Jun. 24, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has opened for 35 apartments in a curvy development on the corner of Metropolitan and Bushwick avenues in East Williamsburg. The nine-story, 136-unit building at 828 Metropolitan Avenue has risen on the site of one of the many former gas stations in Brooklyn that have…
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Mar. 22, 2024 By Barbara Russo
Martin Greenfield, a Holocaust survivor and tailor to celebrities, athletes, U.S. presidents and many others, died Wednesday on Long Island at age 95.
Jan. 4, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith & Cate Corcoran A nine-story apartment building with a curved and rippled facade like an Art Deco ocean liner is rising at the epicenter of one of the oldest settlements in Brooklyn. Benefiting from a rezoning and replacing the gas station that long held the corner of Bushwick and Metropolitan in East Williamsburg, the development will have 136 rentals, some of which will be affordable housing. The structure had reached six stories and dozens of workers were on site at 828 Metropolitan Avenue when Brooklyn Paper’s sister publication Brownstoner passed by last week. The…
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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.
Aug. 25, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
One of Brooklyn’s largest music venues, Avant Gardner, has been sued by a security firm it hired to carry out monitoring mandated by the New York State Liquor Authority following years of scrutiny regarding Avant Gardner’s ability to safely supply alcohol and keep its patrons safe.
Aug. 4, 2023 By Jada Camille
Local pols are calling for increased nightlife safety measures in northern Brooklyn’s industrial areas after two bodies were recovered from the Newton Creek just blocks away from an East Williamsburg club.