by Geoff Cobb 
Perhaps other blocks in Greenpoint have more elegant houses or more imposing churches, but no block has more beautiful trees than Guernsey Street, which runs parallel to the river between McCarren Park, on its southern end, and Oak Street at its northern tip. The block between Meserole and Norman Avenues has the most dramatic tree canopy in our area. The street is towered over by forest-scaled locust trees that create a…
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I lived in the building with the Polish Deli from 1978 to 1988. The building was owned by another family from before 1978 to around 1979/1980, when it was bought by a Polish immigrant family, and they ran the deli. So, it was a Polish deli long before 2001.
We always called it Carl’s deli. His mom would cook and all the workers would be in their for breakfast and lunch. Best potato salad I’ve ever had. Born and raised at 86 Guernsey Street where I lived for 50 years. Still miss the neighborhood!
When I lived on Guernsey St. that store was Louie’s groserery store I worked there as a kid for 50 cents an hour . later on he moved to the corner of NORMAN AND LORIMER St.
Dave, do you remember the Carroll family that lives on guernsey st? Thank you, Cliff.
I remember Billy Carroll, who, unfortunately, passed away about 5 years ago. He had a brother and 3-4 sisters. Lovely guy.
I lived on Guernsey Street between Norman and Meserole for 42 years. Best childhood growing up.
My dad grew up on this street. He had a horrible childhood. One day I will go back and walk the street of his childhood!!!
We lived on Guernsey St. When we came from Poland in 1961. No trees then. Women sitting on the stoops in their housecoats and rollers in the hair watching their children play with toy guns in the street. I read the book “A tree grows in Brooklyn” and was wondering if there were any trees in the streets nearby. It was such a culture shock for me. My parents enrolled us in Junior High on the same street. Such memories. The street is so much nicer now. Many trees.
I remember many families from Guernsey. I lived at 209 Guernsey St. by Oak St. The Doscher’s, Ochner’s, Schriners, Franklin’s, Martin’s,Chicano’s…on Oak…Dooley’s
I noticed that it says the USPO on Guernsey at Meserole Ave was across from P.S. 31. My brother and I went to that school in the 1940’s and it was P.S. 126. I think P.S. 31 was maybe on Eckford St. We lived at 212 Guernsey where it turns into Oak St. The house at 137 Oak referred to as spooky, as kids we called it the old ladies home. The garden was perfect for playing hide and seek.
I realized that I said P.S. 31 was near Eckford St. Actually it was on Dupont St. I think there was also a P.S. 34 in Greenpoint.