Greenpoint’s most popular bagels aren’t going away with the scheduled end of Edith’s (60 Greenpoint Ave.) pop-up. The team behind the sourdough wood-fired bagels, which pay homage the Polish origin […]
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Vinnie’s Delivering “Comforting Words” For A Dollar
Ordering a pizza may be a New Yorker’s ultimate form of self-care, but one Brooklyn pizzeria is taking it up a notch. Vinnie’s Pizzeria (148 Bedford Ave.), known for their […]
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The Williamsburg Bridge Transformed Local Culture
When did Williamsburg become a Jewish area? When did the mafia form locally and how active were they in North Brooklyn? Who are some of the many famous people who […]
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Williamsburg’s Gertie Relaunches With Focus on Jewish Comfort Food
We’re all in need of a little extra comfort these days (okay, a lot) and local businesses are catching on. Gertie (357 Grand St.), the one-year-old Williamsburg restaurant known for […]
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Kellogg’s Diner Faces Closure Ahead of Reopening for Indoor Dining
Williamsburg’s classic 24-hour eatery Kellogg’s Diner (518 Metropolitan Ave.), which dates back to the 1940s, is on the brink of closure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic while welcoming […]
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Covid-19 Cases Spike in Brooklyn As City Monitors Williamsburg Surge
The coronavirus pandemic is resurgent in New York City with Brooklyn neighborhoods leading the uptick in the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate, which reached 3.25% on Tuesday for the first time […]
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Assembly Member-Elect Emily Gallagher Prepares for First Term
As the general election approaches, candidates in the Democratic primary this June are breathing easy. In a city that overwhelmingly skews to the left, victors in the primary are all […]
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Fashion Sundae Episode 43
As the sweltering pandemic summer is now officially over and the brisk fall weather has arrived, Watching New York is back with Episode 43 to showcase the styles spotted in the […]
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Thursday Spotlight: La Merced, Greenpoint’s New ‘Immigrant-Owned’ Juice Bar
La Merced, the delicious new juice bar at 1008 Manhattan Ave., opened two weeks ago, and the smoothies are as rich and colorful as the vibrant colors seen on the […]
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Citlali Cocina Cooks Up Guadalajaran Takeout in Greenpoint
Juan Sanchez hadn’t found the chilaquiles and traditional Guadalajaran food he grew up with in Greenpoint, so like many immigrants in a new place, he recreated it himself. Still, he wished […]