It’s the last weekend in August and we’re ready to keep summer going! Check out our roundup of weekend events, and make some plans to enjoy the neighborhood while it’s still hot out.
This week, we reported on the opening of the much-anticipated Popeyes at 918 Manhattan Ave. Those who want to avoid chains may prefer a stop at Greenpoint’s best spots for fried chicken or a visit to the brand-new dinner party essentials…
1
Free to read, funded by readers. Join as a member and get a free gift.
Greenpointers has covered Greenpoint & Williamsburg since 2007 — community boards, rezoning fights, local businesses, and the people whose lives and work give the neighborhood its character. Local news is collapsing across the country, but we're still here: independently owned, no corporate backing, no paywall. 18+ years, 280k+ monthly readers and followers, funded by the community we serve.
Why your support matters
It’s kind of amazing that the Pistilli Realty family members who run the empire are held up as pillars of society and written about in the New York Times wedding section and Martha Stewart Living (described as “philanthropic!”)
The Astral building alone probably has something like hundreds of open violations on the official New York City Housing and Preservation Department (HPD) website, if you individually look up each of the Astral’s 8 different entrance addresses:
76 India Street
74 India Street
190 Franklin Street
186 Franklin Street
184 Franklin Street
182 Franklin Street
180 Franklin Street
85 Java Street