Aug. 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of young men attacked a teen and a 21-year-old man in Williamsburg after asking them if they belonged to a gang, according to police. The two victims were standing in front of 301 Keap St. at around 11:15 p.m. on July 31, when one of the assailants… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Some lucky Brooklynites will go home with a free bike as part of a new campaign ahead of the L train shutdown. The bike give-away, sponsored by SpikedSeltzer, began yesterday at 96 Wythe Ave., and will go until Aug. 30. The first 20 people aged 21 and over to… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The McGolrick Park playground is expected to reopen around mid-September, according to the Parks Department. The playground, within the roughly 9 acre park bordered by Monitor and Russell Streets, and Nassau and Driggs Avenues, has been closed off for reconstruction since September 2017 in a project that includes new… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new app is helping to fight food waste by connecting users to area restaurants offering discounts on excess food that would otherwise be tossed out. The app, YourLocal, launched in July, and includes more than 40 eateries in Williamsburg and Greenpoint offering discounts of 50 percent and up… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for an elderly woman who went missing yesterday. Merlene Humphrey, 93, was last seen at her apartment building about a block away from Sternberg Park just after 10 a.m. on Aug. 23, police say. Humphrey was also seen in elevator surveillance video from her building, and… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The ball fields at McCarren Park are set to undergo massive renovation work. The three baseball fields at the park, located between Bedford and Driggs Avenues, will be outfitted with natural turf in a $6 million capital project, according to Maeri Ferguson, a NYC Parks spokesperson. The project, with… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Plans have been filed for a new six-story building on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The development has been planned for 589 Metropolitan Ave., the current site of a three-story building with a medical office on the ground floor. The building, at a proposed height of 74 feet, includes 12… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer is planning on bringing a large, seven-story office building to Franklin Street in Greenpoint. The project is pegged at 12 Franklin St., within part of a triangular shaped block intersecting Franklin Street and Meserole Avenue, and across the street from the still-to-be-developed Bushwick Inlet Park. The site… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new kind of bicycle has made its way to the Citi Bike fleet. Pedal assist bikes, or bikes with a small electric motor in them, have been added to the bike share system in a bid to provide smoother rides for users, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city will be spraying mosquito-killing pesticides in parts of Greenpoint, East Williamsburg, and other areas of North Brooklyn beginning on the evening of Aug. 22. The spraying will begin at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, and go until 6 a.m. the following day, according to the NYC Department… Read more »