If you thought the pilot composting program was good idea for Greenpoint then wait until you hear the latest news coming from the Department of Sanitation. The agency has officially […]
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Pick up FREE SOD this Sunday! (6/14)
Williamsburg Walks is happening this weekend and will have a bunch of FREE SOD to give away again this year. It will be ready for pick up this Sunday, […]
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Watch Out CitiStorage. Eminent Domain Wants to Head Your Way!
Let me tell you Greenpointers, it’s no fun being the bearer of bad news. And yet here I am, again, to warn you about the latest doozy to hit Bushwick […]
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Northside Innovation 2015: A Welcome Return for Any Respectable “Yuccie”
Every summer, the activity in McCarren Park and the surrounding area gets a bit amplified, not just with music but with a variety of Northside Festival related revelry, including what […]
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Brooklyn Barge Bar Set to Open Soon!
The long anticipated Brooklyn Barge Bar is looming ever closer on our horizons. Although not yet open for business, the barge itself will take up its new position near Transmitter Park […]
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Drink ‘n’ Draw at Dusty Rose Tomorrow, 06/04
Ever wish that there was a place you could go to casually drink and draw with your friends (that wasn’t your small walk up)? Starting tomorrow, there is—a new summer […]
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Can Small Businesses Survive in North Brooklyn? Not Without Our Help
In the past year covering Greenpoint happenings, I have written about more local businesses closing than I care to remember. A simple peek on Manhattan Avenue shows a smattering of […]
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Anyone Missing A Cat?
A good samaritan working on Java Street wrote in to let us know she has found the “friendliest lost cat”who is looking to get back home. Â According to the vet, […]
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Wanted: Volunteers for Northside Art @ Williamsburg Walks
Remember the block parties with the BBQ and the inflatable pools? The band that would play until the sun went down and your parents dragged you home? And eating cotton […]
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Gay Pride Festival Coming to Williamsburg!
If the landslide victory in Ireland is any indication the movement for gay rights is finally getting the respect it deserves, North Brooklyn will continue to carry that torch this […]