“Told you so!” Scaffold Collapse Predicted
Local resident Shannon Manning snapped photos of a scaffold collapse that occurred at a construction site on Roebling St, between North 10th and 11th, on Monday, July 27. She reports that the scaffolding has…
WG Listings: Sat + Sun + All Weekend
Saturday, July 11 Red Shed Community Garden BBQ & Fundraiser. With hot dogs, burgers, DJs, a raffle sale and book swap. Red Shed (266 Skillman Ave), 1-6pm. Walking tour of Williamsburg’s galleries. In…
Random Act of Kindness on Bedford Avenue
Electric bicyles get flats too, I learned this past Sunday, Father’s day. The eye-catching bike that I’m riding these days, an electric A2B produced by Ultra Motor, allowed me a swift ride from…
Bridgewalkers: The Doublemint Edition
Like leaders of a SWAT team, Edward and Ricky came barreling towards me on the bridge Monday morning around 11:20am dressed in matching black Under Armour shirts and black, double-striped workout pants. Their…
Wild End of an Era at Community Board #1
The Vinny Abate Era officially came to a close on Tuesday night in Williamsburg, after a turbulent meeting that had to be one of the wilder ones in the chairman’s nearly 30-year tenure….
A New Plan Opens Off-Broadway
“Why are we here tonight?” the presenter asked. “To be heard!” the crowd in the auditorium of P.S. 250 hollered back. And so began the unveiling of a renegade plan for the Broadway…
