Andrew Giambrone

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone

It’s looking to be a wet and windy end to the workweek in the Big Apple. Rain will move into the New York metro area starting Wednesday morning and continue through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Precipitation totals could reach 1.5 inches by Thursday night, and gusts could ratchet up to 25 mph. “We could still have a few lingering showers Thursday night, Friday,” said meteorologist John Murray, adding that the risk of significant flooding is low.

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday planned to announce their initial findings about the Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, killing two crew members and injuring more than 20 others. The federal agency said Sunday it commissioned a team to review the incident and deployed investigators to New York City. They included experts in “nautical operations, marine and bridge engineering and survival factors,” according to the NTSB.

3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone

A roughly 20-block stretch of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue could get some 4,600 new units of housing under a rezoning plan that key City Council panels passed Monday. The plan covers parts of the avenue and surrounding blocks in Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy and Prospect Heights. Beyond additional housing, including 1,900 units considered affordable, it would create about 2,800 long-term jobs, improve traffic safety and boost economic activity, according to city officials.

4 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Michael Hill |Alec Hamilton |Andrew Giambrone

If you're sneezing or sniffling while reading this, you're not alone. Pollen is in the air in New York City, and while the levels are currently declining due to recent rain and many trees losing their flowers, the reprieve will likely be temporary. "We'll get another peak toward the end of May," said Dr. Guy Robinson, who runs the city's only official pollen monitoring station, at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan.

1 month ago | gothamist.com | Andrew Giambrone

“Unsettled” is how the National Weather Service describes the wet, stormy weather the New York City area will likely get through next Tuesday, with around an inch of total rainfall estimated by Sunday night. “We’re gonna have a complex funnel system kind of stall to our west this weekend, and that’s going to result in a prolonged stretch of unsettled weather,” said NWS meteorologist Jay Engle.