Evacuations from Freeman Street between Franklin and West Streets followed the report of a gas leak at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, FDNY said. A gas leak at 77 Freeman St. […]
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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 Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Local Parents File Lawsuit Over NYC Measles Vaccine Requirement
A public health emergency was declared by Mayor Bill de Blasio last week in Williamsburg over the growing number of confirmed cases of the highly contagious measles virus in New York City. Parents […]
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$2,544 for One-Bedroom Apartment in Greenpoint Affordable Housing Lottery
A handful of new “affordable” apartments have hit the market via the NYC Housing Connect lottery. The former three-story mixed-use building at 196 Freeman St. between Manhattan Avenue and Mcguinness […]
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Record Store Day Returns Saturday (4/13) With Special Releases, Performances and Signings
Record Store Day returns this Saturday, April 13th and the many record stores in Greenpoint and Williamsburg will be participating by offering limited releases and holding special performances and signings. […]
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Greenpoint Library Community Forum to Provide Construction Updates (4/23)
A public forum on the construction progress of the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will take place later this month. The neighborhood’s only public library closed in July 2017 […]
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Help to Green Greenpoint at Lentol Garden Workday (4/13)
Join your neighbors and help to bring more nature to Greenpoint at a community-managed greenspace this weekend. The Lentol Garden Workday is happening this Saturday, April 13th, at 11 a.m. […]
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Wrong Side of the River Opens in Greenpoint with ‘Wonderland’
Wrong Side of the River, a new gallery space in Greenpoint, will open this week with, ‘Wonderland,’ a show featuring the work of painters Buket Savci and Jacob Hicks on Friday, […]
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Williamsburg at Center of NYC Public Health Emergency
Since September of last year, more than 250 measles cases have been documented in Williamsburg, and today New York City declared a public health emergency mandating that all residents receive a […]
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1940s Manhattan Avenue in Photos
Manhattan Avenue, like the rest of New York City, has seen a lot of changes since 1940, and here we’ve compiled a ‘before and after’ series of the northern stretch […]