I got an email this morning from Shecky’s titled “To The Point”. I immediately knew it was gonna be about Greenpoint. People love to use that phrase as a headline for us. ::insert huge eyeroll here::

Greenpoint is in their “Neighborhood Spotlight” this week:

From killer kielbasa and crazy kickball, this G-train centric hood may be isolated, but it’s notorious for its diversity (and hot up-and-coming real estate). When it comes to adorable local boutiques…

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  1. Isolated? 13 Minutes train commute to Midtown Manhattan. Two stops from 7, E, V. One Stop to L. 1/8 mile to the Midtown Tunnel. 1/2 mile to Queensboro Bridge. 1/2 Mile to Williamsburg Bridge. 2 BQE Exits. I don’t get this isolated propoganda. Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Boerum Hill are isolated with their 45 to 1 hour commutes, but certainly not Greenpoint. BTW – the G train runs every 8 minutes.

  2. Ditto!

    I don’t know where they get the ‘isolated’ from either. I imagine it’s the same morons who think we’re famous for ‘crazy kickball’.

  3. I think they’re referring to the McCarren Park Sunday Kickball craziness. Although that’s not really Greenpoint. Or Crazy.

  4. Sorry, but McCarren Park IS actually Greenpoint. In fact it’s original name when it opened was Greenpoint Park.

  5. Ah, ok yes I think I recall hearing something about the kickball thing now. Though I beg to differ on the significance of it as being on the level of “famous for” as the kielbasa, but I digress…

    And yes, McCarren Park is *in* Greenpoint. I always looked at it as the sort of divider between Williamsburg and Greenpoint. I’m not sure of the exact dividing lines between the two, I’m not exactly a surveyor, but the park is definitely on our side.

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