VCU routs William and Mary with season-high 19 hits

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 14 Apr 2016
WILLIAMSBURG — Two VCU batters had four-hit days, and the Rams tallied a season-high 19 hits en route ......

Get ready to feast on Nordic fare all over NYC

Edit New York Post 14 Apr 2016
Abalone simmered in koji oil and then schnitzel'ed – served with different wild flavors of the moment #NomaAustralia. A photo posted by noma (@nomacph) on Mar 23, 2016 at 8.54pm PDT. The Nordic food revolution is coming to the Big Apple ... Meyer has signed a lease at 4028 37th St ... In Williamsburg, Meyer plans an outpost of his bakery, Meyers Bageri. ....

Daily Blotter

Edit New York Post 14 Apr 2016
Brooklyn. A suspect illegally made purchases with a credit card from a wallet that a straphanger accidentally left on a bench in a Downtown Brooklyn subway station, police said. The 23-year-old straphanger left behind the wallet as she boarded a southbound 2 train at Nevins Street last Saturday at about 8.15 p.m., cops said ... A thief trying to break into a parked car in Williamsburg shot a man who tried to thwart him, authorities said ... ....

Person in wheelchair struck, killed in Williamsburg County

Edit The Roanoke Times 13 Apr 2016
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a person in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car near Kingstree ... ....

The Gretsch Building (The Gretsch Company)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
From the outside, the renovated Gretsch Building, now the home of luxury condos in the chic, trendy Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, looks like it could be a factory, an office building, or even a hospital ... Today's Williamsburg has been called the 'new' Brooklyn and is one of the most popular, hippest places to live and work ... You couldn't miss it when you crossed the Williamsburg Bridge....

Gentrification Told Through the Mud

Edit Huffington Post 13 Apr 2016
If we take, for example, Williamsburg - a shoreline neighborhood in Brooklyn - whose rental costs were once the lowest in New York but now rival some of Manhattan's most prestigious neighborhoods, we can glean that the arts have an impact on a neighborhood's rebirth ... Even if we left the shores of Williamsburg, walked across the Brooklyn Bridge - ......

Where to Eat the Best Steak in NYC

Edit New York Magazine 13 Apr 2016
April Bloomfield's classic rib eye at the Breslin. New York is full of iconic foods, but steak is still the undisputed king ... And yet, a curious thing has happened over the years ... The Steak ... The Steak ... The Steak ... Photo ... Meat Hook Sandwich (Williamsburg) ... In other words, it's the Williamsburg version of a beefsteak dinner ... Anselm (Williamsburg) ... The always-crowded Williamsburg restaurant idealizes a cheap, casual take on the New York steakhouse....

Mayor de Blasio Announces New Executive Director of the Public Design Commission (City of New York, NY)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. City of New York, NY). April 13, 2016. NEW YORK--Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced Justin Moore as Executive Director of the Public Design Commission. Justin Moore has extensive experience in urban design and the public review process ... About Justin Moore. ... His projects have included the Greenpoint and Williamsburg Waterfront, Hunter's Point South, the Coney Island Plan and the Brooklyn Cultural District ... Original Document....

Drone racing just became a mainstream sport, thanks to ESPN

Edit Quartz 13 Apr 2016
There’s a hotel in Williamsburg—the expensive part of Brooklyn that still feels ‘edgy’ to a certain set—called the Wythe. It’s a trendy restored warehouse that often hosts hip soirees and parties for famous brands. On a freezing January evening, its exposed-brick walls and man-bunned bartenders hosted a launch party for a new sports league, called The Drone Racing League ... And they’re not alone ... ....

Sorry, New York City doesn’t need more tolls

Edit New York Post 13 Apr 2016
New Yorkers have grown accustomed to rising tolls on New York City bridges and tunnels. And now wonder. A recent study noted that New York and New Jersey residents pay a third of all tolls collected nationwide ... MOVE NY ... And since all the city-controlled East River bridges are below 60th Street, the plan also automatically places a $5.54 toll on the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges ... MOVE NY is wrong for New York ... ....

Tribe Truck Farm: driving force behind new food source (College of William and Mary)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. College of William and Mary). Most of the kids at Matthew Whaley Elementary School took turns expressing how they felt about the taste of fresh collard greens through funny faces and various sound effects ... Carr and Broder's purpose for the Tribe Truck Farm was to use it as a tool for educational outreach and to increase dialogue on sustainability in the William & Mary and Williamsburg communities ... Original Document ... (noodl....

15 New Dishes That Highlight the Spring Vegetables You’ve Been Waiting For

Edit New York Magazine 13 Apr 2016
Upland's smoked chicken with asparagus and slow-cooked spring onion. Hey, look outside ... So Grub is, understandably, pretty thrilled to find them back on menus and see what chefs are doing with them this year ... Smoked Scattered Acres Chicken. Where ... $32 ... At this new Williamsburg spot, the kitchen serves fregola — the Sardinian couscouslike pasta — with roasted turnips, mint and parsley, pistachio-and-turnip pesto, and Parmigiano....
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