
WILLIAMSBURG — AFTER SEVERAL YEARS of planning, a Business Improvement District for Williamsburg’s Northside section is now in the ballot phase, according to Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s Tuesday newsletter.
Restler has been working with local stakeholders and Councilmember Jennifer Gutierrez to get the BID established. All residential and commercial property owners and businesses in the “catchment area” (Grand Street to North 15th Street, and Bedford Avenue to the East River) are eligible to vote to determine if the proposal moves forward.
Learn more at improvenorthsidebk.org.
BIDs collect an annual assessment from property owners and businesses, which is reinvested back into the community with street cleaning and beautification efforts.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.