March 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who attacked a 41-year-old on a Williamsburg street and stole his bag last month. Police say the attacker punched the victim several times to the face, knocking him down outside of 209 Berry Street. The incident happened at around 7:30 a.m. on Feb…. Read more »
March 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Council Member Stephen Levin (D-Greenpoint) has released this year’s participatory budgeting ballot items, with several items listed in North Brooklyn neighborhoods. Participatory budgeting allows residents to vote on how to spend capital funds on projects such as schools improvements, parks, libraries, and more in Council District 33, which stretches… Read more »
March 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for two men who stole over $500 in cash and a tablet from DeStefano’s Steakhouse. Police say the two men went through the front door of the steakhouse at 89 Conselyea Street on March 13. A timestamp seen in a photo released by the 94th Precinct… Read more »
March 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two men paired up to steal packages from a Williamsburg building lobby, according to the NYPD. The duo went inside a building by Lorimer and Scholes Streets just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 13, and quickly stuffed two small packages into a book bag, police said today. One of… Read more »
March 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Environmental activist groups have released a joint vision plan for the Newtown Creek that imagines public parks, restored wildlife, green infrastructure, and more along the 11-mile waterway. The 158-page report, created by Riverkeeper and the Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA), and designed by the architecture firm Perkins+Will, outlines projects and… Read more »
March 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Permits have been filed for a new five story building on Frost Street, off Meeker Avenue. The mixed-use project, with an address of 137 Frost Street, will rise to a height of 55 feet, and contain 27 residential units, building records show. The building will span to over 23,000… Read more »
March 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Elevators will be installed at the Greenpoint Avenue (G) train station under a new MTA project, the agency announced earlier this week. The project, presented at Wednesday’s Community Board 1 meeting, will see a total of three elevators installed at the station—one at ground level and two others below… Read more »
March 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The owner of the Paulie Gee’s pizzeria chain is gearing up to open a new location in Greenpoint. Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop, the name of the new venue, will open at 110 Franklin St. as soon as the end of the month if construction and other work wraps up… Read more »
March 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A 50-year-old man died this morning after an SUV struck him along the Williamsburg and Bushwick border, according to police. The man was crossing Metropolitan Avenue near Varick Avenue this morning just before 4 a.m. when he was hit mid-block by a dark-colored SUV, police say. The SUV was… Read more »
March 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Over $1 million in fine art paintings were stolen from a Williamsburg art storage facility, the NYPD announced today. The case goes back to August 16 at around 2 p.m., when police say the 69-year-old victim was doing an inventory of his property stored at Crozier Fine Arts, located… Read more »