When the Greenpoint-based plant subscription service Horti started about two years ago co-founders Puneet Sabharwal and Bryana Sortino began shipping houseplants to friends and quickly found great interest from a growing network […]
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Vermin Infested Williamsburg Starbucks Is Closed Again
The Starbucks located at 154 N 7 St. in Williamsburg has shut down again following a temporary closure earlier this month after an employee/whistleblower reported a vermin infestation prompting an inspection […]
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Why Is McCarren Park’s Soil Lead Contaminated?
Does McCarren Park have a lead contamination problem? A new report from WNYC found lead contamination levels above 150 ppm in 87 percent of the 30 soil samples taken in […]
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Hero and Dog Recovering After East River Rescue
The hero and dog from Saturday’s epic rescue off of the shore at Transmitter Park have been identified. Gabe, a SUNY Maritime College college graduate was celebrating his birthday at the […]
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Greenpoint Oil Vapor Meeting Prompted by Multiple Complaints
A group of Greenpoint residents have reported smelling oil and petroleum vapors recently in their apartments and will hold a meeting this week with local elected officials and concerned neighbors […]
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Williamsburg Starbucks Whistleblower: “Mice poop was everywhere”
Following our post yesterday that highlights the closure of Starbucks at 154 N 7th St. by the Health Dept., a former employee contacted us with disturbing details on the extent […]
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Williamsburg Starbucks Closed by NYC Health Department
In North Brooklyn, a region overflowing with stellar independently owned coffee shops where the drip coffee doesn’t taste characteristically burned, it can be perplexing to see a packed Starbucks (we […]
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New Greenpoint Library Expected to Open This Fall
The Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) closed in July 2017 for demolition, and construction on the new library was estimated to finish in the winter of 2018, but the discovery […]
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The Lot Radio’s Kiosk Will Return May 1st
The Lot Radio (17 Nassau Ave.), an independently owned and operated internet radio station across from McCarren Park, can resume selling drinks and snacks from its neighboring kiosk after the […]
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FOA Collective Brings Local Artists Together at New Home Goods Shop on Franklin Street
Have you noticed the stunning restored stained glass at The Greenpoint Palace (206 Nassau Ave.) or the beautiful light fixtures at Anella (222 Franklin St.)? They’re the creations of Friend of All […]