by Emma Davey Good afternoon, Greenpointers.
To borrow a line from Mr. Rogers, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
In true Mr. Rogers fashion, this week featured several stories of Greenpoint and Williamsburg residents doing their best to be kind and conscientious neighbors.
The community rallied to save Desert Island Comics from closing, hitting the shop’s fundraising goal in less than 48 hours. The McCarren Park Tennis Association also hosted a fundraiser. Friends of Transmitter Parkthrew…
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Added info to the scoop Greenpointers had about Casanova, the red sauce restaurant building being sold. It is true and they have been closed for almost two weeks. I fear it is gone for good. I can kick myself in the head because when it opened early 1980s I thought it was a cheesy, dopey name for a good red sauce Italian restaurant and avoided it. I was dead wrong. A few month ago my friend said it was good. I went there twice and it really was great as a reasonable price. Now it is gone. If you want a good red sauce restaurant as a reasonable price either Manetta in LIC across the bridge of Carmine in Williamsburg.