Oct. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Runners are set to flood the streets of Greenpoint this Sunday for the 25th annual Get to the ‘Point! 5K Run. The run begins at Driggs Avenue and Newel Street, and incorporates McCarren Park, Franklin Street, and Manhattan Avenue before ending at Humboldt Street and Driggs Avenue. The event… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A public school long slated to be built near a toxic site in Greenpoint could be changing course, as talks are in place to possibly move the school’s location somewhere else within the neighborhood. Council Member Stephen Levin told attendees at a local State Department of Environmental Conservation meeting… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man is dead after colliding with a car while on his motorcycle in Williamsburg over the weekend, according to police. The motorcyclist, 39-year-old Angel Perez, was found with severe trauma to his head and torso after a crash at Broadway and Union Street just before 1:30 p.m. on… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who attempted to rape a woman in the East Williamsburg/Greenpoint area yesterday morning. The victim, a 27-year-old, was approached by the attacker from behind at around 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 4 near Richardson Street and Kingsland Avenue, police say. The attacker shoved her… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for 11 people who recently attacked and robbed two victims in East Williamsburg. The two victims, 18 and 17 year males, were standing in front of 90 Waterbury St. when they were attacked by the group just past midnight on Sept. 23. Several in the group… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2018 by Nathaly Pesantez A pop up museum dedicated to pizza will be opening in Williamsburg in coming days. The Museum of Pizza, as the two-week pop up museum is called, will run at the William Vale Hotel, located at 55 Wythe Ave, from Oct. 13 to Oct. 28. The museum will feature… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Posters are up in Greenpoint and Williamsburg showing a naked group of men all accused of sexual assault and misconduct—Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, President Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, and Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The images, one near the corner of Manhattan and Driggs Avenue, and the other… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who left a fellow bar patron in Williamsburg with a concussion and a broken nose after an attack last month. The attacker and 23-year-old victim were both inside The Woods bar at 48 South 4 Street when he punched the victim in the… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police have arrested a man who allegedly knocked two men unconscious in Williamsburg over the weekend after making anti-gay remarks toward them. Brandon McNamara, 25, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault, hate crime, and harassment, according to police. McNamara, from Middle Village, turned himself in at… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A set of freshly-painted murals along the walls of an intermediate school in Williamsburg are hoping to inspire people, especially youth, into thinking more about climate change and other global issues. The large, decorative murals are on display at I.S. 318, located at 101 Walton St., and include a… Read more »