Tonight at the B+B Newsroom we screened The Domino Effect, a film about the development of the Domino Sugar factory. If you missed it, watch…
Tonight, We’re Screening The Domino Effect and Talking Development
When we reported in August that demolition of part of the Domino Sugar Factory had been approved, Megan Sperry told us that Williamsburgers have “gotten…
The Space at Tompkins Is Finally Getting an Actual Space From Which to Help the Homeless
The Space at Tompkins, despite its name, is a “completely street-based” organization, according to co-founder Andréa Stella. But next month the non-profit — which connects the city’s…
Here’s What the Corner Of Bedford and North 7th Will Look Like a Year From Now
The corner of North 7th Street and Bedford Avenue has been an anti-establishment battleground lately. (Stop trying to hide behind your tasteful mahogany exterior, DD, we see you.)
This Corporate Lawyer Lives in an RV Down By the River
Liam Moriarty, a 29-year-old corporate lawyer at a large Manhattan firm, doesn’t exactly seem, on paper at least, like the type to give up his…
Another Day, Two New Gene Kaufman Buildings For Williamsburg
North Brooklyn is getting yet another Gene Kaufman building — this one at 774 Grand Street, near Humboldt Street, an area of Williamsburg not exactly…
Harsh! Yippie Museum’s Building Manager Wants Pot Activist Kicked to the Curb
Already fighting foreclosure, the home of the Yippie! Museum faced another buzzkill last week, as attorney Meryl L. Wenig asked a State Supreme Court judge…
‘Rent Is Too Damn High’ Guy Has Released a Funky Little Housing Court Jam
Now that Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High party, has achieved even more fame as a music video star, why wouldn’t…
Domino Developers Ask City to Change Affordable Housing Rules
Demolition of the Domino Factory is just about underway, and Two Trees has every permit and rezoning it needs to move forward with construction of…
Against High Rises in the Village? Take the Elevator Up to This 21st-Floor Fundraiser
At 21 stories high, the penthouse at The Standard East Village might seem like an odd place for opponents of high-rise construction in the Village to…