by Emma Davey The nature of cities is growth and change. Sometimes, that change can be for the better (amazing new restaurants! Having an urgent care nearby!) and sometimes it means a painful reorganization of what living in our neighborhood means (do we really need this many smoke shops?)
History-loving Brooklynites hit the jackpot this past week with two different looks at the Greenpoint and Williamsburg of yesteryear.Â
First, the New York Timeskicked things off with more…
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The Times article does not mention the intense local activism that transpired to help kill the illegal waste transfer stations and the proposed power plant for the waterfront, and save Bushwick Inlet Park and Marsha P Johnson State Park.
A much different world back then