A video depicting an NYPD officer repeatedly asking a barista at Upstate Stock (2 Berry St.) why he can’t use the bathroom has led to several questions about the incident, […]
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Greenpoint This Week: McCarren Protests Grow, Primary Elections Heat Up, Citywide Curfew Cut, and More!
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday morning that the citywide curfew has been lifted immediately, although it was set to expire on Monday. A week of […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Something’s Fishy, Drive or Walk-In Cinema, Wild Masks, and More!
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! It’s going to be hot out there as temperatures rise into the 80s on Saturday afternoon, but hold off on any large celebrations, especially in front of […]
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Greenpoint’s New Drive-In Cinema Includes Seating Area for Pedestrians
With indoor movie theaters and even Broadway not reopening in New York for the foreseeable future, Greenpoint will have a drive-in cinema just in time for summer. Skyline Drive-In NYC […]
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Greenery Unlimited Returns This Weekend With ‘Almost Summer’ Sidewalk Plant Sale
The indoor biophilic plant paradise next to Transmitter Park will hold a sidewalk sale this weekend with a variety of vegetables and herbs to mark the (almost) start of summer. […]
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Massive School of Fish Spotted in Newtown Creek
A massive school of fish was spotted in Greenpoint’s most famous Superfund site on Wednesday morning. Newton Creek has seen it’s fair share of pollution and oil spills, but efforts […]
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Overnight Repaving of Greenpoint Avenue Scheduled for Wednesday Night
The Department of Transportation is scheduled to repave Greenpoint Avenue from West Street to Eckford Street starting Wednesday at 6 p.m. through Thursday at 6 a.m. The top layer of […]
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Virtual Combined SLA Review and Public Safety Meeting for Brooklyn Community Board 1 is Tonight
Brooklyn Community Board 1’s combined SLA and public safety committees will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday (5/26) at 6:30 p.m. The agenda for the combined meeting is posted […]
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Greenpoint This Week: More Open Streets, Met Foods Workers Awarded, Pipeline Construction Resumes, and More!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Greenpointers! There’s reason to celebrate as coronavirus hospitalizations are trending downward in New York while the state launches a testing initiative with 52 pharmacies to screen […]
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Emergency Pantry Seeks Volunteers to Prepare Food Packages for Holocaust Survivors
An emergency food pantry processing center has set up shop in Greenpoint and is in need of volunteers to help prepare aid packages. A partnership between the non-profit organization Met […]