New York City just hit a milestone you might not have heard about. The amount of homeless people living in shelters is 57,665 people – a new record. According to […]
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KnickerBear Weeps for Humanity, Knicks
Last Monday neighborhood residents were witness to a rare sighting of the locally famous and indigenous/ursine hoops fan, KnickerBear. Standing near the corner of West Street and Greenpoint Ave. crying […]
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Q&A: Mike Schade talks toxins at Nuhart Plant. Everyone needs to read this!
The other day I sat down with my friend, fellow Greenpointer, and hardcore environmental justice advocate, Mike Schade, to get the skinny on Nuhart Plastics–one of the most toxic sites […]
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Autumn News from the McGolrick Park Farmers Market
(sponsored) Happy Autumn, Greenpoint, from Down to Earth Markets, the crew behind the McGolrick Park Farmers Market. We’re writing with the latest market news, including an important announcement: On Sunday, […]
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L’Hourloupe Art Tours (re)discovers Greenpoint
Banksy was here last year, so the secret’s already been out since at least then—Greenpoint is on the map for its galleries, artists, and street art, and is generally considered […]
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Pot is Legal in Oregon & Greenpointers is For Sale
Dear Greenpoint, I moved to Oregon! And I couldn’t think of a better morning to announce it because after yesterday’s election recreational marijuana is now legal here. While that is […]
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Screw the Governor’s race. There are 3 more important issues that need your vote this Election Day!
Yes, it’s that time of the year again–big old Election Day. For those of us living here, this day seems rather arbitrary. Since we’re such a blue state, it’s usually […]
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Are you watching season 2 of web series PSYCHODRAMA?
Twenty-something stars and creators of the PSYCHODRAMA web series, Liza Renzulli, Kimmy Foskett, and Luisa Fidalgo, have just launched three more hilarious episodes about life in Brooklyn at this sometimes […]
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Step back in time with Tony Wolf: “Greenpoint of View” remembers The Vitamen
How long have you been here? And, how has the neighborhood changed since then? We all have our stories about the undulating Greenpoint streetscape—people moving in, people moving out, condos […]
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The Hook-Up – Rat Mites / Get Rich on AirBnB / Greenpoint Landing Park / Trash? NIMBY!
• It’s as disgusting as it sounds… rat mites (NY Times) • Do you think it’s total BS that North Brooklyn processes a huge amount of the city’s trash? New […]