This year’s edition of the Giglio Feast in Williamsburg will be more surrounded by construction than usual. In fact, it’s fair to say it will be nearly hemmed in by construction on the north and northwest in what we’ve called the Williamsburg Triangle of Death because of its wide open construction and demolition sites that […]

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“That same night, as on most weekend nights, there was a brawl outside the Lucky 7 bar across the street, and when i woke up to this crime scene i was hardly surprised. the fighting and shooting (several since i’ve lived here) around that bar has become commonplace. for all the police attention from a […]

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Seen yesterday at a photo shoot in Williamsburg at N. 10 and Wythe. Simply drape yourself seductively over the motorcycle and smile.

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Yesterday, the Times took note of the Crest Hardware Art Show, which has been much blogged about. It’s run has now been extended through July 24 and, yesterday, this video tour of the Burg’s most off beat art show was posted on the YouTube. Back in June, Jen Carlson ran a Q&A on Gothamist she […]

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Okay, it’s not called the BOG Building, but that’s what we’re calling 35 Havemeyer Street, because part of the site was, until recently, the outdoor dining area of the Brick Oven Gallery, one of our favorite little spots in Williamsburg. The Brick Oven Gallery now has tables outside on Havemeyer and the lot is going […]

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Those who thought that Kellogg’s Diner at Union and Metropolitan Avenues in Williamsburg was going away were very, very wrong. This is the New Look Kellogg now that the scaffold and construction from a big renovation that started after the diner shut down in April have come down. The New Kellogg is a silver chrome […]

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This is the scene yesterday morning around 11:15 AM on S. 1 Street east of the BQE in Williamsburg. The NYPD was gathering evidence from a car with a bloodied up door after a shooting. Gothamist Newsmap showed a shooting at S. 1 St. & Maujer, about a block from this scene. Much of the […]

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Call it the spot where the Old Williamsburg meets the New Williamsburg. Every July, for nearly two weeks, Havemeyer Street hosts the Giglio Feast, officially known as the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. They’ve been doing it for 121 years, although these days, a fair part of the crowd is made up of […]

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Here’s a very small photoset of last night’s Macy’s fireworks. It seemed to us that there were a lot of new, and very cool, shells and combinations that were set of. We’re not sure about the decision to move the barges further south than usual, but it certainly made for more dramatic viewing than usual […]

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Here are some of the first vids posted of last night’s fireworks:

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The GL reader who sent us this pic of this way busted fire hydrant on Grand Street in Williamsburg between Wythe Avenue and Kent Avenue called it “fire hydrant trying make a getaway (it actually points almost directly to williamsburg’s 212 fire house that was closed a five years ago).”

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It seems like only yesterday we were walking backwards down Williamsburg’s Havemeyer Street in a big crowd in blazing heat in front of a three-ton, five-story tall statue carried by several dozen men that can not stop on a dime. And, now, it’s almost time to do it all over again. The 121st Annual Feast […]

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[Image courtesy of Curbed] A reader sent in photos to Curbed yesterday of a new city-financed $1.25 million Water Taxi dock being floating into place at Schaefer Landing in Williamsburg. The original dock was removed after East River service was suspended during the winter. The Water Taxi East River Service was reinstated on Monday and […]

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“Of all the identities in all the world, why would anyone steal mine? Wouldn’t you think a thief would do a little research and decide to impersonate, oh, I don’t know—someone with a good credit rating? Someone who didn’t owe the IRS a bunch of money?…But no, someone stole mine and promptly drained my bank […]

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[Click to expand] Exactly what’s going on at 40 Berry in Williamsburg, which has been the site of a large spill of what appeared to be oil, is unclear. The large property carries a city “e” designation, which means there are environmental issues associated with it and that certain “protocols” have to be followed as […]

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There’s nothing new about corporate marketing at McCarren Pool Parties, but retailer Topshop’s take has some interesting angles. First, they’ll have a “colored beach huts, mats and deck chairs in one corner of the pool and promo girls will prowl the area, armed with limited-edition beach blankets covered in Topshop hearts and some sort of […]

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We’ve gotten several emails in the last week or so about the “toxic” parking lot at Bedford Avenue and N. 11 Street in Williamsburg. Construction work is now going on at the site, which is slated to become a Karl Fischer building with 180 apartments. The property was once a paint factory and is listed […]

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Here’s a weekend event for the animal lover in everyone, per a posting to our GL Photo Pool by lisacat, a kind soul that has provided us with many GL Adoptable Cuties of the Week and provided homes for countless cats: I’m not homeless, I just haven’t found the right human yet!” The Beehive Salon […]

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There’s a “block party” taking place at McCarren Pool on Tuesday, July 8, with proceeds going to benefit the Open Space Alliance of North Brooklyn. The event is sponsored by L Magazine, and here’s more detail about it, per an email: The L Magazine invites you to its FIRST ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG BLOCK PARTY. Held in […]

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This morning, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a redone design for the landmarked Domino plant in Williamsburg. It is part of a larger $1.3 billion development with an eventual 2,200 units of housing. The design from Beyer Blinder Bell included a significantly smaller rooftop addition and the preservation of the old Domino sign. Brownstoner live […]

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The moment we saw this latest photo sent to us of the oil spill at the site of a luxury apartment building at 40 Berry Street in Williamsburg, we thought of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. The La Brea oil is remnant of prehistoric times. The Williamsburg Black Gold happened when some […]

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The plan to make a stretch of Bedford Avenue a pedestrian-only street on four Saturdays in July and August is now “official.” Per an announcement over at Billburg: It’s official! – July 19th, July 26th, August 2nd, and August 9th. Williamsburg Walks is a celebration of the Williamsburg community, centered around a pedestrian-only Bedford Avenue, […]

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This is one of many photos that hit our inbox yesterday of a horrid mess at 40 Berry Street in Williamsburg, where construction activity seems to have ruptured some underground oil tanks that were being removed. By yesterday afternoon the state Department of Environmental Conservation had checked out the spill, whose exact parameters are unknown. […]

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We conclude Williamsburg Door Friday with (of course) Door Number Three. This is the Faile brand name, which has gone up in a number of place, but without any new art. This comes from Berry Street.

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Continuing with Williamsburg Door Friday, we have one of our all-time favorites on Wythe Avenue. This piece of street art has been there fror a while.

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