June 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Brooklyn Public Library card holders now have the option of borrow a musical instrument for free, the library system recently announced. Adult patrons at the Brooklyn Public Library, in partnership with The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, can select one out of several musical instruments to borrow for up to… Read more »
June 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who attacked a 24-year-old on a Greenpoint street and stole his phone last week. The 24-year-male victim was walking on the southeast corner of Graham Avenue and Meeker Avenue on May 23 when the thief came from behind and punched him several times… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is setting aside dozens of public parking spaces in Williamsburg for a car-sharing program launching next week throughout four boroughs, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. In Williamsburg, 26 on-street parking spaces will be reserved for the Department of Transportation’s car-share pilot beginning on June 4, with… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two ferry landings in the area are currently out of service, with repairs to one of them taking up to two weeks to carry out. The Greenpoint Landing at India Street went out of service yesterday afternoon, while the South Williamsburg Landing at Kent Avenue has been out of… Read more »
May 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole hundreds in cash from a Williamsburg shop with the help of a pipe he used as a fake gun. Police said the suspect went inside Hawa Smoothies and Bubble Tea at 295A Broadway at around 10:30 a.m. on May 26… Read more »
May 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A slew of Greenpoint-based artists will open their work spaces to the public this weekend in an annual event to support the arts in the neighborhood. “Greenpoint Open Studios,” the name of the event, will take place on June 2 and June 3, with studios around Greenpoint opening from… Read more »
May 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The massive Greenpoint Landing development is steadily building out, as developers announced an additional two towers with more than 1,200 apartments to the waterfront site. Brookfield Property Partners and the Park Tower Group announced two new rental projects yesterday to be developed as part of the Greenpoint Landing project,… Read more »
May 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A 19-year-old was fatally shot yesterday in Williamsburg in an incident that also saw two other men with gunshot wounds hospitalized, according to police. Police said they received 911 calls about a man shot near Hewes and S. 3rd Street, and found the 19-year-old victim with a gunshot to… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new special waste site will be opening in Greenpoint in the coming weeks as the city closes operations on an existing drop off site in south Brooklyn. The Department of Sanitation special waste site, the only one in Brooklyn, will be opening on June 9 at 459 North… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The head of the MTA’s New York City Transit division announced a sweeping 10-year plan today that aims to modernize the city’s entire subway system, including the G line, which could undergo major improvements—hand in hand with extended closures—in the next few years if the plan is approved. The… Read more »