survey from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has found. Representatives from DOHMH presented their most recent findings during a Feb. 28 meeting that focused on… Read more »
March 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two men wanted in connection to a burglary that took place inside a Greenpoint apartment building earlier this year. On Jan. 23, around 4 a.m., a 33-year-old man who lives at 182 Driggs Ave. returned home to find that his bicycle, which had been locked… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan For the eighth year running, bars and restaurants along Grand Street will be offering food and drink specials this Sunday in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day. Thirteen establishments stretching from Union Avenue to Graham Avenue have signed up to participate in the Grand Street Business Improvement District (BID) annual… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating anti-semitic graffiti that appeared on a poster of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Nassau Avenue G train station. An unknown vandal wrote “Die, Jew Bitch!” with a swastika drawn below on a poster promoting the book “The… Read more »