The East River waterfront is in for a dramatic transformation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Today, several visions of just what that transformation might…
Pedestrian Struck in the East Village; Councilman Calls For Traffic Review in Greenpoint
After a horrific horrific collision between a car and motorcyclist on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint Sunday that left the motorcyclist dead, Councilman Stephen Levin is calling…
Stop And Frisk Complaints Are Declining — But They Haven’t Disappeared Yet
As New York City looks set to settle with civil liberties groups over the Police Department’s long-standing and contentious policy of stopping, questioning and frisking…
Williamsburg’s New Salvation Army Store Is On Hold After a Run-In With Its Neighbor
Work has stopped on the new Salvation Army thrift store at Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street after a backhoe crashed into the neighbor’s wall…
Another Manhattanite, The Bean, Hits Bedford Avenue
Because Bedford Avenue isn’t caffeinated enough, The Bean, a chain of East Village coffee shops popular with NYU students, is planning to open a location…
Artists Want to Stay Put By Buying a Building Together. This Is Their Blueprint
William Powhida, a New York-based artist best known for his 2011 stunt of putting on a “VIP Douchebag”-inspired performance art show at the gallery Marlborough…
There’s a Push to Keep Industry in Brooklyn, But What About Artisanal Tacos?
Restauranteur Dario Wolos, who operates a taqueria from inside a VW bus in Nolita, spoke excitedly earlier this month as he told Brooklyn’s Community Board 1…
Free Shuttle Bus While They Figure Out Why That Ferry Ramp Collapsed
Days after a passenger ramp terrifyingly collapsed at the East River Ferry’s Greenpoint Terminal, a temporary shuttle bus service between Greenpoint and Williamsburg will fill…
Meet the Bushwick Mom Who Got a Shoutout in De Blasio’s State of the City Speech
Rocio Espada had no idea her family’s story would be used to introduce a major new policy of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Monday in his…
Nolita’s Taco Bus Is Coming to Bushwick
Dario Wolos, who opened a taqueria inside a VW bus in a Nolita loft in 2010 after trying it out in Southern Mexico first, now…