After a lockout, public protest, and federally-mediated cooling off period, meat department workers at seven Key Food locations across Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island have a new contract. “We […]
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Is This Board Game Shop a Front For a Gambling App?
Greenpoint has a new gaming store—with very few games. Nestled into a line of boutique shops inside a repurposed warehouse on West St., Winners Corner has an airbrushed, dystopian feel. […]
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Key Food Lock Out Enters Second Week as Workers Rally in Park Slope
“What?” yelled Kelly Eagan, director for Local 342, a union representing meat department workers in Brooklyn and Long Island. “Contract!” replied the chorus of locked-out workers. “When?” “Now!” Butchers, meat […]
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Key Food Meat Department Locked Out Due to Contract Dispute
On Monday, Bonnie Mingo, a meat wrapper at Key Food (224 McGuinness Blvd) buried her mother. On Saturday, she was on strike. With little time to mourn, Mingo suddenly found […]
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Greenpoint’s Hidden Waters Explored at A/D/O
Walk alongside the western Greenpoint waterfront and you’ll eventually hit a jut of water bordered by a weathered fence, marsh plants, and a lingering stench of seawater. Unlike the mammoth […]
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A Fruit Salad More Than a Decade in the Making
His first day in Brooklyn, Joon Yoon was baptized in true New York City fashion—with bird poop. While others would consider this an ill omen, Joon saw his unexpected baptism […]