Tag: Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)

She Opened a Bookshop in Brooklyn, Then Moved In Above the Store

A woman walking in Williamsburg saw an empty storefront for rent. It turned into a dream fulfilled. Upstairs, an apartment was being renovated.

Make Way for the Bike Bus

For the school commute, families are taking to the streets with two wheels. Some have termed the movement “kidical mass.”

Zeldin Has a Path to Becoming Governor. It Runs Through Brooklyn.

Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican candidate for governor, is hoping for a realignment of political loyalties in parts of the borough, including those of Hasidic Jews.

You’ve Seen a Bodega Cat. How About a Barber Shop Rooster?

New York City’s beloved bodega cats are internet famous. But other animals — birds, snakes and even pigs — are also at home in neighborhood shops.