The weekend is here Greenpointers! Catch up on the local headlines, and find out what weekend events are happening:
“Brooklyn Hipsters” are saving this year’s great Gigilo lift. (NY Times)
Two Trees is exploring housing development and a new park for the Con Edison site in Williamsburg. (Brownstoner)
The Greenpoint Library is on schedule for a planned fall opening. (Greenpointers)
There’s some recent openings and closings on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (Greenpointers)
A co-working space for women, The Wing is coming to Williamsburg at 71 North 7th St. (Commercial Observer)
Poison ivy lurks near the Pulaski Bridge on an MTA-owned lot. (Gothamist)
A Dept. of Sanitation street sweeper collided with a garbage truck on Flushing Ave. sending two people the hospital (Greenpoint Post)
Smorgasburg launches Food Truck Fridays on the Williamsburg Waterfront. (Eater NY)
“American Idol” is scheduled to hold open auditions at the Brooklyn Expo Center. (AM New York)
Here’s a rundown of summer outdoor film screenings in Brooklyn. Sidenote: it’s the first summer in 13 years without the SummerScreen McCarren Park film series. (Brooklyn Paper)
A GoFundMe is raising funds for Dan Scinta, a longtime local bartender and musician who suffered a stroke. (Patch)
This Williamsburg loft has the custom-designed bookshelves of your dreams. (Design Milk)