Jan. 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The controversial siting of a public school near a toxic site in Greenpoint will not be changing course, according to the city’s Department of Education, in an announcement that comes after years of neighborhood concerns over the location, and despite ongoing efforts by Council Member Stephen Levin to have… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An ailing, lead-poisoned hawk was rescued by police from a Williamsburg intersection in an incident that caused a stir on Wednesday evening. Around 6 p.m. last night, a red-tailed hawk found itself stranded in the middle of the three-way intersection of Lorimer, Lee and Wallabout Streets, unable to fly… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Lot Radio, the beloved Nassau Avenue spot that streams music from a reclaimed shipping container and doubles as a small cafe, has been temporarily “shut down” by the city’s Health Department after the agency apparently discovered several public health concerns on site. The establishment, located on a triangular… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Marchers will gather tomorrow in Williamsburg to call for tenant justice and rent law reform as part of a nationwide day of action. The march, organized by groups like Housing Justice for All and United Neighbors Organization, will begin outside Macri Triangle at 11 a.m. on Jan. 23, where… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Bedford-Stuyvesant man was fatally shot inside an East Williamsburg apartment building Saturday night, police said. Daryl Eleam, 27, was shot in the torso at the Cooper Park NYCHA complex, located at 280 Frost St., where police found his body in a third floor hallway at around 10:22 p.m…. Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who punched a 67-year-old man in the face in an unprovoked attack on the L train earlier this month. The suspect punched the victim as the trained pulled into the Graham Avenue station at around 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 12, police said…. Read more »
Jan. 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An unusual project is underway in Williamsburg involving a landmarked church and an upcoming residential tower connected by way of a skybridge. Parkview Management, which is developing a 16-story building at 304 Rodney St., is working with St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church next door in what both parties consider… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The emergency Metropolitan Transportation Authority board meeting held yesterday that was meant to serve as a discussion and information session over new L train plans has instead left many members with unanswered questions and concerns about the revised course for the line. The nearly three-and-a-half-hour meeting going over the… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Greenpoint’s waterfront may soon be seeing yet another large mixed-use development after plans were filed earlier this week for a 173-unit project on Huron Street. Quadrum Global, a London-based private equity firm, pre-filed plans on Monday for a single commercial and residential development that would be split between two… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Customized Coca-Cola bottles displaying the name “Jakelin” are currently being sold at a Williamsburg bodega in memory of the 7-year-old who died in U.S. custody late last year. Jakelin Caal Maquin died of dehydration and liver failure in December hours after she and her father, 29-year-old Nery Gilberto Caal… Read more »