by Emma Davey While we’ve got the color in our name, Greenpoint is actually sort of bereft when it comes to green and park space, statistically speaking. The Box Street Park saga continues, but locals won a victory when the long-awaited Bushwick Inlet Park finally opened (well, partially, at least) in 2022.
The 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg waterfront rezoning promised certain concessions, these new parks among them. However, the parks are still far from fully realized. “As of 2023 less…
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