Dec. 7, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A seven-story luxury residential building is likely to soon rise in Williamsburg. A developer filed plans with the Department of Buildings earlier today for a 100-unit building at 134 Hope St., of which 30 apartments would be affordable. The new building, which will be operated by Long Island-based Heatherwood… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan As a growing number of state and city leaders support the legalization of recreational marijuana, another New York City political figure has now released a plan to direct some of the potential tax revenue from legalization into the city’s crumbling subway infrastructure. Melissa Mark-Viverito, the former city council speaker… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A man wanted for stalking an 11-year-old Williamsburg girl is no longer being sought by the police. The man, initially accused of following the young girl home from school on Monday, is developmentally disabled and was not stalking the girl. “Upon further investigation it was determined that the individual… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A Williamsburg church that saw its religious statues vandalized and broken over the weekend has been gifted more than $2,000 to restore them. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, along with religious leaders of Jewish and Muslin faiths, announced their contributions on Tuesday to Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The 94th Precinct Community Council will host its annual Children’s Christmas Party this Saturday. The party, sponsored by Broadway Stages, the Brooklyn-based film and television production company, will be held at its 25 Nassau Ave. location, and is open to children ages 10 and under. The festivities will kick… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police have arrested a Brooklyn man after the assault last week of a Hasidic Jewish man in Williamsburg. Enrique Gerena, a 33-year-old from Bed-Stuy, was arrested yesterday and charged with a hate crime and assault in the third degree, according to police. On Nov. 30, Gerena allegedly approached two… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Rideshare magnate Lyft announced its yearly citywide awards earlier today for the most visited destinations throughout the five boroughs, with Williamsburg and Bushwick proving to be the city’s most-visited neighborhoods. The two neighborhoods took home more than half of the seven awards in the 2018 Lyftie Awards, which looks… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A shared Williamsburg school building housing an elementary and middle school will be getting a brand new gymnasium, an effort that follows a recently-announced citywide initiative to bolster physical education in schools. P.S. 17 and Conselyea Preparatory School, both located at 208 N 5th St., will see a one-story… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Greenpoint residents discovered at least three graffiti swastikas along McGuinness Boulevard earlier today. Clara Kundin, who lives in North Brooklyn, first noticed two swastikas spray painted beneath the Pulaski bridge overpass just before 1:20 p.m., at the intersection of McGuinness Boulevard and Clay Street. One of the swastikas is… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who punched a Hasidic Jewish man on Friday in the Broadway Triangle area—the second recent attack of a Jewish person in the neighborhood. Video released by police shows the suspect approaching two men dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing outside of 68 Throop Ave…. Read more »