by Geoff Cobb 
People who’ve read “Greenpoint’s Forgotten Past” have asked me who my favorite character from local history was. Without a second’s hesitation I say, Pete McGuinness, the King of Greenpoint.
So who was McGuinness and what made him so special? The short answer: he was the political “boss” of Greenpoint for thirty years until his death in 1948.
The longer answer is that he was perhaps the most beloved person ever in Greenpoint and a legend.…
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Who succeeded Pete McGuinness?
Walter Farerer