Oct. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two men force their way into a man’s Williamsburg home and robbed him last week. On Sept. 27 at 11:50 a.m., two individuals knocked on the door of a residence near Grand Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg. When the 31-year-old man opened the front door, the two men… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two Hasidic men were harassed on a Williamsburg street last Friday and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating. On Friday, Sept 20 at 9 p.m., two Hasidic men were standing on the corner of South 10th Street and Wythe Avenue when two teenage boys approached them and… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man exposed himself to a female straphanger onboard the L train last week and now police are asking for the public’s help to identify him. On Monday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 a.m., a 54-year-old woman was sitting onboard a Brooklyn bound L train that was approaching the Graham… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man was found stabbed inside a Williamsburg deli early this morning, police said. At 4:14 a.m., police responded to a 911 call and found a 37-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to his back inside Express Deli & Tobacco at 132 Graham Ave. EMS transported the victim to… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin Bushwick and Ridgewood are getting 85 new Citi Bike stations, beginning next week. The neighborhoods are the first to receive new stations as part of a citywide expansion of the bike sharing program. While the exact locations of the new stations have yet to be released, a map of… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 24-year-old woman was violently robbed in East Williamsburg last was week when she was slashed with a knife after refusing to give the robber her belongings, according to the NYPD. On Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 1:20 a.m., the woman was walking near 130 Humboldt St when a man… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man is dead after an out-of-control car crashed into the security booth he was inside in Greenpoint last night. At about 8:04 p.m., the driver of a 2017 Ford Explorer lost control while making a left turn from Provost Street onto Paidge Avenue and went careening off the… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin The NYPD has released surveillance footage of a man wanted in connection with an assault in Williamsburg last month. On Aug. 21 at 8:30 p.m., a 34-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk at the corner of Graham Avenue and McKibbin Street when an unknown man approached him from… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin Three new apartments in a newly-constructed Williamsburg building are now up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery, but to qualify you must make at least $77,246 a year. Three one-bedroom units are available in a building at 219 South 3rd St, steps away from the Williamsburg Bridge and each… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2019 By Ryanne Salzano Additional L train closures will affect Brooklyn commuters this coming weekend, the MTA announced on Wednesday. The L train will not run between 8th Avenue in Manhattan and Broadway Junction in Brooklyn from around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13 through the weekend. The L train will resume service… Read more »