What’s News for May 15
Brooklyn was dealt a sensational blow when popular restaurant, bar, and wedding venue reBar abruptly shut its doors with only a trite email from owner Jason Stevens stating to employees: “Rebar is bankrupt and closed. Please dispose of your keys and do not enter the premises. Please forward to any staff not included.” Now out of a job, many former reBar employees are wondering where to turn.
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For five weeks this summer subway riders will be able to get a free, above-ground transfer between stations in Williamsburg. The Daily News says riders will be able to switch from G trains at the Broadway station to J or M trains at the Lorimer Street station. Riders will have to walk a few blocks between the stations. The free transfer is being offered while the G train’s Greenpoint Tube under the Newtown Creek is repaired, beginning July 26. The tube suffered damage during Superstorm Sandy. During the project three stations along the G line will be shut. They are Court Square and 21st Street in Queens and Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn. (AP)
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