Oct. 28, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 16-year-old’s phone was stolen by thieves armed with a knife at the Grand Street L subway station earlier this month. The teen boy was standing on the station platform on Oct. 3 at 1:40 p.m. when two men approached him — one with a knife — and demanded… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin An annual horror film festival kicks off in Greenpoint Thursday that features eight days of more than 60 movie screenings, talks and events. FEARnyc will run from Oct. 24 through Halloween, Oct. 31 at Film Noir Cinema, located at 22 Meserole Ave. Not for the faint of heart, the… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin The completion date of the new Greenpoint Library has once again been pushed back due to construction delays and is now expected to open early in the new year. The old library building at 107 Norman Ave. was demolished two years ago and the branch has been closed since… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Canarsie man was arrested and charged with murder yesterday for stabbing a Ridgewood man to death inside a Williamsburg bodega last month. William Townsend, 26, was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the Sept. 20 death of 37-year-old Anthony Santana of Ridgewood…. Read more »
Oct. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Brooklyn Bazaar, a large event space and banquet hall, will close at the end of November after its owners were unable to extend their lease. Events will take place at the three-floor 150 Greenpoint Ave. venue through Nov. 30, according to its owners who issued a statement on… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two affordable housing lotteries have opened in Williamsburg with a total of 20 units up for grabs. The units are available in two newly-constructed apartment buildings in Williamsburg. The first building, located at 731 Bedford Ave, has three two-bedroom units on offer with a monthly rent of $2,600–with four… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police have caught a Bedford Stuyvesant man who is suspected of committing a string of 13 crimes throughout the city in August, where he and an accomplice stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and phones and even a Ford mustang. Police arrested Brandon McDonald, 32, yesterday… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who stole a fellow straphanger’s new iPhone 11 aboard a northbound J train at the Marcy Avenue station last month. The man, shown in the video above wearing a blue hoodie, was riding a northbound J train on Sept. 29 at 8:11 p.m…. Read more »
Oct. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man stole $3,000 in cash from inside a parked truck in Williamsburg last month. On Sept. 9, at 1:30 p.m., a man hopped inside a commercial vehicle parked in front of 558 Metropolitan Ave. by opening the driver’s side door. Once inside, he pocketed approximately $3,000 in cash,… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The NYPD is looking for a group of teenagers who ransacked a synagogue in Williamsburg during the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah. On Monday, Sept 30 just before 5:30 p.m., at least five teens approached the synagogue at 89 Throop Ave. and began kicking the door and throwing milk… Read more »