The Lot Radio (17 Nassau Ave.) opened their underground internet radio station inside of a repurposed shipping container in 2016 on a triangular, decrepit lot between Banker and N. 15 […]
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Future of Proposed K-8 School Next to Superfund Site in Question
The future of the proposed k-8 school across from a toxic site is in question. The current plan is to build the school on a vacant lot across the street […]
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1.4 Acres of Green Roofs to Be Built at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint
More green roofs will be constructed in Greenpoint thanks to a state environmental fund. Today, North Brooklyn’s State Assemblyman Joe Lentol announced a $1.5 million state grant awarded to Broadway Stages […]
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Lead-Poisoned Hawk Rescued in Williamsburg Last Night
A lead-poisoned red-tailed hawk walking near Lorimer Street and Lee Avenue was in danger of getting hit by traffic last night around 6 p.m. as a crowd gathered watching officers […]
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2009 vs. 2019: Williamsburg Hotels Edition
If you’ve noticed a flurry of 2009 vs. 2019 selfies on your social media feed recently, you’re not alone. We thought to apply the concept to Williamsburg hotels and compare […]
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Transmitter Park: How Greenpoint’s Waterfront Oasis Finally Appeared
When Transmitter Park finally opened in 2012, many longtime Greenpoint residents were shocked to realize that for decades they had been denied amazing views of the East River. They wondered […]
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Headrush Barbershop Offers Free Haircuts for Furloughed Workers
Headrush Barbershop (164 Huron St.) is offering furloughed government workers free haircuts every Tuesday and Wednesday until the federal shutdown, which is now the longest in U.S. history, has passed. […]
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Greenpoint’s Landmark Clock Saved From Oblivion by Polizzi Family
The cast iron timepiece towering over Manhattan Avenue is a Greenpoint landmark, but it might not have survived at all. The only surviving cast iron street clock in the borough […]
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Waterfront Rising: Williamsburg and Greenpoint Towers Advance Toward Completion
The residential high-rise construction along the contentious Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterfront is moving forward during the frigid winter months with towers advancing toward completion. On the South Williamsburg waterfront, the […]
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Sister Francis Kress, Pioneer in Greenpoint Environmental Movement, Has Passed Away
Sister Francis Gerard Kress who Greenpointers profiled last year in its series on important local women passed away on January 17th in Brentwood, Long Island. She was 104 years old […]