As crowds flock to restaurants and bars located on the mile-long, car-free stretch in Williamsburg, the police are enforcing the city’s “Open Streets” initiative that reserves Berry Street on a […]
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Restaurants Improvise Outdoor Seating During First Weekend of Summer
Restaurants and bars across Greenpoint and Williamsburg, like the rest of New York City, opened outdoor seating to stir-crazy North Brooklynites during the borough’s first official weekend of summer. Neighborhood […]
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Meet Riley Goodside: The Man Behind the Mask, Goggles, Gloves and Glasses
Riley Goodside, 33, woke up early on the brisk morning of March 15th and was “disgusted.” Just four days earlier, the World Health Organization had formally declared COVID-19 a pandemic, […]
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North Brooklyn’s In-Progress Primary Results
North Brooklyners braved a still-simmering pandemic and the hot humidity on Tuesday to cast their votes in New York’s 2020 democratic primary elections. While the primary is the appetizer before […]
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Linda Minucci Is up for Reelection: Find Out Who She Is and Why She Is Running
Linda Minucci doesn’t like the spotlight. She’s an elected official, but holds some of the most obscure positions in the Democratic Party. Minucci is a county committee member, which according […]
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Andy Marte Hopes to Woo Moderate Democrats in Race for State Senate Seat
State Senator Julia Salazar is often described politically as being left of the center; she’s a Democratic Socialist and a self-identified “Marxist.” It’s no wonder then that her challenger, Andy […]
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Tommy’s Tavern Protestors Condemn Alleged Racism of Owner
More than 100 protestors gathered Thursday afternoon in front of Tommy’s Tavern (1041 Manhattan Ave.), a local dive bar on Manhattan Avenue, to condemn the owner’s recent behavior towards a […]
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Senator Julia Salazar to Continue to Push for Progressive Change If Reelected
Less than two years ago, State Senator Julia Salazar was considered the insurgent candidate. A 27-year-old Democratic Socialist, she challenged Brooklyn’s Democratic establishment and won. Heading into this year’s June […]
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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Touts Congressional Record in 2020 Reelection Campaign
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney stands by her record. She’s been in office for more than two decades and is staking her 2020 congressional reelection campaign on bills passed, rivals defeated and […]
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Protestors on Skateboards, Bikes and Rollerblades Take to Williamsburg Streets
At first protestors marched on foot, then came the bike protests, and on Friday afternoon, skateboarders converged in Williamsburg in solidarity with the slew of Black Lives Matter protests across […]