The 11-acre East River State Park in Williamsburg will be renamed to honor Stonewall riots activist Marsh P. Johnson, making it the first state park in New York’s history to […]
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Greenpointers is a hyperlocal blog about Greenpoint, Brooklyn covering Ash to Apollo and everything in between.
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Fashion Sundae Episode 28
For another look into local style and fashion, we check in with Watching New York to see what the lense caught (mostlly) on the Bedford Avenue runway. Punxsutawney Phil predicts an […]
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Greenpoint This Week: New Franklin Street Deli, More Protected Bike Lanes, Greenpoint Library Meetup, and More!
Happy Friday Greenpointers! Construction activity was spotted in progress this week at the home of the former American Deli Market on Franklin Street, where a new deli is expected to […]
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Greenpoint Library Volunteer Group to Meet Inside New Building on Monday (2/3)
The Greenpoint library is poised to open this spring after a series of construction delays and a meeting with the library’s official volunteer group is scheduled for next week. Neighbors […]
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Greenpoint Indonesian Restaurant Selamat Pagi Will Close in February
Greenpoint Indonesian restaurant Selamat Pagi (152 Driggs Ave.) will close on February 22nd after eight years on Driggs Avenue. After the team behind Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opened the restaurant […]
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Cyclist Hit and Killed by Flatbed Truck on Vandervoort Avenue Marking First Cyclist Death of 2020
The first cyclist death in New York City of 2020 occurred on Thursday in East Williamsburg the day after a “Green Wave” push by the city to add 10 miles […]
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McCarren Park House Plans Include Restaurant and More Bathrooms
NYC Parks and Brooklyn Bazaar co-owners Belvy Klein and Aaron Broudo presented two weeks ago at January’s Brooklyn Community Board 1 meeting on the plan to bring a “family-friendly” restaurant […]
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New Protected Bike Lanes Announced For Meeker Avenue, Franklin Street and More!
Some of North Brooklyn’s most perilous biking routes will be getting safer as part of the “Green Wave” plan for the Department of Transportation to bring more than 30 miles […]
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Open Waters Control Plan, Comm Comm, Shadow Play, Happy Baking Class — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (1/29-2/4)
Literary vibes and local roots are budding at this year’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn-themed Greenpointers Valentine’s Market! On Sunday, Feb 9th, 1-7pm, under the rustic wooden beams of the […]
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Three Greenpoint Avenue Apartment Buildings Sell for $29 Million
A series of apartment buildings on Greenpoint Avenue were recently sold in a package deal for $29 million. Red Brick Properties sold 105-115 Greenpoint Ave. to “an entity linked to Alberto […]