Feb. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Dog Parker, the start up that brought high-tech dog houses outside Brooklyn storefronts for patrons to safely leave their pets in, is fully scaling back its operations in New York City after receiving a cease and desist letter from the Department of Transportation. The company, which partnered with businesses… Read more »
Feb.1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez It’s broken hearts all through the city as a much-coveted tour through a Greenpoint waste plant for Valentine’s Day sold out just hours after registration opened Tuesday. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced its annual Valentine’s Day tour through the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, most recognized… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The NYPD is searching for a man who tried to rip away a woman’s purse in Williamsburg on Monday. The attempted robbery happened at around 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 29 near Berry and N.4th Streets, when the man allegedly snuck up behind a 40-year-old woman and tried to grab… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Restaurant Week has returned to Grand Street for a fifth winter, with over a dozen restaurants offering lunch and dinner specials starting at $8 and $13, respectively. The event, organized by the Grand Street Business Improvement District, will actually feature two weeks worth of dining specials, as it lasts… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has released new details on the major changes it has proposed for Grand Street, a corridor that forms a significant component of the L train shutdown plans released last month by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Department of Transportation. Painted bike lanes, buffers, and the removal… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An NYPD officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of robbery and assault after he allegedly robbed a man outside a Bushwick nightclub and lied about it in an incident report. Anthony Delacruz, a 34-year-old NYPD officer, was involved in a May 2016 incident where he allegedly… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A massive rock-climbing gym will be opening in Bushwick in February after years of construction and planning. MetroRock, the name of a New England-based climbing center chain, is hoping to open its 23,000 square-foot facility at 321 Starr St. early February, and has been giving hard-hat tours of its… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An environmental fund will be awarding over $1 million in grants for project proposals that aim to make Greenpoint greener. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 will be allocated by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund to proposals that cater to Greenpoint-centric environmental concerns, be it improving water quality, addressing… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Tide pod challenge has hit a Greenpoint pizzeria, but the results, this time, are “100% edible and 100% not soap”. Vinnie’s Pizzeria, located at 235 Nassau Ave., introduced “Pied Pods” yesterday—a cheese, pepperoni, and dough concoction topped off with blue and orange colors—made to resemble the detergent pods… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Applications are now open for 140 affordable rental units at 23 India St., a new building by the Greenpoint waterfront that is adjacent to a 40-story development dubbed the tallest in the neighborhood. The six-story building at the corner of West Street and India Street offers studios, one bedroom,… Read more »