Nov. 23, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
If you’ve wandered around the intersection of Knickerbocker and Myrtle avenues in recent weeks, you may have wondered what has become of the 90s Hollywood-inspired Burger King. A green construction fence has gone up, the space has been gutted, and workers are buzzing around the site.
Nov. 13, 2023 By Adam Daly
Fed up searching stores for compelling fine art puzzles, Brooklynite and jigsaw enthusiast Rami Metal took it upon himself to find the missing piece on the market — Kinstler Puzzles.
Nov. 9, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Contract negotiations between tens of thousands of unionized building service workers and their employers started with a bang on Thursday as hundreds of cleaners, porters, and handypersons rallied in downtown Manhattan.
Oct. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
The Coney Island Brewery taproom at the base of Maimonides Park baseball stadium is set to close its doors for good on Nov. 9 due to financial woes.
Oct. 24, 2023 By Mandie-Beth Chau
After nearly a decade in real estate, Tanya Rabeya decided in 2021 that she was ready for a big change — one that would cater to her natural entrepreneurial skills and her love for fashions both old and new. Last spring, she opened her new store, Hybrid Vintage, in East Williamsburg.
Oct. 18, 2023 By Jada Camille
A new bagel shop run entirely by formerly-homeless veterans is set to open soon in Coney Island.
Oct. 11, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A long-anticipated vegetarian cafe from Kai Avent-deLeon — the founder of Bed Stuy fashion boutique and cafe Sincerely, Tommy — is prepping to open this month.
Oct. 5, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Popular East Village Ukrainian restaurant Veselka, after earlier this year announcing plans to expand to Brooklyn, will make its Kings County debut in a former car wash on Williamsburg’s Lorimer Street, next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Oct. 4, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Small businesses in Brooklyn are struggling to recover from the floodwaters that inundated New York late last week, which posed long-term problems with few solutions in sight.
Sep. 27, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Almost six years and a global pandemic after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the unexpected design for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery, construction is wrapping on the iconic building and the office portion was expected to be finished on Sept. 27, according to developer Two Trees.