(sponsored) Greetings from Down to Earth Markets, the crew behind the McGolrick Park Farmers Market! We’re open indoors through the winter on Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm. Find […]
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Flowers or Towers at CitiStorage lot? Activists plan City Hall Rally.
A couple of weeks ago we reported a war was brewing at the former CitiStorage site, and while the flames have died down, the heat is on to reclaim our […]
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Small Homeless Shelter opens on Russell Street
Looks like 10 lucky people are feeling much warmer these days thanks to Pastor Amy Kinezle of Greenpoint’s Lutheran Church of the Messiah, who quietly opened a 10 person homeless […]
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Cachacos Unite! A Day in the Life of Cachaco The International Deli
Perched at the vibrant intersection of Huron Street and Manhattan Avenue, Cachaco The International Deli turns the purveying of food into a celebration of repartee and community. It starts with […]
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Grab your Pitchforks. A war is brewing over CitiStorage’s future.
Well I hate to say I told you so, but even as CitiStorage still burns, the 11 acre lot could be sold to private developers–as soon as tomorrow, warns City […]
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Celebrating the Future Environmental Stewards of Greenpoint
What was there to celebrate on a freezing cold evening in the heart of winter in Greenpoint? The kickoff of the Greenpoint Eco Schools program, which was recently awarded funding […]
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Goodbye Bill. Famed Williamsburg Pizza Deliveryman Passes Away
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Earlier this month, North Brooklyn lost another little snippet of its former self when local friend and famed Williamsburg pizza deliveryman, Bill Meier, […]
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Poor Air Quality and Conspiracy Theories remain after CitiStorage Fire
Now with flames under control at CitiStorage, FDNY and local city agencies have started the arduous task of cleaning up and assessing what remains from the damage. Yet for […]
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6 Alarm Fire Rages on Williamsburg Waterfront! [UPDATE]
Update: The CitiStorage fire has reached 7 Alarms. Over 240 firefighters are at the scene battling the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Due to hazardous conditions near the fire, […]
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Word on the Curb: Shrunken Blizzards, Yeti Sightings, Considerate Criminals & more!
It was cold so there must have been shrinkage. At least that is what the great George Constanza would have said if he had to describe the most boring […]