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Street Vendors Rally Against Cuomo’s Plan to Add 500 Transit Cops

Nov. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin Transit riders, street vendors and elected officials held a rally Monday criticizing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to add 500 law enforcement officers to the MTA police force. The rally was held at the Broadway Junction subway station in Brooklyn, the location where a churro vendor was detained by several… Read more »

Massive Fire Engulfs Greenpoint Warehouse During Early Hours Friday

Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin A three-alarm fire engulfed a Greenpoint warehouse during the early hours Friday. The FDNY was called at 2:24 a.m. to battle the flames at 67 Van Dam St., near the Newtown Creek. The flames quickly grew and it took nearly 140 firefighters to bring the blaze under control by… Read more »

Traditional Polish Dumpling Restaurant Opens in Greenpoint

Nov. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien  A new traditional Polish dumping restaurant opened in Greenpoint earlier this week and its owners hope to fill a gap in the Polish market. Pierozek had its soft opening at 592 Manhattan Ave. yesterday and will have its grand opening at the beginning of December, according to Alexandra Siwiec,… Read more »

Brooklyn is Third Least Affordable County to Rent in US: Report

Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin Brooklyn is the third least affordable county in the nation for renters in large population centers, according to a report released last week by a business research group. The borough, also known as Kings County, comes in at number three on AdvisorSmith’s list of the least affordable counties for… Read more »

NYC’s Annual Horror Film Festival Kicks off in Greenpoint Thursday

Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin An annual horror film festival kicks off in Greenpoint Thursday that features eight days of more than 60 movie screenings, talks and events. FEARnyc will run from Oct. 24 through Halloween, Oct. 31 at Film Noir Cinema, located at 22 Meserole Ave. Not for the faint of heart, the… Read more »

Greenpoint Library’s Opening Date Pushed Back to 2020

Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin The completion date of the new Greenpoint Library has once again been pushed back due to construction delays and is now expected to open early in the new year. The old library building at 107 Norman Ave. was demolished two years ago and the branch has been closed since… Read more »

Gun-Toting Man Mugs Barbershop Customer in Williamsburg: NYPD

Oct. 22, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who held up a customer at a Williamsburg barbershop at gun point and stole his cell phone and cash. The incident occurred at 4:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 inside Milton’s Barbershop at 139 Maujer St., police said. The armed suspect allegedly approached… Read more »

Local Transit Workers Union Launches Competition to Find Dirtiest Subway; Raise Awareness of Job Cuts

Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Straphangers can turn a nightmare into cash by finding the dirtiest, most disgusting, trash-filled subway car and submitting a photo of it to the city’s transit workers labor union competition. The straphanger who finds the nastiest subway of all will be $500 richer, thanks to the “Trash Trains” competition… Read more »