May 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Brooklyn Star, the bar and New American eatery in Williamsburg, will be closing its doors at the end of the month after a near 10-year run. The restaurant’s owners, Simon Gibson and Joaquin “Quino” Baca, made the announcement on the fate of their 593 Lorimer Street locale through… Read more »
May 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A housing lottery for several units at a East Williamsburg development has just opened. Sixteen units in a newly-constructed development at 89 Bartlett Street are on offer with rents starting at $1,080. The one-bedroom units are available for up to two people. An annual household income between $37,029 and… Read more »
May 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Greenpoint residents pay an average of more than $100 per month in additional rent due to the growing number of Airbnb listings in the area, according to a new report. The report, released yesterday by city Comptroller Scott Stringer, says the home-sharing site has driven up rent costs in… Read more »
May 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez NYC Ferry will be getting a massive injection in funds to expand the system’s service and ridership over the next five years, the city announced Thursday. Mayor de Blasio said the city is investing $300 million in capital for a slew of investments towards the system, including new ferries… Read more »
May 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Plans for a 40-story development along the Greenpoint waterfront have been filed, signaling a significant step forward in a site long slated for development. The development, to be located at 18 India Street, will span roughly 650,000 square feet, with 470 apartments in a two-tower structure sitting over two… Read more »
May 3, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have released video of a man who allegedly thumped a 58-year old in the head with a baseball bat in Williamsburg Tuesday morning The suspect approached the victim in the vicinity of River Street and North 3 Street at about 9:35 a.m. on May 1, police said…. Read more »
May 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Council Member Stephen Levin (D-Greenpoint) was arrested this morning along with other protestors after calling on Mayor de Blasio to release the results of a study on supervised drug consumption spaces for opioid addicts. Levin and a group of protesters were arrested in an “act of civil disobedience” outside… Read more »
May 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new Starbucks is set to open across the street from McCarren Park. The corner café will be at 66 Nassau Ave., at the crossroads of Lorimer Street and Bedford and Nassau Avenues. Some work remains to be done on the site, where construction workers were seen leaving in… Read more »
May 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Brooklyn Bridge Park will be the site of over 500 activities through the spring and summer, with a free kick-off event later this week. The popular waterfront park will be the site of a kite festival from midday to 2:30 p.m. on May 5, the first event of the… Read more »
April 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two people in their 20s were found dead by police in a Williamsburg apartment yesterday. Police arrived at an apartment on North 8th Street just before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday after receiving a 911 call about two unconscious individuals being there. Once inside, they found a 28-year-old man and… Read more »