Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin The 10th annual TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint takes place next month and attendees will be able to celebrate the best of Northern Brooklyn’s cuisine and drinks, while raising money for a new community center. More than 40 top restaurants, bars and merchants from the neighborhood will be joining together for a… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 38-year-old woman was groped leaving the Lorimer Street subway station in July and now police are looking for the suspect. The woman was exiting the station on July 25 at 9:30 p.m. when an unidentified man followed her up the stairs and grabbed her buttocks, cops said. She… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019, Staff Report The fifth annual Sunnyside Post Mile is set to take place on the streets of Sunnyside and Woodside on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Queens Post is proud to bring back this popular, family-friendly event which is co-organized by the Sunnyside Post, the Woodside Sunnyside Runners and Sunnyside Community Services. “Last… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of child sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed against the Brooklyn Diocese since Wednesday–as the one-year “lookback” provision of the Child Victims Act kicked in across the state. The “lookback” window went into effect Aug. 14 and allows previously time-barred survivors of child sexual abuse to file suit… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a spate of attempted robberies and potential hate crimes that occurred in Williamsburg on Monday. Deandre Diagle, 19, from East New York and Michael Bellevue, 20, from Flatbush were both arrested shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 14 in connection to… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The police are investigating a series of attempted muggings involving Jewish men in Williamsburg as potential hate crimes. The NYPD is looking for a group of teenagers who are thought to have carried out three attempted robberies in the space of 40 minutes in Williamsburg in the early hours… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens straphangers have the chance to voice their opinions and feedback on New York City’s subway directly to elected officials Thursday as part of the third annual “24-Hour Transit Tour.” For two days from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., the city’s Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez, Council Speaker… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin For the fifth year running, restaurants along Williamsburg’s Grand Street are offering customers prix fixe menus as part of Restaurant Week on Grand Street starting Aug. 12. Sixteen restaurants are slashing prices and offering foodies affordable meals ranging from $12 to $35 for a three course dinner. The prix… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin One man has died and four others were sickened by possible carbon monoxide poisoning inside a Williamsburg building Saturday morning, according to police and fire officials. Police were responding to a report of an unconscious person at 6:11 a.m. Saturday at 211 Jackson St when they found the man… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin The NYPD is looking to identify an individual who is wanted in connection to an assault in Williamsburg. The suspect fought a 56-year-old male victim and beat the victim with his own cane, cops said. The victim was transported from the scene of the altercation in front of Bravo… Read more »