July 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Kushner Companies has been hit with a $10 million lawsuit over a luxury Williamsburg building, with claims that the company engaged in illegal construction practices that compromised the health and rights of tenants in a bid to push them out. The lawsuit, announced yesterday by Brooklyn Borough President Eric… Read more »
July 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A newly launched program will allow Brooklyn Library cardholders to gain free entry to 33 museums, gardens, zoos, and and other cultural sites around New York City. The Culture Pass, announced yesterday by the Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public Library systems, allows patrons from these three libraries to… Read more »
July 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications are now open for six affordable units in a Greenpoint building about two blocks from the waterfront. The units are at 197 Freeman Street, a new four-story development that has been in the works since 2015, and include one and two bedroom units as well as one studio…. Read more »
July 13, 2018 By Christian Murray Permits have been filed for a six story, eight-unit building to go up on the corner of Manhattan and Driggs Avenues where Bar Matchless had operated for 15 years. The existing building, located at 561 Manhattan Ave., will be demolished to make way for the new structure that will… Read more »
July 11, 2018 By Christian Murray A massive rock climbing facility will be opening on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg next year. Vital Climbing, which operates rock climbing and fitness centers on the West Coast, is opening a facility that will be among the largest climbing gyms in New York City. The center will… Read more »
July 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Housing applications have come online for affordable apartments in Bushwick. The 30 apartments up for grabs are at 618 Bushwick Ave., the site of a three-building complex that includes a former Gothic church built in the 1890s. The affordable units are set at 130 percent of the Area Median… Read more »
July 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Thousands of people whose hearts were broken over the hit-and-run death of a 4-year-old girl in Bushwick 12 days ago have signed a petition demanding justice for the young girl while also donating money in droves to help the grieving family. “Justice for Luz Gonzalez”, the name of the… Read more »
July 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Council Member Antonio Reynoso, who represents Williamsburg and parts of Bushwick, announced his endorsement of Cynthia Nixon in her bid to be the next governor of New York this morning. The two made a joint announcement in front of J.H.S. John D. Wells Middle School in Williamsburg, where Reynoso,… Read more »
July 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A neighborhood tradition that has taken place on an annual basis for the past 115 years will be returning to the streets of Williamsburg later this week. The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, as the 12-day event is called, will kickoff on July 5, and is perhaps most… Read more »
June 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The location of a future Greenpoint public school, currently planned a block away from a toxic site, is now uncertain after a community meeting held yesterday on the topic. The meeting, organized by Council Member Stephen Levin and attended by the NYS Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) and the… Read more »