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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Posts by Author Archives: Joe M

Posted inCommunity, News

Box St. Park Closer to Reality – MTA Moves Vehicles

by Joe MSeptember 9, 2013September 9, 2013

The Daily News is reporting that the MTA has finally agreed to move their vehicles from a parking lot at 65 Commercial Street to City-owned land in the Westchester Village […]

Posted inCommunity, News

More Development = Long Promised Park? CB1 Meeting Notes (8/20)

by Joe MAugust 26, 2013August 26, 2013

This week’s CB1 ULURP hearing focused on the development at 77 Commercial St. which is just up Newton Creek from the Greenpoint Landing project that we covered last week. 77 […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Greenpoint Landing is Coming – CB1 8/13 Meeting Notes

by Joe MAugust 16, 2013August 16, 2013

Wednesday night’s CB1 public hearing at the Automotive High School focused on a small part of a very large development called Greenpoint Landing that is poised to start construction on […]

Posted inCommunity, News

New Development at Manhattan and Box

by Joe MJanuary 10, 2013

A new 7 story residential building is set to replace a vacant warehouse at the northern end of Manhattan Avenue between Box and Clay Streets. The developer, Domain Companies, is planning […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Huge Greenpoint Development Underway?

by Joe MOctober 12, 2012October 13, 2012

A tipster sent along word that the Boardwalk Empire set at Franklin & Commercial Streets is currently being dismantled and that they will be out by the end of the […]

Posted inCommunity

Billiards & Auto Parts To Apartments On McGuinness Blvd?

by Joe MSeptember 7, 2012September 7, 2012

That was the question on everyone’s mind at Wednesday night’s CB1 public hearing. In part, the public hearing was called to discuss the proposed rezoning of a block-long portion of […]

Posted inCommunity

New Gym Planned for Greenpoint & Manhattan Ave

by Joe MSeptember 6, 2012

There are plans to convert the old Chopin Theatre at 910 Manhattan Avenue into a full-service gym! The existing Starbucks will remain on the ground floor where you can stock […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Transmitter Park Opens Saturday!

by Joe MAugust 20, 2012August 27, 2012

Two years and 12 million dollars later, Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park is set to open this Saturday. The 1.6 acre park will feature an open lawn, play area, bird garden and […]

Posted inCommunity

Kickstarter Furthers Brooklyn’s Tech Boom!

by Joe MAugust 9, 2012

Fellow Greenpointer Nathaniel Ziering tipped me off that Kickstarter is moving their headquarters from Manhattan to Greenpoint! The fast growing company provides crowd-sourced funding for creative projects, many of which […]



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