A virtual ribbon cutting ceremony for the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) is currently underway with a livestream of speeches at the library entrance. View the livestream on the Greenpoint Library’s […]
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Greenpoint Library Opens With Virtual Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday
In an opening ceremony fit for pandemic times, the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will debut during a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 20th. Visitors to the newly […]
Fashion Sundae Episode 46
Its nearing the close of peak fall in New York and the colorful Autumn leaves are inspiring bright outfits in North Brooklyn. For Episode 46 of Fashion Sundae, Watching New York is […]
New York Sports Club Permanently Closes Greenpoint Gym
New York Sports Club’s 114 Greenpoint Avenue location is now permanently closed as fitness centers struggle to stay in business during the pandemic. “Sorry for the inconvenience this location has […]
East Williamsburg Shooting Leaves Man Dead on Bushwick Avenue
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot on Tuesday afternoon while sitting in a car in East Williamsburg, multiple news outlets report. Police responded to a call at Powers Street and […]
Bushwick Inlet Park Petition Calls for Damaged Turf to Be Replaced
A petition from the advocacy group Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park is asking for the turf to be replaced on the field near the Williamsburg waterfront at Kent Avenue between […]
Union Pool Closing for Winter, Reopening in Spring 2021
Williamsburg nightlife staple Union Pool (484 Union Ave.) will close up shop for the approaching winter months with plans to reopen in Spring 2021. “With concern for the safety and […]
Brooklyn Community Board 1 to Host October’s Virtual Public Meeting Tuesday
Brooklyn Community Board 1 will hold its October public meeting and board hearing this week with the fiscal year 2022 budget priorities on the agenda. The one hour meeting is […]
Fashion Sundae Episode 45
With the recent weather bouncing between sunny and pleasant to rainy and windy, Watching New York captured an array of styles on neighborhood streets for Episode 45. As the second consecutive pandemic […]
Greenpoint This Week: Library Opening Announced, COVID Hotspots Emerge, Waterfront Condo Boards Sue, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! This week brought the closure of NYC neighborhoods where COVID infections are reemerging at an alarming rate. In effect for at least the next two weeks, sections […]