Jul. 11, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann With electricity demands surging due to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and electric vehicles, and climate-driven heat waves intensifying, battery energy storage systems — or BESS — are becoming increasingly essential to building a more resilient energy infrastructure. MicroGrid Networks (MGN), a leader in New York City’s clean…
Jul. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Last week’s Primary Election drew more than 1 million voters across the city, and more than 500,000 Brooklynites — more than in any other borough — headed to the polls to make their voices heard. A week later, the ranked-choice results have been finalized: Zohran Mamdani is officially…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil As Brooklyn swelters under the city’s first major heat wave of the year, Con Edison is urging more than 100,000 customers in parts of the borough to cut back on energy use while crews work to repair damaged equipment. With an extreme heat warning in effect through…
Jun. 23, 2025 By Olivia Seaman What if your childhood corner deli, pizza joint and knish cart got a seat at the fine dining table? That’s the idea behind Evolution, Chef Eric LeVine’s latest tasting concept inside Williamsburg’s 42 Hotel. The restaurant, which opened April 30, features a rotating menu inspired by the flavors…
Jun. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city’s parks department this week unveiled a new “mini forest” on a formerly little-used lot on the Williamsburg waterfront. Tucked into the North Fifth Street Pier and Park, the leafy plot is filled with native plants and trees, part of the parks department’s effort to increase the…
Jun. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The people of South Williamsburg have, for decades, dealt with the long-term effects of environmental abuses and climate change. New York City considers the nabe an environmental justice area — meaning it has suffered “disproportionate negative impacts due to historical and existing social inequities without equal protection and…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Brooklyn judge on Wednesday moved to temporarily prevent Mayor Eric Adams from removing the Bedford Avenue bike lane. The city is “enjoined and restrained from implementing and commencing/performing any construction or other acts related to the Removal” at least until a hearing scheduled for August, ruled Judge…
Jun. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Part of the parking-protected bike lane on a hazardous stretch of Bedford Avenue on the border of Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy will be removed and replaced with a non-protected painted bike lane, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. About three blocks of the lane, between Flushing and Willoughby Avenue, will…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Gov. Kathy Hochul is throwing the state’s support behind a new commerce company in Williamsburg. Queen One Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for its new headquarters at 25 Kent Ave., Hochul announced on Monday, supported by $6 million in tax credits from the state’s Excelsior Jobs Program. …
May. 21, 2025 By Jada Camille Brooklyn’s culinary scene welcomed a new addition this last month as Fish Cheeks, a beloved seafood-focused Thai restaurant, opened in Williamsburg. Founded by Thai immigrants Jenn Saesue and Chat Suansilphong, Fish Cheeks quickly gained a reputation for its fiery, seafood-centric dishes and for a dining environment that feels…