Mix and Mingle amongst Snow Sprites and Snowflakes without the chill at a Winter Wonderland on Sunday, Dec 6th (1-7PM) for our Greenpointers annual Holiday Market! The gorgeous Greenpoint Loft will […]
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NuHart Superfund Cleanup Plan on the Way
Now that the smoke has cleared from the attempted Halloween dance party incident at the NuHart Superfund site, we’re back to the perennial and even messier topic of the proposed […]
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From Vaudeville to Oil Slicks to Premium Condos — The Hook-Up 11/20
Though Greenpoint’s industrial history gets dredged up on the regular, it’s less often that we talk about its former status as a thriving hub of theatre and vaudeville. Today, the […]
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The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund in Action (More Action)
Last week, we bore witness to the first visible evidence of a benevolent tree invasion overtaking our neighborhood. That, if you recall, is one of several projects brought to us […]
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A Tree Grows in Greenpoint, and We’re About to Get 499 More
Last Friday, Greenpoint took a small step in the direction of better living up to its name. With one tree planted out of a proposed 500, the “Greening Greenpoint” project […]
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Get it Here: Videos of Post-Halloween NuHart Superfund Meeting in Greenpoint
It’s Friday; instead of “Netflix and chill,” why not “Superfund and chill?” After all, you can’t spell “Superfund” without “super fun” — ask CityFox to explain. In what proved to […]
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How Did a Massive Halloween Rave Almost Go Down in One of Greenpoint’s Most Dangerous Buildings?
By now, most of you are familiar with the story of the Cityfox rave that never was. To sum it up briefly, a club promoter sold thousands of tickets to […]
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Call for Vendors!! Greenpointers Holiday Market (12/6)
Apple Cider, Crispy Chilly Night, Roaring Fire, Hot Coco….. the most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner and to help get you in the spirits, Greenpointers […]
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NuHart Plastics Dance Party Shutdown + Important Superfund Meeting Monday 11/02
Last night Cityfox, mega-party organizers behind Bushwick’s smash-hit Brooklyn Mirage, selected Greenpoint’s NuHart Plastics facility to host the ghouls and gals as they danced into the pale Halloween moonlight. To the horror of the 4,500-plus ticket […]
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More Toxic Secrets In This Rare 1980s ‘Hazardous Neighbors’ Brooklyn Study
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of toxic chemicals, specifically as they pertain to Greenpoint. First, Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) released the ToxiCity Map to bring […]