June 14, 2019 By Max Murray Two more Williamsburg Yeshivas have been closed in another sweep conducted by the Health Department, as the agency looks to stop the spread of measles. The United Talmudical Academy’s of Yeshiva Torah V’Yirah, located at 590 Bedford Ave., and UTA 212, located at 212 Williamsburg Street, were both barred… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are still searching for a Greenpoint man who went missing late last week. Michal Herubin, a 61-year-old resident of Russell Street, was last seen leaving his apartment on Friday June 7, around 6:30 a.m. Police did not provide a description of Herubin’s clothing. Anyone with information about Herubin’s… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for burglarizing a Williamsburg synagogue last month. On May 25th, around 3 a.m. the unidentified man used a large screwdriver to open the front door of Congregation Arugath Habosem, located at 559 Bedford Ave. Once inside, he stole $1,500 and then fled… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Local residents and board members alike furiously condemned the executives of Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 at Tuesday night’s full board meeting for the purchase of a $26,000 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, acquired using a taxpayer-funded grant from the City Council. News of the SUV purchase first hit during last month’s… Read more »
June 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Greenpoint man has been placed under arrest after allegedly punching an 8-year-old boy in the head last month. Bogdan Piasecki, 47, was apprehended on Tuesday and charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child. The victim’s mother, told the Greenpoint Post that she was walking… Read more »
June 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan For the fourth year in a row, the Brooklyn Mile will be returning to Williamsburg. The single mile race where runners speed down Kent Avenue will kick off on Sunday, June 16 at 9:30 a.m. Runners will begin near S 10th Street and Kent Avenue and head north, finishing… Read more »
June 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Williamsburg yeshiva was shut down yesterday by the city’s Department of Health (DOH) for failing to comply with the Commissioner’s order intended to reduce the spread of measles. The Central UTA Boys Division, a K-12 school located at 762 Wythe Ave., failed to bar staff and students who… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The owner of the Greenpoint restaurant French Epi says her business is being unfairly slammed following the appearance of a controversial Polish nationalist at the venue Wednesday night. Robert Winnicki, the leader of Poland’s nationalist political party, the National Movement, spoke at the restaurant Wednesday after his appearances at two… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The vacant Williamsburg building that once housed movie-screening bar Videology will soon be getting a new tenant. Stand up comedy club Old Man Hustle is planning to expand into Brooklyn and is setting up shop at the 308 Bedford Ave. property. Renovations on the building appear to be ongoing,… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Longtime Williamsburg institution Mugs Alehouse will serve its last drink later this month. The bar, which has been serving up craft beers on tap since 1992 at the corner of Bedford and N. 10th, will shut its doors on June 22. Owner Ed Berestecki, who manages the alehouse with… Read more »