Williamsburg: Who doesn’t like Mondays? The much-ballyhooed expansion of service on the L train — long sought by Billyburgers and Greenpointers — will start with the first rush-hour of the work week. Comment.
Williamsburg: Police arrested a 28-year-old man after he allegedly stole a cellphone in the L train station at Montrose Avenue and later held it for ransom. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.
Williamsburg: If you want your parents to visit you in Williamsburg this holiday season, but you don’t want their stay to interfere with your band’s rehearsal in the living room, then your life is about to become simpler in the next few weeks when Hotel Le Jolie becomes the first hotel in North Brooklyn. Comment.
Williamsburg: Triple Crown annoyed neighbors for months with its loud music — but now the bar is holding a benefit concert on Sunday to pay for all the repairs it made to keep the noise down. Comment.