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The coolest place to watch construction work in East Williamsburg is at 125 Leonard St. Workers are up in the air messing with steel beams above the construction fence, in full view of passersby. … Full Article

Though our local college basketball teams – LIU-Brooklyn and St. Francis Brooklyn -- were denied the opportunity to go dancing this month in the annual NCAA Tournament, Downtown Brooklyn will soon be the setting for arguably the most prestigious conference tourney in the entire nation.  … Full Article

The  coolest “mystery” building in East Williamsburg, at 56-66 Meserole St., looks kinda like a red-brick castle. … Full Article

The coolest property for sale in East Williamsburg is at 650 Metropolitan Ave. – because it's a vacant lot, full of promise.  … Full Article

The coolest breakfast place in East Williamsburg is Dun-Well Doughnuts at 222 Montrose Ave. … Full Article

The coolest apartment building in East Williamsburg is at 182 Graham Ave.  … Full Article

The coolest house in East Williamsburg is at 610 Metropolitan Ave.  … Full Article

East Williamsburg offers visual delights aplenty, amid grittiness and some uninspired-looking new apartment buildings.  … Full Article

Binghamton University professor and journalist Dinesh Sharma has been chronicling and analyzing the Obama presidency for several years. … Full Article

In a recent presentation on one of the plans to revamp Long Island College Hospital, a speaker, who shall be nameless for the time being, told audience members at a local community meeting that his group had no plans to offer a full-service hospital. … Full Article