by Erin Conlon Though holiday spirit may not always be easy to come by, especially recently, if the December 22, 1961, issue of the Greenpoint Weekly Star is anything to go by, the neighborhood used to have plenty to go around — from eggplant to Eagle Street. See a brief roundup below.
Surveyed Greenpoint residents both young and not-so-young give different significance to the holiday — from religious origins to anticipation for a…
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131 Driggs Avenue was the former location of the Winthrop Theater which closed in 1959. The A&P opened its doors in November 1961.