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Williamsburg woman punches a hole in her door, goes to jail, and has her apartment burglarized while in jail because of the hole in her door

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A Williamsburg woman recently went through an unfortunate chain of events that started with her punching a hole in the door of her bedroom in her Morgan street apartment. After punching a hole in her door she got locked up due to a warrant that was out for her arrest. While she was in jail […]

Vanessa's Dumplings is back

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Brooklyn Location will be closed F-Sun to investigate consumer affairs claim our outside tables were on public vs. private property. Sorry. — Vanessa's Dumplings (@VanessaDumpling) September 20, 2013 And Brooklyn is open again! Hope to see you all today! — Vanessa's Dumplings (@VanessaDumpling) September 23, 2013

Only 19 of 1,345 Promised Affordable Housing Units Built Since 2005 In North Brooklyn

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It’s bad enough that we have to put up with eyesores like The Edge and the impending Greenpoint Landing, but this is disgraceful: Greenpointers: City lied about parks, ‘affordable housing’ The city has broken its promise to bring affordable housing to Greenpoint and Williamsburg and is letting developers run roughshod over the neighborhoods, pushing out […]

Bar Opening: OTB (Finally An OTB We Like In The Neighborhood)

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From Eater Earlier this month, Post Office owner Alla Lapushchik opened OTB, a Williamsburg tavern with a race track theme. The drinks menu includes classic cocktails like Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and Hemingway Daquiris, plus original cocktails, beer, and wine. The food menu from Ssäm Bar alum Sam Glinn is slated to debut later this week. […]

Tomorrow: Community Forum About Those Wacky Domino Sugar Factory Plans

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From NAG NAG would like to invite you to a community meeting about the proposed new development at the Domino Sugar Factory. Jed Walentas and the Two Trees team will be walking us through their whole plan, providing you an opportunity to learn about the proposal and get answers to your questions. Domino Community Forum […]

Paulie Gee's Latest Pie: Sake Mountain Way

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Greenpointers recently announced a contest to see who could name Paulie Gee’s latest pie – a pizza that replaces vodka sauce with a sauce made from sake. They came up with some great suggestions — The Akira Kurosake, Land of the Rising Dough, Greenpointzilla — but Paulie seems to prefer classic rock names like In […]

Tørst: Craft Beer Bar With Scandinavian-influenced Fare (Coming Soon to Greenpoint)

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Greenpoint is becoming an essential stop for beer snobs. We’re looking forward to this opening from Momofuku alum Daniel Burns! Before working as the head of research and development for the Momofuku restaurants, chef Daniel Burns cooked at The Fat Duck in England, and he built and ran the pastry program at Noma in Copenhagen. […]