The NYC Department of Environmental Protection is in Love! The municipal organization hosted a Valentines Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant on Saturday, and the complex’s iconic […]
Posts by Author Archives: Lucie Levine
Lucie Levine is the founder of Archive on Parade, a local tour and event company that aims to take New York’s fascinating history out of the archives and into the streets. She’s a Native New Yorker, licensed New York City tour guide, and freelance writer with a passion for the city’s social, political and cultural history.
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Pigeons and Protests: The Battle for Tenants Rights at 79 Lorimer Street
At a press conference today in front of 79 Lorimer Street, a multiple-dwelling loft building in South Williamsburg, Councilman Stephen Levin Called the situation “truly Kafkaesque”: three and a half […]
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Beloved indie bookstore McNally Jackson gets a Williamsburg branch
For the last four years, McNally Jackson, the beloved indie bookstore at 52 Prince Street, has been in the process of opening a branch in Williamsburg. Now, the wait is […]
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Get Your Kicks While You Can! McCarren Park Track and Field To Close for Year-Long Repairs
Run, Greenpoint! On March 19th, the city will close the Track and Field at McCarren Park for a year. The field and quarter-mile running track on Lorimer Street between Driggs […]
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Newtown Creek Flows all the way to Utah — The Hook-up (2/8)
The mighty waters of Newtown Creek will be in fine form this weekend, as lovebirds and sewage nerds turn out for Saturday’s tours of The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, […]
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Landmarks Commission Makes Noble Decision, Saves Greenpoint Home From Demolition
Historic Preservation strikes again! On Tuesday, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission saved 111 Nobel Street from demolition. The wood-frame structure dates from the 1850s and sits well within […]
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North Brooklyn Angels Take Flight Against Food Insecurity in Greenpoint
North Brooklyn Angels, a hyper-local, volunteer-powered, non-profit, mobile hunger program has spread its wings in the neighborhood. Built on the direct action of neighbors helping neighbors, North Brooklyn Angels is […]
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Meet Your NCOs!
Hey Greenpoint, do you know your Neighborhood Coordination Officers? Out of 153 uniformed members of the 94th precinct, just 8 are NCO officers. Our NCOs are handpicked extensions of the […]
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Dusty Rose’s Second Our Damn Selves Market Hits BK Bazaar This Friday (2/9)
After pulling off a hit in November with their inaugural market, Dusty Rose Vintage is returning to Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Avenue) for Round II. Next Friday’s market will run […]
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The Pool, East River and the West Coast — the Hook-up (2/2)
It might be cold as we enter February, but memories of Union Pool have been keeping Brooklyn hot this week. An article recalling the halcyon days of the hipster hookup […]