Oct. 30, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The NYPD launched a new citywide crackdown on private garbage trucks last night in a move made after mounting pressure to regulate an industry riddled with safety issues. For this week, the NYPD and Business Integrity Commission are deploying at least one car in every precinct during overnight hours… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Brooklyn is gaining a second axe-throwing bar, this time in Greenpoint. Bury the Hatchet, a growing nation-wide chain, is opening its first New York City location tonight at 25 Noble St. Axe-throwing experts and novices alike will be able to hurl their hatchets at one of the bar’s eight… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan A hand-drawn Swastika was found on a Manhattan Ave. parking meter on Wednesday in Greenpoint. Police received a report on Oct. 24 at around 4:30 p.m. of the vandalism on a meter outside 1032 Manhattan Ave. The swastika has since been removed. The incident is currently under investigation, police… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The Children’s Halloween Parade and Spooktacular Party is returning to Greenpoint for the 15th year in a row in this Sunday. Hundreds of costumed parade-goers are expected to march through neighborhood streets during the afternoon of Oct. 28, wrapping up with a party and a zombie nerf war at… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a motorcycle outside a Williamsburg apartment building last month. Scott Mandell, 52, was apprehended on Monday just after 10:30 a.m. and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, according to police. The East New York resident allegedly stole… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The G line will be among seven subway lines to see a major hike in service when the L train tunnel shuts down for repairs in April, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced today. The line, which runs from Court Square in Long Island City to Kensington in Brooklyn, will… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who stole $13,000 worth of jewelry from a vending machine at the William Vale Hotel last month. The man used fake credit cards to purchase the jewelry from the machine at 111 North 12th Street at around 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 20, according… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An infant was pronounced dead this afternoon after police responded to a 911 call in Williamsburg. Juliana Soto, the one-month-old victim, was found unconscious and unresponsive inside 366 South 2nd St. just after 1 p.m., police say. The girl was transported via ambulance to Woodhull Hospital, where she was… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Videology, the self-described bar and micro-cinema located in Williamsburg, will be closing its doors the end of this month after 15 years in the neighborhood. The business, located at 308 Bedford Ave., made the announcement on its Twitter and Facebook pages this morning, noting that its last day would… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The McGolrick Park playground continues to be closed off after a scheduled opening last month, which the city says is due to a failed inspection. The playground was on track to open some time in mid-September after being closed off for a year’s worth of renovations, but some problem… Read more »