March 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two men wanted in connection to a burglary that took place inside a Greenpoint apartment building earlier this year. On Jan. 23, around 4 a.m., a 33-year-old man who lives at 182 Driggs Ave. returned home to find that his bicycle, which had been locked… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan For the eighth year running, bars and restaurants along Grand Street will be offering food and drink specials this Sunday in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day. Thirteen establishments stretching from Union Avenue to Graham Avenue have signed up to participate in the Grand Street Business Improvement District (BID) annual… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating anti-semitic graffiti that appeared on a poster of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Nassau Avenue G train station. An unknown vandal wrote “Die, Jew Bitch!” with a swastika drawn below on a poster promoting the book “The… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is assuring riders that the heightened dust levels experienced at the Bedford Avenue L train station on Monday morning were “non-hazardous” and “well within health standards.” At a Brooklyn Community Board 1 meeting last night, the city agency said that it is currently having its… Read more »
March 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A North Brooklyn neighborhood group is preemptively trying to block a zoning change that would make way for large-scale residential development on a for-sale Con Edison site. Friends of the Northside Waterfront, a local organization dedicated to protecting the waterfront between N 3rd and N 7th Streets, started an… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The MTA will be opening two new sets of stairs and a mezzanine extension at the Bedford Avenue L train station on March 25, the agency announced tweet on Sunday. The upgrades, part of the L Train reconstruction project, will provide two new staircases between the mezzanine and platforms… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North will host an “Against Hate” public forum this Thursday to discuss issues of—and solutions to—hate-filled acts happening in the North Brooklyn community. The March 14 forum will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North station… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for two men wanted for an armed robbery that took place in Greenpoint last month. On Feb. 22, around 12:15 a.m., a 47-year-old male victim was walking near 50 Eagle St. when he was approached by two unknown men. One of the men pulled out a… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A new affordable housing lottery has opened with 41-units on offer in a large Williamsburg development. The units, located at 123 Hope St., include studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedroom apartments. Applicants have until May 6 to apply, and units will be awarded to qualified tenants via a lottery. Studios will… Read more »
March 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Williamsburg-based developer has unveiled plans for an upcoming waterfront park in Greenpoint as part of a two-tower project currently under development. RedSky Capital, the developer, presented its plans during a community development meeting Feb. 28 organized by elected officials and the civic group North Brooklyn Neighbors. The park… Read more »