Tag: williamsburg
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Patriot Names
George Wythe was mayor of Williamsburg, VIRGINIA in 1768-69. That he has street named for him in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is a complete coincidence.
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Photo Essay: Williamsburg in Time of Plague
https://untappedcities.com/2022/05/12/williamsburg-in-time-of-plague/
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Our Voices Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of Activism in North Brooklyn: Sneak Peek
https://greenpointers.com/2022/05/10/our-voices-exhibition-celebrates-50-years-of-activism-in-north-brooklyn-sneak-peek/
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AOC Was Even More Wrong about Williamsburg Than We’d Thought
https://nypost.com/2019/11/10/aoc-was-even-more-wrong-about-williamsburg-than-wed-thought/
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Brooklyn tough guy ‘Frenchie’ Ramos dies at age 76
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-obit-frenchies-gym-owner-20190611-qsk6ja4u2vejpe4x5aoxd3h2wa-story.html
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Yankowsky and Yankowsky
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1910: “The man was Andrew Yankowsky, 22 years old, an iron worker, who occupied a furnished room at 81 Grand street, with Andrew Yankowsky. The two are no relation.”
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Dime Savings Bank to be Landmarked
The Landmarks Preservation Commission is moving forward with landmark designation for the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh.
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2019 is the Year Williamsburg Dies
http://nypost.com/2016/07/25/the-l-train-will-shut-down-for-18-months-in-2019/
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Diesel is the Next Big Chain Coming to Williamsburg
http://freewilliamsburg.com/diesel-is-the-next-big-chain-coming-to-williamsburg/
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Hasidim Illegally Sound Air Raid Sirens to Announce Sabbath
http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/09/hasidim-illegally-sound-air-raid-sirens-to-announce-sabbath-city-does-nothing-to-stop-them-123.html