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1 week ago | greenpointers.com | Emma Davey

Good afternoon, GreenpointersThings are heating up, and we’re not just talking about the weather!Mayor Eric Adams announced plans last week to remove protections from a section of the Bedford Avenue bike lane, but a Brooklyn judge said he did not have the authority to make that decision. The June primaries wrap up on Tuesday. Incumbent city council member Lincoln Restler will face off against Sabrina Gates. We sent both candidates a questionnaire. Read their responses (or rather, response) here.

1 week ago | greenpointers.com | Jennifer Rosini-Gentile

One year after Greenpointers first reported on Van Leeuwen’s Flavor Lab at 136 Franklin Street, the ice cream brand’s newest storefront has soft-opened. Van Leeuwen’s Michelle Calarco told Greenpointers that “the scoop shop at Flavor Lab is now open” and “the grand opening of Flavor Lab as a whole will come later this month.”The new scoop shop is serving all of Van Leeuwen’s fan favorites along with the addition of “special test flavors” that are not available at the other shops.

1 week ago | greenpointers.com | Emma Davey

A judge paused Mayor Eric Adams’ recent announcement that the city’s Department of Transportation would scrap bike lane protections on a three-block stretch of Bedford Avenue. Gothamist reports that Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo directed the city to wait until the results of an August hearing before taking further action. The judge’s decision resulted from a lawsuit that the street safety group Transportation Alternatives brought against the city.

1 week ago | greenpointers.com | Emma Davey

Another year, another election!New Yorkers will vote for who they want to represent them in city government, including mayor, comptroller, public advocate, council members, and various judges. The Democratic primary election is June 24, and while the general election takes place in November, the primary winner is seen as the de facto winner in our overwhelmingly blue city.

1 week ago | greenpointers.com | Jennifer Rosini-Gentile

Sailor & Siren is a new Greenpoint-based pop-up business that serves fresh lobster rolls at bars in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Natalie Borowski, a Greenpoint local and the founder of Sailor & Siren, told Greenpointers that her pop-up business “has been a long time coming.”“The idea first started brewing ten years ago when I visited Maine with my life partner, Reid,” Borowski said.