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High performing charter network opens new elementary school in Williamsburg

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Nov. 15, 2023 Sponsored post by Uncommon Schools

A new school grows in Williamsburg. Uncommon Schools has opened a new elementary school on Montrose Ave. in Brooklyn to serve students from the Williamsburg neighborhood and the greater Brooklyn community.

Man in distress shuts down traffic on Williamsburg Bridge: NYPD

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A distressed man shut down service on the Williamsburg Bridge on Friday morning.

Oct. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille

The Williamsburg Bridge has reopened to car traffic and subway trains after police shuttered the bridge this morning due to a man in distress on the bridge’s cables, according to the NYPD.

Hybrid Vintage blends contemporary fashions and secondhand treasures in East Williamsburg

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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.

Double Domino towers rising on Williamsburg waterfront will mix condos, rentals

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Oct. 23, 2023 By Cate Corcoran Close to topping out, the twin skyscrapers rising on Site D of Two Trees’ Domino redevelopment on the Williamsburg waterfront will be condos and rentals, including affordable housing. A sign recently went up on one of the towers proclaiming “condos” and “rentals.” To date, the mega-project has comprised only…
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Ukrainian eatery Veselka to open new location in former Williamsburg car wash

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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.

PHOTOS: Transformed Domino Sugar Refinery prepares to open as office space

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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.