Greenpoint resident and Dusty Rose founder Maresa Ponitch started a campaign this month to raise money for the North Brooklyn Angels‘ mobile soup kitchen through online sales of pennants, but […]
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NYPD Investigates Break-Ins at Three Franklin Street Bars and Bodegas
A man attempted to break into two bars on Franklin Street Thursday morning. Surveillance footage shows the man standing in front of Broken Land (105 Franklin St.) at 9:19 a.m. […]
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Di An Di Launches New ‘Viet Cajun Crawfish’ Dinner
The Greenpoint Vietnamese destination Di An Di (68 Greenpoint Ave.)Â is offering a new crawfish dinner to-go. A small sample of the Viet cajun crawfish dinners were available to order […]
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Greenpoint Post Office Reduces Hours Due to Staff Shortage
The Greenpoint post office (66 Meserole Ave.) is currently operating on a reduced schedule due to a staffing shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A note taped to […]
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Greenpoint Hunger Program Launches Campaign to Support Outdoor Food Pantry
The Greenpoint Hunger Program is seeking support for their new outdoor set-up in response to social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. With the launch of a […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Sanitizer for Sanitation Workers, Grocery Store and Laundromat Reductions, Quarantine Portraits, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! We are approaching a month of quarantine and our efforts are showing early signs of progress as the number coronavirus patients in the ICU at NYC hospitals […]
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Greenpoint Laundromats and Grocery Stores Decrease Hours and Temporarily Close Due to Coronavirus
New York is on pause keeping non-essential workers at home while slowing the spread of coronavirus, but many grocery stores and laundromats, which are considered essential, are now operating on […]
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Hand Sanitizer Donated to Sanitation Workers by Greenpoint-Based Greenhook Ginsmiths
The Greenpoint-based distillers Greenhook Ginsmiths (208 Dupont St.) are helping out the Department of Sanitation’s Brooklyn North 1 Garage with a donation of more than 100 bottles of their new […]
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Campaign to Feed Hospital Heroes and Employ Restaurant Workers Launched by North Brooklyn Angels
The North Brooklyn Angels launched a new initiative this week to help laid off restaurant workers and front line health care heroes. The “Neighbors Feeding Heroes” crowdfunding campaign began accepting […]
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Man Stabbed to Death on J Train in Williamsburg
A man who is believed to be in his 30s was stabbed to death on a Queens-bound J train near the Lorimer Street station in Williamsburg early Tuesday at around […]