Sept. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The St. Elias Church building, within a landmarked section of Greenpoint, will be converted into a single-family home, according to Department of Building filings. The plans, filed last week, call for the long-vacant building at 145 Kent St. to be converted into one residence spanning more than 13,800 square… Read more »
Sept. 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Greenpoint’s flurry of housing lotteries continue, as yet another new development is offering units—starting at more than $2,500 a month. The units, four one-bedrooms, and five two-bedrooms, are available at 216 Freeman St. a six-story, 30 unit building just off the Pulaski Bridge. The one-bedroom units are available for… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Another round of participatory budgeting is in the works for the district, with more than $1.5 million on offer to fund local projects, Council Member Stephen Levin announced last week. The first step in the process–starting this week–provides residents with the ability to put forward ideas for capital projects… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to rape a woman in a Williamsburg apartment earlier this week. The victim, a 42-year-old woman, was followed by her attacker as she went inside an apartment by Berry Street and South 10th Street at around 7:45 a.m. on Sept…. Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A teen was arrested for stabbing a classmate during a fight at Automotive High School in Williamsburg yesterday, according to police. Trevell Brown, 17, was arrested and charged with assault shortly after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old male student in the head at the school, located at 50 Bedford Ave.,… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Service on the G line will be limited this month, as the MTA is suspending weekend train service to several stops for maintenance work. Beginning Sept. 7, and for the following three weekends, service between Court Square in Queens and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn—roughly half of the line—will be… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications have opened for several affordable apartments in an upcoming Greenpoint development. The development–called 44 Kent Street–is located just off WNYC Transmitter Park, and there are 13 affordable units available ranging from studios to two-bedrooms beginning at $2,023 a month. A total of three studios are available for a… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new development is in the works for Berry Street in Williamsburg, just blocks away from the Williamsburg Bridge. Permits were filed Aug. 31 for a five-story residential and commercial building at 228 Berry St., the current site of a warehouse and parking lot. The building, at a height… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested on Monday after allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend, according to published reports. Ernest McCoy, 47, was arrested at 11:20 a.m. yesterday after getting into an argument with the victim in an East Williamsburg apartment and putting his hands around her neck, police say. The… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has revealed an updated plan for its controversial Brooklyn Queens Connector, signaling that the street car system planned to run along some waterfront neighborhoods of the two boroughs will be moving forward. The revised project, outlined in the Economic Development Corporation’s conceptual design report released today, reduces… Read more »