Dec. 14, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with a team of outside experts, toured the L train tunnel late last night as part of what he called a “personal” effort to ensure that the current construction and shutdown plan for the line is the best one. The governor, who announced that he… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Greenpoint’s Bury The Hatchet, an axe-throwing bar that opened in October, was denied approval for its liquor license application by Community Board 1 at last night’s meeting. The locale at 25 Noble St. is seeking a wine and beer license for its premises, but saw its request turned down… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan With the L Train shutdown just four months away, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he will personally visit the Canarsie Tunnel later this week to assess construction options. In an interview yesterday on WNYC, Cuomo said he will take a tour of the tunnel with a team at midnight… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Williamsburg music hotspot Output announced today that it will close its doors on Jan. 1. Co-founders Nicolas Matar, Bo Pittman and Shawn Schwartz took to Instagram to announce the club’s closure and said it was prompted by declining revenue stemming from changing neighborhood trends. “The sudden turn of events… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Brooklyn man is facing hate crime and property damage charges after allegedly urinating on statues outside a Williamsburg church last week. Andrew Oshesky, 28, was arrested Monday on several charges including two counts of hate crime and property damage, along with aggravated harassment and urinating in public, according… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Development in North Brooklyn shows no signs of slowing down, with plans filed last week for a new five-story building on Monitor Street. The development, located at 18 Monitor St., would have thirteen residential units in a building spanning just over 17,000 square feet. The project includes room for… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan An “indie-industrial” menorah will light up Greenpoint Avenue this weekend during an outdoor “Lights and Latkes” ceremony. The 8 p.m. ceremony on Dec. 8, hosted by the Chabad of Greenpoint, will see a large menorah lit outside 68 Greenpoint Ave. at the Pencilworks co-working space. The menorah’s candles will… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A seven-story luxury residential building is likely to soon rise in Williamsburg. A developer filed plans with the Department of Buildings earlier today for a 100-unit building at 134 Hope St., of which 30 apartments would be affordable. The new building, which will be operated by Long Island-based Heatherwood… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan As a growing number of state and city leaders support the legalization of recreational marijuana, another New York City political figure has now released a plan to direct some of the potential tax revenue from legalization into the city’s crumbling subway infrastructure. Melissa Mark-Viverito, the former city council speaker… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A man wanted for stalking an 11-year-old Williamsburg girl is no longer being sought by the police. The man, initially accused of following the young girl home from school on Monday, is developmentally disabled and was not stalking the girl. “Upon further investigation it was determined that the individual… Read more »