March 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Just weeks before construction on the L train’s Canarsie tunnel is set to take place, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has made clear that it will no longer be having an independent third party review the feasibility of the updated construction plans put together by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s team of… Read more »
March 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The remaining pieces of the now-closed Williamsburg institution Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern will be sold off in an estate sale this weekend at the Bedford Avenue bar. On Saturday, March 30, and Sunday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, buyers will be able to take home… Read more »
March 28, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are using cellphone footage that a woman took to track down a man who allegedly groped her on the L train late last week. On Thursday March 21, around 8:20 a.m., the 26-year-old woman was traveling southbound on the L train from Bedford Avenue when an unidentified man… Read more »
March 28, 2019, By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a forcible touching that happened earlier this week in Williamsburg. On March 27, around 7:37 p.m., a 23-year-old woman was walking in front of 275 N 8 St. when she was approached from behind by an unidentified man who… Read more »
March 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The MTA will suspend overnight L train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan for two weeks next month as part of the ongoing L train project. Each weeknight from April 15 to 26, train service between Lorimer Street and 8th Avenue will be suspended from 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m…. Read more »
March 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police have made one arrest and are searching for a second suspect following a violent robbery that left a Williamsburg woman with several injuries late last week. On Thursday March 21, around 2 p.m., a 38-year-old female resident of 121 Wilson St. was attacked by two men inside her… Read more »
March 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Karaoke enthusiasts will be able to sing against fascism and xenophobia at a punk rock-themed fundraiser this Friday night. The community event will be held in East Williamsburg at Pine Box Rock Shop, located at 12 Grattan St., from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on March 29. Singers will… Read more »
March 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The body of a Williamsburg man who had been missing for nearly two months was found late last week in the East River. James Johnston, a 31-year-old NYU masters student and Lyft driver, went missing in late January. He was last seen on Jan. 29 by his roommates at… Read more »
March 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Online and in-person voting will be open next week to tell Council Member Stephen Levin how the district’s $1.5 million budget should be spent. Residents of District 33, covering Greenpoint, parts of Williamsburg, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown, Dumbo, Fulton Ferry and Vinegar Hill, will be… Read more »
March 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A brownfield development site on Driggs Avenue is set to begin an extensive environmental cleanup later this month by real estate investment firm Hampshire Properties. Hampshire Properties, which plans to develop a six story mixed-use building on the contaminated site, is about to begin the cleanup of the 510… Read more »