Greenpoint Gallery Night returns this for its 13th installment on Friday, April 19, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Local businesses and galleries will extend their hours to open their spaces […]
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Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Greenpoint Library Community Forum to Provide Construction Updates (4/23)
A public forum on the construction progress of the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will take place later this month. The neighborhood’s only public library closed in July 2017 […]
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Greenpoint’s First Alchohol-Free Bar “Getaway” Opens
Greenpoint’s first-ever alcohol-free bar Getaway (158 Green St.) opened Tuesday night as an alternative social space for people who may not be keen on consuming alcohol while having a night […]
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Help to Green Greenpoint at Lentol Garden Workday (4/13)
Join your neighbors and help to bring more nature to Greenpoint at a community-managed greenspace this weekend. The Lentol Garden Workday is happening this Saturday, April 13th, at 11 a.m. […]
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Williamsburg at Center of NYC Public Health Emergency
Since September of last year, more than 250 measles cases have been documented in Williamsburg, and today New York City declared a public health emergency mandating that all residents receive a […]
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No Rain On Our Parade For Our Flower Power Spring Market Tomorrow (Sunday, 4/7)!
Beat the April showers at our Flower Power Spring Market! Amble around the stunning Greenpoint Loft from 1 to 7 PM this Sunday. Rarely open to the public, our markets offer […]
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1940s Manhattan Avenue in Photos
Manhattan Avenue, like the rest of New York City, has seen a lot of changes since 1940, and here we’ve compiled a ‘before and after’ series of the northern stretch […]
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Donate Your Dress or Suit for Prom Season
Prom is one of those milestone moments that any high school student should have a chance to celebrate without the challenge of affording a ticket and required attire. That’s why […]
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Help Support PS 34 at the Art Party (4/11) and Online Auction
The parent-teacher association of PS 34 Oliver H. Perry Elementary School (131 Norman Ave.) is throwing its annual Art Party fundraiser on Thursday, April 11th, at 64 Dobbin St. from 7 […]