Sponsored Post

Capri Jet Realty, a full-service boutique real estate brokerage firm based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is holding an event for new and experienced agents seeking to learn more about the growing firm, and the benefits they offer in the North Brooklyn community. The event will take place on Tues., Oct. 28, 2014 from 6:30 to 9pm at La Piazetta Restaurant at 442 Graham Ave. in Brooklyn.

“An Evening of Career Exploration,” will showcase the many resources and opportunities available at Capri Jet as the company undertakes an expansion initiative designed to attract new talent, and build stronger relationships with clients, landlords, owners and developers in North Brooklyn.

READ MORE

Following the Community Board Land Use Committee meeting Monday night, I want to provide everyone with an update on the issue of Saturday construction at Domino. First, there are a few pertinent facts to be aware of:

– As of last year, Community Board #1 had already taken a position against Saturday and evening construction variances (i.e. the permits that allow developers to work outside of normal hours).
– The ultimate decision to grant Saturday variances to Two Trees is made by the Department of Buildings…the CB is one input into that decision.
– The Community Board stance has been ignored to date by the Dept. of Buildings which has been granting Two Trees construction variances during the demolition phase.
– It is unclear on what basis the DoB grants these variances in general or in this specific instance. Many variances, likely including the ones for Two Trees, are issued in the interest of “public safety”, which is another definition that we do not yet understand.

READ MORE

The New York Times recently ran two articles* that describe the differences between the now ritzy & glitzy north side and the industrial “authentic” south side of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, enabling cross-cultural time travel between the 20th and 21st centuries, in the same nabe.

This weekend you might be hanging out at the Wythe Hotel and its environs brimming with boutiques, clubs and salt water swimming pools; and the next weekend you might be dining at an unpretentious, industrial urban-Americana, Art Deco diner or at the old-world Peter Lugers.

The sheer size of Williamsburg (longer than 14th Street to South Ferry) allows these two different worlds to thrive proudly on their own terms. It’s the best of both worlds.

READ MORE

By Mary Yeung

“This is my life’s work,” says Carlos Perez San Martin, general manager and part owner of Weylin B. Seymour wedding venue. Perez San Martin is only 32 years old, but he is old enough to know that the opportunity to restore and manage a beloved national landmark like the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building comes only once in a lifetime.

READ MORE

On Tuesday, April 1st, 2014, the NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on the Domino Sugar redevelopment proposal by Two Trees Management. El Puente, alongside a coalition of fellow community organizations has been following the project’s progression and, at every turn, advocating for community benefits. We want to make sure the community gets the best deal possible!

For those that are interested in speaking, El Puente will be hosting a community orientation to the Domino project on Monday at 6:30pm at 211 S. 4th Street. PLEASE RSVP TO SIGN UP, AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE THERE ON TUESDAY!

READ MORE