July 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A ride-sharing service focusing on electric mopeds has launched in North Brooklyn today, making it the first of its kind among other ride-sharing services in New York City. Revel, the name of the company, aims to provide the “missing link” in the city’s transportation network with a fun, environmentally-friendly… Read more »
July 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man has been arrested in connection to the bizarre road rage incident caught on camera in Greenpoint last week. Kevin McLean, 46, was arrested on the evening of July 27 and faces charges of robbery, attempted assault, reckless endangerment, and attempted murder after a road rage incident by… Read more »
July 27, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a 4-story residential building in Greenpoint. The building, which is planned for 305 Kingsland Ave., will feature nine residential units. The property is currently used as a driveway. A laundry room and open area will be available to tenants in the cellar. Two residences… Read more »
July 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A bizarre road rage incident captured on video shows two men scuffling on a Greenpoint street before one of them nearly crushes the other with his car. The incident happened on July 24 at around 1:30 p.m. at Norman and McGuinness Boulevards, when two men are seen fighting on… Read more »
July 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An East Williamsburg man is dead after smashing his car into a construction trailer earlier this month, police announced today. Esteban Sanchez, 29, plowed his 2006 Infiniti M35 sedan into a stationary construction trailer on Johnson Avenue between Bushwick Avenue and Humboldt Street just after 3 a.m. on June… Read more »
July 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Greenpoint Av station is gearing up to see many changes, as the MTA announced it will begin construction on a multimillion dollar elevator and accessibility project in early September. The $23.4 million project will bring three elevators to the Greentpoint Av station—one between the street and mezzanine, and… Read more »
July 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The developers of the former NuHart Plastics building, a Superfund site at the corner of Franklin and Dupont Streets, are pushing along with their project, as new building permits have been filed for the site, with renderings show plans for the entire half-block property. All Year Management, the developers,… Read more »
July 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A free stargazing event will be held along the Greenpoint waterfront tonight, where attendees can see an array of celestial objects in the clear, night sky. The event will take place at Transmitter Park, where members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will bring about four “decent-sized”… Read more »
July 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A waste equity bill in the works for several years that aims to reduce the amount of trash processed in North Brooklyn and other overburdened areas in the city has at last passed the City Council. The bill, Intro 157-c, received 32 votes in the affirmative, with 13 Council… Read more »
July 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications have opened for what the city says are affordable housing units within a new Greenpoint building. Eight units are available to apply to at 215 Freeman St. or the Freeman Corner Apartments, the six-floor mixed-use building right off the Pulaski Bridge. The available units are split between one… Read more »