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Garbage Is Piling Up in Transmitter Park and Neighbors Have a Clean Up Plan

by Aaron SimonJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Trash spilling out of Transmitter Park garbage cans and piling up on Greenpoint streets is not only bad for the environment it’s an eyesore that degrades the quality of life, […]

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McCarren Park Gatherings for George Floyd Continue Rain or Shine

by Aaron SimonJune 3, 2020June 3, 2020

A sixth gathering at McCarren Park in remembrance of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, will continue on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., […]

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Food For Brooklyn Launches Greenpoint Pantry This Weekend

by Aaron SimonMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020

A new food pantry and delivery service, Food for Brooklyn, was launched by married Greenpoint couple Blake and Laura Beth Comer just a few weeks ago and the number of families […]

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Pueblo Querido Coffee Plans Williamsburg Opening in Face of Pandemic

by Aaron SimonApril 24, 2020April 25, 2020

Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters (195 Greenpoint Ave.) opened in 2016 on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard and instantly became a destination for quality coffee made from imported […]

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Volunteer Rescue Group Checks on Abandoned Bodega Cats During COVID Crisis

by Aaron SimonApril 16, 2020April 17, 2020

Becky Wisdom, co-founder of Greenpoint Cats, says that taking care of just one of Greenpoint’s multiple cat colonies can be lot of work during normal times. “There’s a lot of […]

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Musician Nate Palan’s Greenpoint Balcony Transforms Into a Stage During the Pandemic

by Aaron SimonApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020

Nate Palan is a musician and songwriter who has seized the quarantined moment to help entertain his neighbors from his Greenpoint apartment balcony. With the help of his acoustic guitar […]

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Delivering Sandwiches in Greenpoint, Blue Light Speak Cheesy Helps Fill Gap Left by Shuttered Restaurants

by Aaron SimonApril 13, 2020April 13, 2020

The abrupt arrival of coronavirus changed the state of restaurants and how people access food overnight, and independent entrepreneurs who are pushing through the pandemic to prepare and deliver food […]

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Cherry Point Permanently Closes as Relief Fund Raises Money for Staff

by Aaron SimonApril 10, 2020April 11, 2020

A New York City restaurant owner is brave to take up the challenge of running a food service establishment during normal times, but the strain some restaurants experienced as a […]

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Quarantine Portraits Show Greenpointers From Their Apartment Windows and Fire Escapes

by Aaron SimonApril 8, 2020August 14, 2020

Waiting out the pandemic, photographer Johnny Cirillo has spent recent weeks indoors along with the rest of his fellow Greenpoint neighbors adhering to social distancing guidelines. His new photo series […]

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Williamsburg Landlord Mario Salerno Waives Rent for Hundreds of Tenants Due to Coronavirus

by Aaron SimonMarch 31, 2020April 4, 2020

Lifelong Williamsburg resident and landlord to hundreds of tenants, Mario Salerno announced on Monday that he will waive April’s rent for all of his residential and commercial tenants. Salerno who […]

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