On the Brooklyn waterfront, bike lanes less than two miles long have set off a verbal battle among business owners, residents, bicyclists and politicians.
Sun 4 Jan 2009
Filed under: Bicycles and Bicycling, Transportation Department, Williamsburg (NYC), Parking, Brooklyn (NYC), New York City — @ 3:02 am
Mon 29 Dec 2008
The break in the cold offered New Yorkers a welcome respite. It was almost like spring again, or, at least, spring for a day.
Mon 24 Nov 2008
Much of what is left of the legendary rock club is in boxes in a storage unit in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Filed under: gentrification, Williamsburg (NYC), Families and Family Life, Immigration and Refugees, Restaurants — @ 7:39 am
Williamsburg is being transformed by an influx of affluent buyers from Western Europe.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Filed under: gentrification, Williamsburg (NYC), Families and Family Life, Immigration and Refugees, Restaurants — @ 2:59 am
Williamsburg, known for attracting hipsters and Midwesterners, is being transformed by an influx of affluent buyers from Western Europe.
Sat 8 Nov 2008
Clashes with police at an election night street party has brought neighborhood tensions to the fore.
Fri 7 Nov 2008
Clashes with police at an election night street party has brought neighborhood tensions to the fore.
Mon 13 Oct 2008
It seemed likely that South Williamsburg was overextending itself with new housing; a ferry service that can’t be counted on could create a full-blown glut.
Fri 10 Oct 2008
Aleks Shineleva, 22, immigrated to New York from Moscow 11 years ago and is a manager-in-training at a coffee house in Brooklyn.
Sat 30 Aug 2008
Filed under: Public Housing, ReedSmith L.L.P., New York City Housing Authority, Elevators and Escalators, Williamsburg (NYC), Accidents and Safety — @ 6:06 am
ReedSmith L.L.P., will represent the New York City Housing Authority in the case of a 5-year-old boy who fell down an elevator shaft last week.