A forward-thinking dance class presented by Rule of Thirds at A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.) with hip hop and house dance foundations will launch its summer residency on Tuesday (7/16). The five-week […]
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Greenpointers is a hyperlocal blog about Greenpoint, Brooklyn covering Ash to Apollo and everything in between.
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Greenpoint Street Repaving Schedule 7/15 – 7/19
The Dept of Transportation continues to repave the streets around North Brooklyn this week. Here’s the milling and paving schedule 7/15 – 7/19: 07/15/19 : Greenpoint: Meserole Ave (Franklin St to North Henry St) […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Con Edison Development, Greenpoint Library Update, the Great Giglio Lift, and More
The weekend is here Greenpointers! Catch up on the local headlines, and find out what weekend events are happening: “Brooklyn Hipsters” are saving this year’s great Gigilo lift. (NY Times) Two Trees […]
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Beware: Poison Ivy Lurks Near Pulaski Bridge and Throughout NYC
A large patch of the poison ivy plant has been the source of 311 complaints on an MTA-owned lot near the Pulaski Bridge, Gothamist reports. The poison ivy plant has […]
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New Greenpoint Library on Track for Fall Opening
Anticipation is building as the summer moves along for fall’s anticipated reopening of the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.), which closed in July 2017 for demolition, and construction on the new library. The […]
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Feast of Our Lady Mount Carmel Overcomes Volunteer Shortage to Carry Four-Ton Giglio
The annual Italian-American celebration that has taken place for the past 116 years in Williamsburg, the Feast of Our Lady Mount Carmel and San Paolino di Nola, kicked off last night […]
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11 “Affordable” Williamsburg Apartments Available in Housing Lottery
Eleven “affordable” apartments in Williamsburg will become available on Friday to apply for via the NYC Housing Connect website. The two newly constructed buildings hitting the lottery market are less […]
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American Idol to Hold Open Auditions in Greenpoint (7/23)
Are you America’s next cable television music phenomenon? If so, American Idol’s judges want to hear you sing. American Idol will hold in-person open-call auditions in Greenpoint at the Brooklyn […]
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Wilder Shores, Groove Therapy, Movies in the Park — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (7/10-7/16)
WEDNESDAY 7/10 ♫ SummerFest 2019 @ Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St), 730pm, $18, a series of mixed-bill performances highlighting new created movement-based artists happening Wednesdays in July, Buy Tix * Walking Tour: […]
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Recent Manhattan Avenue Openings and Closings
From the temporarily closed McDonald’s to a newly opened New Jersey-based bank, there are a number of recent changes with the businesses on Manhattan Avenue. At 904 Manhattan Avenue, the […]