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MTA suspends L train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan two October weekends
New York City Transit will suspend L train service between Lorimer Street in Brooklyn and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan on...
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A crane is taking over Heyward Street in Williamsburg: weekday 9-to-4 closures start July 27 and run through late October
Heyward Street between Wythe and Bedford Avenues in Williamsburg will close weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting July...
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Williamsburg restaurant Mesiba closes permanently
Mesiba, the Levantine restaurant inside Williamsburg's Moxy Hotel, has closed permanently. The Eastern Mediterranean spot served its final tables on...
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Gen Z turns to urban gardening for mental health and sustainability
Young New Yorkers, including a Williamsburg resident, are turning apartments and rooftops into gardens for mental health and sustainability since...
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The 90th Precinct is throwing a night at Rodney Park on August 4: free crafts, sports, games, and the library bookmobile
The 90th Precinct will host National Night Out 2026 at Rodney Park in Williamsburg on August 4, featuring crafts, sports,...
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A four-family walkup on South 2nd Street just sold for $4.2 million: that’s over $1 million a unit
A four-unit walkup at 170 South 2nd Street in Williamsburg sold for $4.2 million, equating to $1.05 million per unit,...
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A Swiss watch brand and Gary Vee are turning Williamsburg’s old Urban Outfitters into a members-only club
A Swiss watch brand, Breitling, and Gary Vaynerchuk's VCR Group are converting Urban Outfitters on North 6th Street in Williamsburg...
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You have to sign a waiver to eat this Williamsburg ice cream: finish the Carolina Reaper scoop and it’s free
Ample Hills and Heatonist launch Sweet Regret, NYC’s spiciest ice cream made with Carolina Reaper pepper, requiring a waiver—finish it...
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Dozens of tall ships sail into New York Harbor for the country’s 250th birthday
Forty-one tall ships from more than 20 countries sail into New York Harbor July 3–8 for Sail 4th 250, with...
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She turned down millions to keep her Williamsburg club open 52 years. Mamdani showed up to hand her a flag made in her honor
Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented Toñita Cay, who turned down millions to keep her Williamsburg Caribbean Social Club open 52 years,...
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Mamdani built his mayoralty on undoing Eric Adams. Three blocks of a Williamsburg bike lane are the exception, and cyclist injuries there are up 44 percent
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has yet to restore a protected bike lane on three blocks of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, despite...
Food and Drink
The Sparrow, a French brasserie from the Citroën team, opens at 185 Broadway
The Sparrow is a new French brasserie at 185 Broadway in South Williamsburg, with a 25-foot mahogany bar, nearly 1,000...
Entertainment
Mel Brooks, the Williamsburg kid who turned Nazi jokes into art, just turned 100
Mel Brooks, the Williamsburg-born comedy legend who turned childhood trauma into groundbreaking satire, celebrates his 100th birthday with tributes and...
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A Williamsburg coffee shop banned Rep. Dan Goldman over Gaza. Now the Trump DOJ is investigating it.
Poetica Coffee in Williamsburg barred Rep. Dan Goldman over his stance on Gaza, prompting a Trump-era DOJ civil rights investigation...
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42 Hotel named one of Time Out’s best hotels in Williamsburg
Williamsburg's 42 Hotel, family-owned and opened in 2022 near the neighborhood's waterfront, has been named one of Time Out's Top...
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Jose Alvarado helped end the Knicks’ 53-year title drought. The Los Sures kid brought it home to Toñita’s.
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club...
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A Williamsburg studio is giving artists 1,000 hours of free rehearsal time, and it stops the second those hours run out
LEIMAY is giving artists free rehearsal time at its Williamsburg CAVE space until 1,000 hours are used up, with bookings...
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Domino Park announces free summer 2026 lineup in Williamsburg
Domino Park in Williamsburg launches its biggest summer yet, with almost all-free events including movies, yoga, live music, and workshops...
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Seven people keep climbing out of Brooklyn manholes at night. Police suspect treasure hunters. The veteran sewer explorer says there’s no treasure.
Security cameras captured groups climbing out of NYC sewers in Brooklyn and Queens, sparking police investigation. Experts doubt treasure hunting...
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Williamsburg’s new affordable housing lottery opens, you can qualify earning up to $238,160
A housing lottery is now open for 80 Ainslie Street in Williamsburg, offering five units for households earning up to...
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Turkey’s Nest, the 45-year cash-only Bedford Avenue dive, just filed for a city outdoor-dining permit
Brooklyn Community Board 1 reviewed Turkey's Nest Inc.'s application for a DOT Dining Out NYC outdoor dining permit at its...
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Reynoso put all $45 million of his first-year capital budget into maternal care, citing Black women’s 8x higher death rate
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is running in the June 23 NY-7 Democratic primary on housing, ICE abolition, and a...
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Sen. Brisport honors queer activists and condemns anti-LGBTQIA+ oppression in Pride Month floor speech
Brooklyn State Senator Jabari Brisport delivered a Pride Month speech on the NY Senate floor, honoring queer history and condemning...
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Thieves are draining food stamps off Brooklyn families, the reimbursement program is dead, and the cards that let them won’t be replaced until 2027
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is demanding a new SNAP Fraud Office and chip-enabled EBT cards to halt widespread skimming...
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The city is throwing a ribbon-cutting for a Bushwick Inlet Park section that has been open since April
NYC Parks and Council Member Restler cut a ribbon on Bushwick Inlet Park's $9.8 million Motiva section, a restored tidal...
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An oil refiner’s old Bushwick Inlet parcel is finally a public beach with a kayak launch, 21 years after the city promised the park
NYC Parks opened the Motiva parcel at Bushwick Inlet Park on June 3, adding tidal wetlands, a sandy beach, and...
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Community Board 1 to hear Brooklyn Public Library’s Leonard Library ADA update
Community Board 1 will hear the Brooklyn Public Library's progress report on rebuilding the Leonard branch in Williamsburg to be...
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North Brooklyn’s coolest concert venue is a public park that gets zero public money, so it throws raves to survive
Under the K Bridge Park turned the Kosciuszko Bridge base into a top concert venue. It is a public park...
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A Brooklyn campaign wants cars out of McCarren Park for good. The rally was the easy part
A Brooklyn campaign wants cars out of McCarren Park for good. The rally was the easy part.
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A $1 million check for lights at Cooper Park Houses, and the repair fight the lights don’t touch
Rep. Nydia Velázquez brought a $1 million check for security lighting to Cooper Park Houses. Residents say the deeper repair...
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A 14-year-old died subway surfing on the Williamsburg Bridge. The MTA says the real problem is a video that will not come down
2026's first subway-surfing death, and the MTA says the real problem is a video that won't come down.
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Reynoso made Puerto Rico the wedge in his run for Congress. He is not Puerto Rican, and that is the point
Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso rolled out a six-page Puerto Rico platform in his run for Congress. He is Dominican, not...
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Reynoso saves Coney Island Mermaid Parade, rolls out Puerto Rico platform as borough president eyes Congress
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso committed $20,000 to rescue the Coney Island Mermaid Parade while rolling out a Puerto Rico...
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Youngest NYC specialized high school turns 20 with alumni celebration in Williamsburg
Brooklyn Latin School, NYC's youngest specialized high school, celebrates its 20th anniversary with an alumni gathering at Juliette Restaurant in...
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Nuestros Niños day care center hosts community baby shower in Williamsburg
Nuestros Niños Day Care Center hosted a Community Baby Shower on May 16 in Williamsburg, connecting expectant mothers with health...
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NYC Emergency Management urges Brooklyn residents to prepare for flash floods
NYC Emergency Management warns Brooklyn basement apartment residents in Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint to prepare for deadly flash floods as...
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Suspect to be charged with murder in Williamsburg baby shooting
A 21-year-old gang associate will face murder charges in the death of a 7-month-old child shot while in a stroller...
Arts & Culture
Trivial Shields films “Rip-Off Angel” music video at historic Williamsburg restaurant Bamonte’s
Brooklyn musician Trivial Shields filmed a 1970s mob-inspired music video for "Rip-Off Angel" at Bamonte's, the historic Italian restaurant in...
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NBK Parks convenes leaders to tackle low-waste events in NYC
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance hosted a summit in Williamsburg bringing together city officials and nightlife leaders to tackle growing waste...
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North Brooklyn Parks Alliance convenes nightlife and city leaders on low-waste events
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance hosted a summit with nightlife and city leaders to examine how large-scale NYC events can reduce...
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The EPA will test your air for free if you live over Greenpoint’s toxic plume. Some landlords would rather not know
If you live over Greenpoint's Meeker Avenue Plume, the EPA will test your indoor air free and anonymously. The holdup...
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NYC Council passes bills creating protest security zones near religious sites, schools
NYC Council passed bills creating security perimeters around houses of worship and schools to address hate incidents, affecting Brooklyn neighborhoods...
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Arlo Williamsburg’s rooftop bars reopen with new cocktails and pool parties
The Water Tower and ART Williamsburg rooftop bars at Arlo hotel reopen April 23 with new Prohibition-era cocktails, pool parties,...
Business
NYC names first executive director of new Street Vendor Services office
Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez appointed as Executive Director of new Office of Street Vendor Services, launching four months ahead of schedule to...
Arts & Culture
LONGSHOT CINEMA DROP 002: Indie Films, Drinks, and Music Tonight in Williamsburg
LONGSHOT CINEMA DROP 002 screens four independent short films tonight at 8 p.m. at Alter Space in Williamsburg, followed by...
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New Bill Seeks to Guarantee Lease Renewals for NYC Small Businesses
State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher introduced legislation to cap commercial rent increases and guarantee lease renewals for...
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Brooklyn officials and residents rally to keep Echo Drugs pharmacy in Williamsburg
Brooklyn elected officials and residents rallied outside Echo Drugs at 260 Broadway in Williamsburg to protest alleged harassment and potential...
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Mindspace to expand Williamsburg footprint to 50,000 square feet at 25 Kent
Mindspace will add 11,500 square feet to its Williamsburg location at 25 Kent Avenue, bringing its total footprint to roughly...
Community
North Brooklyn parks group pushes a business improvement district to fund Bushwick Inlet Park
The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance is leading efforts to create a Northside Improvement District to bring supplemental funding to the...
Business
Distressed Fest brings 50 vintage vendors to Williamsburg warehouse
Distressed Fest transformed a Williamsburg warehouse into a marketplace for vintage clothing, bringing together 50 vendors selling distressed denim and...