williamsburg bridge

It was quite a sight on the Williamsburg Bridge last night.  Brooklyn performance artists Seanna Sharpe and Savage Skinner were perched 300 feet above the roadway, performing an aerial stunt (sans safety equipment), as a large crowd gathered below....

Williamsburg Bridge, May 6, 2011 — another photo in our series by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.

Anyone who crosses Delancey Street at Clinton on a regular basis knows it's one of the most treacherous intersections in the neighborhood.   Several factors combine to heighten the danger, including: an absurdly short "walk" signal, a heavy volume of...

Two young men were arrested for scaling the Williamsburg Bridge yesterday; they told police they wanted to "take better pictures" (Gothamist, CBS) A beat-up skate park under the Manhattan Bridge gets a grant for a facelift (DNAinfo) An LES childrens' shoe salesman...

Today should be sunny and warm, with a high reaching 87℉. Temperatures will venture into the '90s tomorrow. The 16th Annual Vision Festival, a smorgasboard of experimental jazz, dance and art, continues its week-long run at Abrons Arts Center...

The holiday weekend is over but our beautiful  summer-like weather continues. Look for sunny skies and a high of 82 today. We'll be updating some ongoing stories today, including last week's City Council hearing on the Chinatown Business Improvement...

Look for a high of 74 today with cloudy skies. More rain is on the way tomorrow. Tonight, the Rent Guidelines Board holds a preliminary vote on proposed rent increases in the city's regulated apartments. Also, the LES Business...

We'll see more rain and snow this morning, but probably no more Thunder Sleet! Clearing this afternoon with a high of 45. It's going to be a busy night for the arts on the Lower East Side. The 13th...

Schools closed, traffic snarled and most mass transit stuttered, but for those who ventured around the Lower East Side and the East Village on foot today, there was plenty of snowy scenery to appreciate. Wednesday's one-two punch of a storm that ended in the...

From New York City's Department of Transportation:The Williamsburg Bridge will have two lanes eastbound and four lanes westbound open to traffic on Saturday from 5:00 am to 3:00 pm. From 3:00 pm Saturday to 8:00 pm on Sunday three lanes eastbound...