Northside Merchants Association

06/05/2013

This upcoming weekend will be the first of our sidewalk cleaning program! We were able to expand this year, so be on the lookout for our crew on Bedford, Driggs, N 6th, N 11th and Kent. Thank you to businesses that supported!

05/06/2013

With the help of Senator Squadron's office, L-train service changes have been rescheduled from June 15-17th to June 22-24th, so that the Northside Festival and Williamsburg Walks are unaffected. We are still advocating that service changes on Memorial Day are rescheduled and will keep you posted!

The MTA should cancel its plans to close the L train during the Northside Festival in Williamsburg next month, say some reps.

05/01/2013

The MTA is replacing L-train service from Lorimer to 8th Avenue with shuttle buses on May 25-28th and June 15-17th. More information can be found on www.mta.com.

04/25/2013

We are trying to expand summer sidewalk cleaning to N. 3rd and Driggs but we need 10 businesses from each street to become an NMA member! Contact us if you are interested in helping us keep Williamsburg clean @ [email protected].

04/15/2013

Be sure to check your mail for the NMA membership packet! 2013 membership provides funding for NMA advocacy and organizing, summer sidewalk cleaning, holiday lights, and promotional and marketing support. Email [email protected] for more information.

04/05/2013

YUM. Brooklyn Flea's Smorgasburg begins this Saturday at East River State Park!

We’ve missed you over the winter, but you can find some of our vendors indoors at the Brooklyn Flea’s winter home, Skylight One Hanson »

03/28/2013

Free seminar for Brooklyn residents and business owners who have questions or need assistance with insurance claims related to Hurricane Sandy tomorrow evening.

Volunteer Mike Smith, right, joins Mike Zwosta, left, of the Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department on a "welfare check" of a Gerritsen Beach resident who had been hard hit during Superstorm Sandy, on an ultra-cold night in New York in late January. AP Photo

03/25/2013

Brooklyn restaurateurs John Seymour of Pop's and Sam Saleh of Organic Planet and Swallow Cafe opened a new restaurant in Williamsburg, Sweet Chick.

Want to be a kid again? Eat waffles for dinner and cookies from a cookie jar? Read from a colorful chalkboard and devour Ritz cracker-crusted mac ‘n’ cheese? When you walk into Sweet Chick - Williamsburg’s new & first-ever “refined” southern spot – you are signing on to an evening of childhood, wit...

03/04/2013

We need your RSVP's! The next NMA meeting is THIS Thursday, March 7th at 10:30am at Spike Hill. Topics include membership + how to negotiate your lease. RSVP by replying to this post or emailing [email protected].

02/25/2013

After the rally last month, the MTA has agreed to review the G train service issues!

At the urging of Senators Daniel Squadron and Martin Malavé Dilan last month, the agency will conduct a thorough examination of the line's delays and inconsistencies.

02/22/2013

Don't forget to RSVP to the next NMA meeting on Thursday, March 7th at 10:30am at Spike Hill! Topics include membership + how to negotiate your lease.

02/14/2013

The Bagel Store makes the top 5 bagel joints in NYC.

Bagels at the dearly departed H&H Bagels. (Muppitz Flickr) Despite what those losers in San Francisco might think, New York is the undisputed bagel capital of the world. But no matter how blessed with Brooklyn water each bagel might be, some spreads and crispy, chewy skins are more exceptional