New York’s Safe Way Home Act, which started from Greenpoint resident Deborah Spiroff’s crowdfunding campaign to provide sexual assault victims free transportation home from the hospital following treatment, is now officially law. Governor Cuomo signed the act […]
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Greenpointers is a hyperlocal blog about Greenpoint, Brooklyn covering Ash to Apollo and everything in between.
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Menorah Lighting and Hanukkah Celebration This Saturday (12/28) Hosted by Chabad of Greenpoint
The Chabad of Greenpoint will celebrate Hanukkah with an outdoor menorah lighting this weekend in Greenpoint. Everyone is invited and the lighting is open to the public with latkes, candles, and […]
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Greenpoint Fruit Market Manager Missing Since Monday (12/23)
Kong Chae Choi, who managed the recently closed Young Fruit (192 Nassau Ave.) for over 30 years, has been missing since Monday, December 23rd. Choi was last seen on Monday […]
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Driver Gets Car Stuck on Pulaski Bridge Pedestrian Lane
A driver of a Honda Accord abandoned his car after getting the car stuck in the protected pedestrian lane of the Pulaski Bridge early Thursday morning. The NYPD responded to the […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Fruit and Meat Markets Closing, Tasting Room Opens, Holiday Photo Booth Fun, and More!
Happy Holiday weekend Greenpointers! Look and listen for the “Evergreenpoint Carolers” tonight near the G train entrance at India Street starting at 7 p.m. and ending at The Springs (224 […]
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Over 7,000 Toys to Be Delivered for Annual Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Sleigh Ride
This Saturday, NYPD’s Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, along with Santa and superhero friends, will deliver presents in the neighborhood for their 4th Annual Sleigh Ride starting at 10 a.m. This […]
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Relive the Cheer of Greenpointers’ Nutcracker Holiday Market Photo Booth
Once upon a time in Brooklyn, the good people of Greenpoint gathered together inside the warm hearth of Greenpoint Loft, on Sunday, December 8th in the year 2019. As the darkness […]
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Sikorski Meat Market Closing Next Week As Owners Decide to Retire
Another longtime Greenpoint Polish-owned business will close next week as the owners of Sikorski Meat Market (603 Manhattan Ave.) have decided to retire after 45 years in the butcher business. […]
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Streetware Brand Kith Signs as 25 Kent’s First Long-Term Tenant
The 25 Kent Avenue development on the Williamsburg/Greenpoint border, known as “25 Kent,” has signed its first longterm “anchor tenant.” The streetwear brand Kith will move its office from the […]
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Greenpoint School Meeting, BK Queer Flea Holiday Market, Christmas for Techno Orphans — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (12/18-12/24)
Evening of Festive Fortunes Holiday Pop-In @ Francoise Olivas (135 Franklin St.): The beautiful fairy goddess-mother @elisajimeneznyc is hosting an Evening of Festive Fortunes tonight at sustainable lifestyle shop, Francoise […]