The highly contagious measles virus, which was eradicated two decades ago in the U.S. with an effective vaccine, has returned with a surge of 90 diagnoses (mostly children) in Brooklyn, […]
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Male Suspect Followed Woman Into Nassau G Subway Station and Groped Her
A male suspect is wanted for questioning for allegedly following a woman into a Greenpoint subway station and groping her around 5 p.m. on Feb. 11, NYPD says. The 94 Pct […]
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Greenery Unlimited Pushes Botanic Design to New Heights
There was no trace of the blustery snow falling outside of the new bountiful, tropical-feeling retail space of Greenery NYC, a Greenpoint-based botanic design company whose first brick-and-mortar store, Greenery […]
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Suspect Sought in Potential Hate Crime at Chabad of Bushwick
The NYPD is seeking information regarding the identity of a suspect in connection with an alleged hate crime at a Bushwick synagogue last weekend. Video surveillance released by police shows one […]
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Tonight: ReversaL Public Forum on L Train Partial Shutdown at A/D/O
Tonight, a public forum on the partial shutdown of the L train entitled ReversaL will take place at A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.) from 6:30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. Admission […]
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Safe Way Home Act to Provide Free Transportation Home to Sexual Assault Victims
Following a meeting with volunteer victims advocate and Greenpointer Deborah Spiroff, State Assemblyman Joseph Lentol introduced The Safe Way Home Act this week, to provide sexual assault victims free transportation home […]
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A Fruit Salad More Than a Decade in the Making
His first day in Brooklyn, Joon Yoon was baptized in true New York City fashion—with bird poop. While others would consider this an ill omen, Joon saw his unexpected baptism […]
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Floating Timber Bridge Proposed to Span Newtown Creek
Williamsburg-based CRÈME introduced renderings of Timber Bridge at LongPoint Corridor: A 275-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, floating pedestrian and biking bridge made of sustainable glue-laminated and pressure-treated timber, to span Newtown Creek from Manhattan […]
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L Train Non-Shutdown Begins April 26 With Night and Weekend Service Changes
Five weeks after releasing a statement announcing that the L train shutdown is averted, the MTA announced its “Alternative Service Plan” for construction on the Canarsie Tunnel during nights and […]
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Northbound Trains Will Skip Greenpoint Avenue in March
Service changes for the G train are slated to begin March 1, to make way for construction crews to install three elevators at the Greenpoint Ave stop, Councilmember Stephen […]