Progressive Caucus debuts policy platform

By Matthew Fischetti

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The New York City Council Progressive Caucus unveiled their formal policy platform, dubbed the “Progressive Agenda” last Thursday: focusing on issues related to criminal justice reform, zero waste, providing affordable housing and economic reform.

On the steps of City Hall, members of the 35 member caucus (which represents a majority of the 51 person body) stood with advocates to support their agenda which is comprised of bills already introduced this year.

“We are the largest Progressive Caucus in New York City History. 34 members deep. You know what’s special about the number 34? Veto proof,” said Lincoln Rester, co-chair of the caucus (City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is a technical member of the caucus, due to her position as speaker.)

The caucus was originally formed in 2009 with only 12 members but now represents a majority of the council. It ranges in ideological identity from members of the Democratic Socialists of America to more traditional Working Families Party style liberals – which Restler referred to as “big tent” progressive caucus in a previous interview with the Brooklyn Downtown Star.

At the top of the agenda is banning solitary confinement,which was introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Councilwoman Carlina Rivera. The issue has been a wedge between members of the council and the Mayor who has defended the program since before he was even sworn in.

The next two items of priority in the agenda are two sets of bills introduced by former vice chair of the caucus and current Majority Leader Keith Powers. 

The first bill would prohibit would prevent housing discrimination on the basis of a criminal record while a second group of bills would help lay the ground work for establishing a public bank – an issue progressives have fought for years, arguing it would better allow them to better invest money in accordance to issues like racial justice and finance projects that the commercial sector may not engage in.  In order for the city to set up a public bank, the state would need to pass legislation giving municipalities the authority. 

The next major plank of the agenda are a suite of six bills dealing with police transparency. The bill package would require reporting of use of force incidents by police using motor vehicles (introduced by Councilwoman Crystal Hudson); preventing the police from using the strategic response unit, which is used for civil unrest and counterterrorism for non violent protests (introduced by Councilman Chi Ossé); requiring the police to submit reports on complaints of police conduct (introduced by Councilwoman Cabán); requiring the NYPD to report on instances in which an individual denied an officer consent to a search; requiring cops to report on police-civilian investigative encounters (introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Councilwoman Alexa Avilés); and abolishing the gang database (introduced by councilwomen Carlina Rivera and Althea Stevens.)

The next set of five bills aims to achieve the Zero Waste initiative, which aims to prevent waste going to landfills by 2030. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio spearheaded the initiative but fell dramatically short of his goal as POLITICO reported. The legislation includes establishing a citywide residential curbside organics program, mandating that the 2030 goals are achieved and enforced, as well as requiring the Department of Sanitation to establish at least one community recycling center in each community district. The pieces of legislation are sponsored by co-chair of the caucus Shahana Hanif, Sanitation Committe Chair Sandy Nurse and Majority Leader Keith Powers. 

Another three bills in the agenda look to to create permanently affordable housing. The first of three are the Community Opportunity Purchase Act, introduced by Rivera, which would give qualified entities the opportunity to submit the first offer on residential buildings ; the second is the “Public Land for Public Good”, introduced by Restler, which would give non-profits and community land trusts first priority when the city seels land for affordable housing; the third bill, introduced by City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, would establish a land bank tasked with acquiring land with property on it to develop and rehabilitate affordable housing.

The last piece of the agenda, sponsored by co-chair Hanif, would expand New York City’s paid sick leave law to gig workers depending on whether they meet criteria such as working over 80 hours a calendar year among others. 

$54 million expansion into green jobs program

Targets those at risk for gun violence

By Matthew Fischetti

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Green jobs are getting the green. 

The city is investing $54 million into a program called the precision employment initiative, which helps connect at-risk individuals for gun violence get jobs in the green business sector, Mayor Adams announced at a press conference in Bed-Stuy on Thursday Oct. 20.

The new dollars are an expansion of the de Blasio era program which targeted nabes seeing 50% of the citywide crime rate, which included Brownsville, Mott Haven, and South Jamaica. The new financial investment doubles the size of the program, which can now help provide an additional 1500 jobs, and expands the territory’s scope to East New York, Flatbush and East Flatbush in Brooklyn, as well as Far Rockaway in Queens.

The initiative works with Brooklyn-based Bloc Power, a venture-capital backed company that electrifies buildings. Through its Civilian Climate Corps program, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice,  the CCC helps provides paid job training opportunities.

“The real challenge is by using real on the ground information. This is a great program for those who are involved in the criminal justice system,” Hizzoner said. “If you’ve got to tell someone to move away from doing something wrong, you got to give them something to do good.”

Participants in the program are enrolled in job training in fields such as HVAC, heat pump installations, solar power and other green related fields. According to the mayor nearly 30 percent have been placed in full time jobs. Members of the program will also have case managers to assist them throughout the process.

In Brownsville and Motthaven, shootings declined by 21 percent and 35 percent respectively, the mayor said. 

“We are creating jobs, bringing down gun violence and bringing new labor into the green sector. Public safety is not just a police job, it is about giving people a job,” Adams said.

W’burg yeshiva owes $8 million in total for fraud

By Brooklyn Star Staff

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A Williamsburg Yeshiva will have to pay $8 million after admitting to fraudulent fund for needy schoolchildren, federal prosecutors announced.

The Central United Talmudic Academy, which serves more than 5,000 Satmar students ranging from preschool to secondary school, was involved in multiple frauds according to the Monday Oct. 24 announcement.

$3 million has already been paid in restitution and an additional $5 million will have to be paid as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.

The yeshiva received more than $3.2 million in reimbursements, which was almost entirely fictitious according to federal prosecutors. The money was diverted to subsidize parties for adults and the school fabricated records to cover their tracks.

Investigators also discovered that the school engaged in various fraudulent payroll practices that enable school employees to commit tax fraud, the school provided no-show jobs and obtained technology funding for uses unrelated to educational 

“The misconduct at CUTA was systemic and wide ranging, including stealing over $3 million allocated for schoolchildren in need of meals,” United States Attorney Peace said in a statement. “Today’s resolution accounts for CUTA’s involvement in those crimes and provides a path forward to repay and repair the damage done to the community, while also allowing CUTA to continue to provide education for children in the community.”

The school has instituted changes in its executive management team as well as instituting an oversight committee in the wake of the fraud.Beyond the fines and restitution, the school will be under the supervision of an independent monitor for a three-year period.

W’burg detective remembered with street co-naming

By Matthew Fischetti

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NYPD Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette was many things: a mean point guard on the basketball court, a proud product of the Williamsburg Houses and a tireless advocate for 9/11 first responders.

Dozens of people piled onto the corner of Humboldt and Scholes Street, now known as “Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Place,” to celebrate the legacy of the 18-year veteran of the force this past Saturday. Fifty-eight-year-old Taylor-Burnette passed away on Dec. 30, 2021 after battling interstitial lung disease, inoperable lung cancer and other illnesses she contracted due to her first responder work in the weeks following 9/11. 

She began her career working in the 73rd Precinct in 1988 when shootings in Brownsville were as high as 250 per year. 

“When she left 10 years later, there were 80. Make no mistake about it, a reduction in violence like that does not happen by accident,” said Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section Inspector Joseph Seminara.

After her stint in the 73rd Precinct, she moved on to the Narcotics Division and worked as an undercover.

“I can tell you from personal experience that is the most dangerous and unpredictable assignment that you can imagine,” said Jeffrey Ward, treasurer of the Detective Endowments Association. “But she had the guts and the fortitude to do that. And as a result of that, she earned her detective shield. Earned.”

She later moved on to the Intelligence Division, now known as the Intelligence Bureau – a high-profile unit that is in charge of trying to prevent terrorist attacks. 

In the weeks following 9/11, Taylor-Burnette selflessly spent time at the piles helping clear debris. And in the years following the attacks, she testified in front of Congress twice, advocating for the funding of the 9/11 Compensation Fund.

“Mom was a helper. If somehow, somewhere, someone she knew needed help – and it made it through the grapevine to her ears – she would move heaven and Earth to make sure that she was able to help,” her daughter, Yasmeen Burnett said. “When the towers fell, there was no second thought, there was a call to action. When asked to testify before Congress for the extension of health care benefits and compensation twice, there was no second thought.

Nicholas Papain, a personal injury lawyer who worked with Taylor-Burnette to fight for the Zadroga Act, described her as a “hero who would never call herself a hero.”

“For her, it was an opportunity to serve,” Papain, 69, said in an interview about her work in Washington D.C. “She was rather invigorated by the opportunity to go down there and once again serve her fellow first responders.” 

Besides her work with the NYPD, current and former residents of the Williamsburg Houses, whose tight knit community refers to each other as family, fondly remembered the second floor resident of 185 Scholes Street for the love she gave people and her basketball prowess.

Aaron Jones, 58, first met Taylor-Burnette on the court. He remembers her as a disciplined person in everything she did, a talented ball player who used to beat up on all the guys and a smack talker that pushed him to be a better player.

“It’s kind of surreal to see one of your own be forever enshrined in the community that you grew up in. We have many great people here. But it takes someone to fall in the line of duty in order to bestow this honor,” Jones said. “And that’s the sad part of it. But you know, we’re happy that one of our own will always be remembered.”

Seventy-four-year-old Alvin Mack lived right above Taylor-Burnette. And while he said that it was good to see her memory honored with the street co-naming, he said that he wished more people from the Williamsburg Houses were able to speak at the ceremony. 

“They should have allowed more of the people in the community who grew up with her, who loved her, who was poor with her because you would have got a real aspect of who she really was,” Mack said.

“She’s lovable. She was raised to love. She was raised to care. She was raised to be who she was,” he continued. “There’s not a bad thing you could say about her.”

Williamsburg detective remembered with street co-naming

By Matthew Fischetti

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NYPD Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette was many things: a mean point guard on the basketball court, a proud product of the Williamsburg Houses and a tireless advocate for 9/11 first responders.

Dozens of people piled into the corner of Humboldt and Scholes Street, now known as “Detective Barbara Taylor-Burnette Place,” to celebrate the legacy of the 18-year veteran of the force this past Saturday. Fifty-eight-year-old Taylor-Burnette passed away on Dec. 30, 2021 after battling interstitial lung disease, inoperable lung cancer and other illnesses she contracted due to her first responder work in the weeks following 9/11. 

She began her career working in the 73rd Precinct in 1988 when shootings in Brownsville were as high as 250 per year. 

“When she left 10 years later, there were 80. Make no mistake about it, a reduction in violence like that does not happen by accident,” said Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section Inspector Joseph Seminara.

After her stint in the 73rd Precinct, she moved on to the Narcotics Division and worked as an undercover.

“I can tell you from personal experience that is the most dangerous and unpredictable assignment that you can imagine,” said Jeffrey Ward, treasurer of the Detective Endowments Association. “But she had the guts and the fortitude to do that. And as a result of that, she earned her detective shield. Earned.”

She later moved on to the Intelligence Division, now known as the Intelligence Bureau – a high-profile unit that is in charge of trying to prevent terrorist attacks. 

In the weeks following 9/11, Taylor-Burnette selflessly spent time at the piles helping clear debris. And in the years following the attacks, she testified in front of Congress twice, advocating for the funding of the 9/11 Compensation Fund.

“Mom was a helper. If somehow, somewhere, someone she knew needed help – and it made it through the grapevine to her ears – she would move heaven and Earth to make sure that she was able to help,” her daughter, Yasmeen Burnett said. “When the towers fell, there was no second thought, there was a call to action. When asked to testify before Congress for the extension of health care benefits and compensation twice, there was no second thought.

Nicholas Papain, a personal injury lawyer who worked with Taylor-Burnette to fight for the Zadroga Act, described her as a “hero who would never call herself a hero.”

“For her, it was an opportunity to serve,” Papain, 69, said in an interview about her work in Washington D.C. “She was rather invigorated by the opportunity to go down there and once again serve her fellow first responders.” 

Besides her work with the NYPD, current and former residents of the Williamsburg Houses, whose tight knit community refers to each other as family, fondly remembered the second floor resident of 185 Scholes Street for the love she gave people and her basketball prowess.

Aaron Jones, 58, first met Taylor-Burnette on the court. He remembers her as a disciplined person in everything she did, a talented ball player who used to beat up on all the guys and a smack talker that pushed him to be a better player.

“It’s kind of surreal to see one of your own be forever enshrined in the community that you grew up in. We have many great people here. But it takes someone to fall in the line of duty in order to bestow this honor,” Jones said. “And that’s the sad part of it. But you know, we’re happy that one of our own will always be remembered.”

Seventy-four-year-old Alvin Mack lived right above Taylor-Burnette. And while he said that it was good to see her memory honored with the street co-naming, he said that he wished more people from the Williamsburg Houses were able to speak at the ceremony. 

“They should have allowed more of the people in the community who grew up with her, who loved her, who was poor with her because you would have got a real aspect of who she really was,” Mack said.

“She’s lovable. She was raised to love. She was raised to care. She was raised to be who she was,” he continued. “There’s not a bad thing you could say about her.”

City hosts first in-person BQE forum

Residents “cautiously optimistic”

By Matthew Fischetti

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Over 50 Brooklyn Heights residents braved the rainy weather to attend a meeting on how to repair the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway last Thursday.

Held at the New York City College of Technology, residents were able to engage with New York City Department of Transportation and various consulting groups on how to fix what the city dubs “BQE Central” – the 1.5 mile stretch of city-owned roadway that extends from Atlantic Avenue to Sand Street and includes the 0.4 mile long triple cantilever. 

Fixing the BQE has been an issue of the last two administrations, but Mayor Eric Adams announced last month a series of engagement sessions (which Thursday’s meeting was the first in-person iteration) in order to take advantage of federal dollars provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law . Feedback for BQE Central will extend to February 2023, with the environmental review process occuring in March 2023, and implementation beginning in 2026.

While not a traditional community feedback format, residents were able to discuss with representatives of the DOT and various consultant groups, place post-it notes and stick pushpins with brown tags to discuss their recommendations and critiques of various plans – after listening in to a slideshow presentation regarding the administration’s plans.

“I don’t know if I’ve had high hopes. I think that it was good. I’m glad it’s in person,” said Linda DeRosa, a 68-year-old Joralemon Street resident. “I think it’s great to be able to walk around and talk to a lot of the individual players from DOT and various agencies that are involved. But I’m hoping at the next meeting, there’s more coming towards us from the agencies and less of us giving.”

DeRosa, a member of the Willowtown Association, emphasized that she didn’t want a “Robert Moses type plan” but “progressive transformative thinking.” Out of all the plans presented, she best liked the Bjarke Ingels Group proposal, which would turn the roadway into a park. 

Councilman Lincoln Restler, who represents Brooklyn Heights, critizicized the format, to what he likened to a “science fair”.

“This doesn’t provide adequate feedback and I hope there is more rigorous engagement in the future,” Restler said in an interview.

The 51-year-old chair of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District board, Laurie Duncan, thought the format was good.

“ I think it was a good start considering there haven’t been any significant in person events in quite some time. I think it was a good way to get people out and get them engaged in one on one conversations,” Duncan said. 

Duncan explained that both as a 26 year resident of Atlantic Avenue and as a representative of the local BID, issues with the BQE have a big impact on her and neighbors’ lives.

“Atlantic Avenue is a major thoroughfare at the moment through the borough and so the trucks and the car trafficimpact people who live and work and on businesses on the avenue because we’ve got parking issues already – you have double parking, you have more cars and trucks and then you have the safety issues of trucks speeding and cars speeding,” Duncan explained. “And then you have bicycles that have no place to go on Atlantic Avenue. So they end up on the sidewalks, which is even more dangerous for pedestrians. And so it is a big, it is a big deal.”

Duncan stated that she liked the Bjarke Ingels Plan the best, as well as former Comptroller Scott Stringer’s plan (which would make the BQE for trucks only) and that the only plan she would not support would to be nothing.

“I’m cautiously optimistic about the direction things will go. I think we need to be smart and agile. And yeah, get all the money we can to throw it this problem. This is the one problem, I think is worth throwing money at,” Duncan said. “Get all the money we can to throw at this problem, but actually solve the problem. Let’s not create a lot of new problems.

Pols and advocates rally for bold climate change response

By Matthew Fischetti

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Local Greenpoint pols and environmental advocates rallied outside City Hall last week, advocating for the state to have robust climate protections in the state’s upcoming plan to phase out fossil fuels.

New York State passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, legislation that would require the state to lower “economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and no less than 85 percent by 2050 from 1990 levels,” according to the state website. The state is required to release a final scoping plan, or roadmap, by January 1, 2023. 

“We need to take Local Law 97 and bring it statewide,” Councilman Lincoln Restler, the prime sponsor of the resolution, said at Thursday’s rally. Local Law 97, which was passed in 2019, requires buildings that exceed 25,000 square feet to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. 

“We need to see mandatory composting at every doorstep in New York. And it’s time to implement congestion pricing yesterday,” Restler continued.

37 members of the city council, a majority of the body, sponsored a corresponding resolution calling on the state to fulfill the requirements in their scoping plan.

“We have the Inflation Reduction Act, which is going to give money for people to electrify their buildings. We know that electrification works, we know that we can build public renewables at the state level that will enable us to have cheap resources for non-oil based electricity,” said Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, who has sponsored the All Electric Buildings Act up in Albany, which would prevent new construction that utilizes fossil fuels by 2023. 

“All of this is within reach. We just need the political will to do it,” she continued. 

The 2022 International Panel on Climate Change report found that drastic cuts in emissions are needed to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, as the planet is on track to raise global temperatures by 1.5 degrees celsius by 2040.

“This will set a strong example and provide a template for the rest of the world. If New York City can do it, so can every other city and municipality,” said Tim Kent, a Brooklyn-based volunteer leader with Food & Water Watch. “And it is far past time that Governor Hochul and the legislature followed suit.”

At time of publicaiton, the resolution has not passed the city council.

 

Get to the point 5k entertains locals

By Billy Wood

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Greenpoint residents came out on Sunday afternoon to participate in the 28th edition of the St. Stan’s Catholic Academy Get to the Point 5K run. 

The Oct. 17 event was founded by Frank Carbone, president of the pre-k3 to eighth grade catholic school. He has been involved with the school for 50 years. Carbone attended the school as a child, founded their sports program and served as a chairman of the board of directors throughout the years. 

“We wanted to do a community oriented event, something that was fun and that would hopefully raise a few dollars for the school,” Carbone said. “It has just evolved into a terrific well attended event.”

Sunday’s event had an estimate of 350 people total, with about  220 runners for the 5K race and an additional 80-90 for the children’s dashes. 

If you did not want to run that was not a problem either as the event had bouncy houses for the children, a clown handing out balloons and a Pikachu mascot. There were also adults and children singing along in the streets to Taylor Swift that the DJ was playing  throughout the event.

The event began with the children’s dashes, which saw children from the ages of 2-12 competing. 

“We give the kids a nice opportunity to compete in a very friendly setting,” Carbone continued.“And then we do a ceremony for them, to make ‘em feel special.”

When their award ceremony concluded, the adults got ready for the 5K race.The race started on Driggs Avenue and Newel Street and went throughout Greenpoint, finishing at the corner of  Humboldt Street and Driggs Avenue. 

“I’m looking forward to being out there and the great energy,” said Tom Meany, a member of the Prospect Park Track Club. This year was his second year participating in the event; he previously ran 10 years ago.

The 220 runners from different areas of the city and from nearby states gave everything for a good cause. 

“It’s good exercise and a celebration of life,” said Meany.

Carlos Gonzalez was the first person to cross the finish line with a run time of 17:23.09. Once all of the runners crossed the finish line everyone went to the school’s auditorium for the final award ceremony and the after party where they were treated to refreshments, food, dancing, raffles and more.

This event was a hopeful step in the right direction since last year’s event was not as elaborate due to the COVID-19 pandemic; last year’s run was the first 5K race since 2019. 

“It’s a nice chance for everybody to kind of reconnect, whether it’s alumni, people from the neighborhood, you know, we have people who used to live in the neighborhood who came back, or they circle it on the calendar and they can make it every couple of years they come back,” Carbone said.

Participatory budgeting kicks off in Bushwick

By Matthew Fischetti
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How would you spend a million dollars in your neighborhood?
That was the question posed to Bushwick residents at a joint participatory budget assembly, hosted by Council Members Sandy Nurse, who represents east Bushwick and East New York, and Jennifer Gutiérrez, who represents west Bushwick and Williamsburg, on Thursday Oct. 6th at Bushwick High School on 400 Irving Ave.

Participatory budgeting is the process where residents can have a direct say in capital projects (which include things like libraries, public spaces, parks, etc.) that cost at least $50,000 and last at least five years. The process is currently in the idea-collection phase which will last till the end of October (for district 37 they’re looking for proposals by the 17th) , proposals will be developed from then until January and voting will occur over a nine-day period in March and April, and the implementation phase starts in May. Anyone over the age of 12 can vote.
For the residents of District 37, which encompasses East Bushwick, this was the first year they were able to participate in the process. Not every councilmember chooses to opt into the program.
37-year-old Carolina Wang moved into Bushwick two years ago and visits Irving Square Park twice a day, everyday. She started an Instagram photographing the many dogs in the park, posting them to her account @Irvingsqpuppers. She attended the meeting because she wants to see improvements to the park, like a dog run, due to the increase in dog owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We want to have a safe space for the dogs and we want to make sure that we’re responsibly sharing it with people in the park,” Wang said in an interview.
While it is the first time she has gotten involved in participatory budgeting, she said that the public assembly was helpful and made the process seem less daunting.
“I really enjoyed the information that I got. And it makes the process seem less scary,” Wang said in an interview. “And I do appreciate them [representatives from Councilwoman Sandy Nurse’s office] letting us know it’s the first time they’re doing it. It may not be perfect, but we’re just gonna do our best to do this.”
Kurt Anderson, 72, has been involved with the Cooper Street Community Association, which tries to foster greater relationships with Bushwick youth and their 83rd police precinct by organizing programming together. He recommended at the meeting that some of the money be spent to build either a bowling alley or community center, which he says the east side of Bushwick needs.
Anderson had to organize a recent fundraiser for his organization at a bowling alley in Queens because there wasn’t one located in the neighborhood.
“It’s an enjoyable sport, and everybody can come and do that. And I think it’d be a plus for the neighborhood,” he said.
40-year-old Rashid Littlejohn has gotten involved in participatory budgeting priorly as a youth leader, but he was excited to make his voice heard for the first time as a resident. He runs an organization called GunsforGrants which focuses on giving youth pathways to success away from harm and violence. Littlejohn has a few recommendations for participatory budgeting, including a turf field at P.S. 384 on 242 Cooper Street and turning the former Bushwick Economic Development Corporation on 61 Cooper Street into a community center.
“It was great to hear the voices of the community, you know, really eager to have their interests met when it comes to the funding. There’s a lot of concern that no one’s ideas gets overlooked,” Littlejohn said.
If you are interested in getting involved with participatory budgeting visit ideas.pbnyc.org or reach out to your local council member’s office.

The Cellar@42 Wine Bar and Kitchen Opens at 42 Hotel in Williamsburg

By Matthew Fischetti | [email protected]

The Cellar@42 Wine Bar & Kitchen at 42 Hotel, a chic wine bar and restaurant within South Williamsburg’s newest hotel, has opened up to the public.

As you walk into the rustic yet modern 42 Hotel, you’ll see stairs straight ahead leading down to The Cellar, a new Williamsburg Wine Bar and Restaurant, serving wine, beer, and modern American-inspired plates. The sleek 2,500 sq. ft. space features flatscreens, lounge seating, virtual fireplaces, an 850 bottle wine cellar, tables, and a cafe.

The menu features small plates and bites to share with friends, including: Wagyu Sliders with aged cheddar and bacon-onion jam and truffle fries. They also offer handmade flatbreads including different options like Margherita, Calabrese, Crispy Chicken, & Wild Mushroom. Beyond that, they also offer wings with housemade sauces including Thai Chili, Buffalo, Hot Honey, and a dry rubbed option.

The Cellar at 42 Hotel also boasts an 850 bottle wine cellar, with a wine list that includes by the glass and bottle selections of wines from all over the globe. In terms of beer, they offer 12 draft lines with rotating craft beers plus an extensive can/bottle selection featuring local breweries like Brooklyn Brewery and SixPoint.

“The food and vibes at The Cellar were amazing during my stay,” said model / actor / influencer, Blaise French, who stayed at 42 Hotel earlier this month. “Eating wings, drinking beer, and chatting with other hotel guests while watching football at The Cellar was the highlight of my NYC trip,” said French.

The Cellar at 42 Hotel just introduced a new series of promotional programs offering discounted plates and drinks. On Mondays and Sundays they will have “Bites n’ Pints”, where drafts will only be $5, Wings are only $10 and sliders are $12. On Tuesday and Thursdays, they will be hosting Social Hour events from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., where drafts are 5$, bites are $12, and wine by the glass is $10. And on Wendesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., bites are $12 while wine by the glass is $10 for Wine Down Wendesdays.

The Cellar at 42 Hotel offers brunch every Saturday and Sunday between 10am – 3pm. Hotel guests will receive 10% OFF their brunch tab.

The Cellar Wine Bar & Kitchen is located inside 42 Hotel in Williamsburg at 426 S 5th St., Brooklyn. The Cellar can be reached via the 42 Hotel phone number: 718.494.4242

 

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