Happy Friday Greenpointers! While the Greenpoint Library is still under construction the “stunning” Hunters Point Library opened this week just across the Pulaski Bridge.
If you’re up for a “clean cruise” tonight an electric vessel will provide views of the new mural on Newtown Creek. And if you’re celebrating Rosh Hashana, the Chabad of North Brooklyn will host a holiday feast on the waterfront on Sunday.
For more weekend fun, check out what’s happening, and in the meantime catch up on this week’s headlines from around the neighborhood:
Learn how to cash in on illegally idling trucks with the North Brooklyn Neighbors. (Greenpointers)
The Upper West Side-ification of Williamsburg’s retail space has accelerated. (Bedford & Bowery)
The NYC affordable housing lottery listed new Williamsburg one-bedrooms at $2,211 per month. (Greenpointers)
The latest L train suspension affects overnight service. (Greenpointers)
Greenpoint-based artist Piotr Uklanski “appropriates with a wink.” (NY Times)
Greenpointer and CB1 member Emily Gallagher launched a campaign to replace Assemblyman Joe Lentol, his first challenge since 2010. (Kings County Politics) (Politico)
A new mural was painted along Newtown Creek for Climate Week. (Landscape News)
NYC’s leftists are coming for longtime Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. (The Nation)
Los Sures has served the South Williamsburg community for 47 years. (News 12)
$9,000 per month rents you a four-bedroom in Greenpoint townhouse. (Curbed)
A local package-free startup raised $4.5 million. (Tech Crunch)
LinkNYC kiosks were transformed into Teletubbies by an anonymous artist on Berry Street and Wythe Avenue. (Hyperallergic)
A skateboarder in Williamsburg was sent flying into the air after getting by a car. (NY Post)
A 14-year-old cyclist was killed by a dump truck in Long Island City. (CBS NY)
A “fire-scare” on Wednesday night turned out to be a film shoot in North 11th Street club Schimanski. (NY Post)
Former Gov. Spitzer dishes on his 420 Kent luxury development. (YIMBY)
“Enormous” Ainslie Italian Wine Bar and Beer Garden opened in Williamsburg with a 90-seat wine bar. (Brooklyn Paper)
Lyft allegedly ignored complaints about a driver who assaulted a man outside a Williamsburg restaurant. (Gothamist)