The restaurant space at 208 Franklin St. has seen plenty of turnover over the past few years, but will a local business expanding to a second location finally stick? Greenpoint-based […]
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Williamsburg Bus Collision Kills Brooklyn Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Brooklyn assistant district attorney was killed in a collision with a bus early Monday morning in Williamsburg, multiple news outlets report. Sarah Pitts, who worked in the office […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Cozy Royale to Open, Local Zine Launches, L Train Tunnel Gets Cell Signal, and More!
Happy Labor Day weekend Greenpointers! Saturday marks the 100th night of the McCarren Gathering, which began as a silent vigil following the death of George Floyd and has since evolved […]
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L Train Tunnel Is MTA’s First to Receive Cell Phone Service
The Canarsie Tube which connects the L Train between Manhattan and Brooklyn is receiving a cell phone signal upgrade. On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo announced that the L train tunnel, which […]
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Meat Hook Founders to Open Cozy Royale Next Week
The Meat Hook co-founders Ben Turley and Brent Young are nearing the launch of their newest Williamsburg business and first neighborhood restaurant, Cozy Royale (434 Humboldt St.). The restaurant and […]
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Custom Framing Company Expands to NYC With Williamsburg Store
Framebridge (76 N 4 St.), a former online-only framing service, is expanding their brick-and-mortar presence to NYC with a new 1,700 square-foot Williamsburg store. The business started in 2014 as […]
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North Brooklyn School Supplies Drive Accepting Donations
A back to school drive is collecting supplies in North Brooklyn to support students in need ahead of the start of the school year, which is has been moved to […]
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N 11th Street Cookout Creates A Socially Distant Backyard Barbecue in Williamsburg
One of North Brooklyn’s most coveted empty lots is getting a pandemic-inspired glow up. N 11th Street Cookout, a new outdoor restaurant located at the corner of Wythe Avenue and […]
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Fashion Sundae Episode 39: Every Week is Fashion Week
While NYC’s official Fashion Week will kickoff on September 13th with outdoor events limited to 50 people and indoor events capped at 50% capacity, Watching New York is back with Episode […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Fire on the Water, Trash in the Parks, Library on the Move, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! This week brought the construction of a massive MTV Video Music Awards stage to the Greenpoint waterfront, where neighbors were treated to rehearsals with pyrotechnics complete with […]