Greenpoint’s cozy vegetarian Italian food and natural wine destination, Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave.) will permanently close at the end of August after 8 years in business. Adelina’s introduced a fully […]
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Greenpointers is a hyperlocal blog about Greenpoint, Brooklyn covering Ash to Apollo and everything in between.
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Change in the Air, Discharge in the Creek, Phase 4 in Process: Mid-Week Check In
The week started with NYC finally joining the rest of New York state in the Phase IV reopening stage, which allows for the return of film and tv production as […]
Posted inLocal Business
Latest Closures Include Kinfolk, Alameda, Maha Rose, Loren Denim and More
In the latest round of closures a number of businesses in Greenpoint and Williamsburg have confirmed their final brick-and-mortar days. Kinfolk (90 Wythe Ave.), home to pop-up restaurants and a […]
Posted inPolitics
Emily Gallagher and Kristina Naplatarski Win Elections, Upsetting Longtime Incumbents
Change is in the air in North Brookyln as the absentee ballot count for New York’s 2020 democratic primary elections boosts upstart progressive candidates to victory, unseating longtime representatives. Greenpoint […]
Posted inNews
Woman Dies Following Franklin Street Revel Scooter Crash
A 26-year-old woman died on Saturday evening as a result of a scooter accident on Franklin Street, multiple news outlets report. Nina Kapur, who worked at CBS2 as a news […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Great Giglio Lift on Hold, Ballot Count Process Questioned, Businesses Burglarized, and More!
Happy Friday Greenpointers! Just as restaurants and bars have begun settling into the Phase III new normal in NYC’s reopening, Governor Cuomo announced on Thursday that businesses can no longer […]
Posted inCrime
Nassau Avenue Businesses Burglarized and Vandalized
A string of businesses on Nassau and Norman Avenues in Greenpoint have experienced break-ins and vandalism during the past week. On Thursday morning at 2:05 a.m. an unidentified man wearing […]
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Schools Can Reopen, Williamsburg Hotel Ravers Caught on Camera, Council Member Levin Speaks Out: Mid-Week Check In
This week started with the renewed debate on whether NYC schools can and should reopen in the fall . Governor Cuomo weighed in saying that NYC school districts can reopen […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Domino Park Hosts First Weekly Green Market
Another method to acquire locally grown fruits and veggies has arrived in Williamsburg. Domino Park hosted its first green market at the corner of S. 4th St. & River St. […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Goodbye Jimmy’s, Hello Tropical Storm, Farewell Absentee Ballots, and More!
Happy post-tropical storm weekend Greenpointers! The last two weeks have felt like New York City’s own monsoon season with periodic torrential downpour occurring often with thunder and lightning; there was […]