At the Bedford Avenue stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which serves about a third of the L train’s passengers, an average weekend day retains 90 percent of the ridership of a weekday.
The L Train is Crowded on Weekends Too
You Can Also Read Our Story in the New York Post
Apparently, it’s not just bloggers who get their scoops scooped up by the Post.
Fushimi on Driggs
Fushimi, the Asian Fusion restaurant with branches in Staten Island and Bay Ridge, is getting ready to sling sashimi in a new, 7,200-square-foot space on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg. The restaurant revealed on its website that it plans to serve its Japanese specialties in an open bar under a 30-foot glass-enclosed ceiling, promising a “family-friendly, yet stylish setting that will appeal to upscale, late-night crowds, as well as families and hipsters alike.” LOL!
Fushimi* = Asian fusion, get it?
Coming soon to 475 Driggs, the new condo at the corner of North 10th.
NY Post: Breaking the Web
Today I was told by the Post that I couldn’t read the article on the web at all. If I wanted to read the Post on my iPad I would have to download the app.
Okay this is bad. This is breaking the web. If no one used the iPad it wouldn’t matter. But lots of people use it.
The incredibly annoying “download our app” pages were bad enough (the News does that too), but now the Post has decided that iPad users don’t count as web users. Guess I won’t be linking to articles like this anymore.
[via DF]
345 Eldert Vacated
FDNY vacated parts of the loft building at 345 Eldert Street last week. As usual, a confusing and tense time for the residents of the building, and as yet, not a lot of clarity on if/when they will be able to return. (Read through the comments for a lot more information and some links to follow-up information.)
Wealthy & Stealthy
Aaron Short on the link between the Greenpoint homeless shelter and the publicly-traded company with a not-so-savory history of influencing public officials. That history includes a large fine for bribing two State Assembly members.
NYCs TV Production Surges to Record Level
One of New York’s (and Brooklyn’s) thriving industries is film and TV production. Even the LA Times has taken notice of the upsurge in productions happening here instead of there. (Who knew Mildred Pierce was filmed in NY?)
How Many Flea Markets Does Williamsburg Need?
Good question.
L Train is the Coolest
Finally, some good news about the L train (which I can confirm – the car that was stuck at First Avenue for over an hour on Thursday was very, very cool).
Morgane Opens on Bedford
Yet another restaurant on my old block. This one a faux-histo bistro, not unlike the faux-histo taqueria (Bonita, RIP) that once lived next door. I happened to walk by this evening, and the place looks very nice.