Mar. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 49-year-old Williamsburg man was hit and killed by an e-bike rider in Greenpoint on Friday. Luis Cruz was crossing Franklin Street in the middle of the block between India and Java streets at about 7:40 p.m. on March 21 when a 26-year-old e-bike rider slammed into him,…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil For “Summer House” star Carl Radke, Soft Bar & Cafe is more than just a “sober bar” — it’s an invitation to come as you are. Radke, who helped friends and co-stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula get their alcohol brand Loverboy off the ground in 2018,…
Feb. 21, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has launched for 251 apartments in a two-building complex in Greenpoint dubbed The Riverie. Located on the banks of the East River, right behind the Greenpoint Ferry Terminal, the development is the latest Greenpoint tower to replace low-slung industrial brick warehouses. Australian-based Lendlease, the…
Feb. 18, 2025 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly Brooklynites showed their groovy kind of love for Phil Collins on Saturday by packing a Greenpoint bar to celebrate the annual tribute to the legendary British drummer and singer. Screens at Berry Park displayed a compilation of Collins’ performances, appearances, and career highlights as a DJ…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Almost 15 years after Newtown Creek was named a federal Superfund site, the government is taking a step toward cleaning it up — or, at least part of it. The Environmental Protection Agency this month finalized plans for an “early action” cleanup of one of the most polluted…
Jan. 15, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Hundreds of spectators filled Graham Avenue on Jan. 12 for the 28th Annual Three Kings Parade, a time-honored tradition that has brought the community together since 1998. Founded by Radames Milian of San German Records, the parade has grown into a yearly celebration of culture, history and…
Jan. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The city is ready to launch a three-year “microhub” delivery pilot meant to reduce truck traffic and pollution on local streets, and north Brooklyn will play a key part in the experiment. Officially approved on Tuesday, the program will establish up to 36 microhubs where truck drivers will…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has launched for 59 apartments in the first of what will be a two-building complex in Greenpoint dubbed Greenpoint Central. Across the street from the waterfront, the development replaces NuHart Plastics, a recently demolished one-story factory well known locally for its curving Art Moderne…
Nov. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A 75-year-old man was killed, and several people — including a 9-year-old girl — were injured in a massive pile-up crash on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Thursday morning, per police. Traffic was flowing on the rain-slicked Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge at 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 21, authorities…
Nov. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Change is coming to McGuinness Boulevard. The city last week started the long-awaited overhaul of the southern half of the roadway, from Calyer Street to Meeker Avenue, and work is expected to last several weeks. “Our redesign will make McGuinness Boulevard safer for everyone on the street — whether…