With sadness many readers have written in to let us know their favorite discount shop on Manhattan Ave – big D – which has served Greenpoint for over 35 years […]
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McGolrick Park Public Meeting Tonight (2/26) #OSOM
McGolrick Park is a hidden gem on the other side of McGuinness Blvd (#OSOM) but many local residents feel the park needs some major love, like updates to the playground […]
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It’s Happening: Photoplay is Closing TOMORROW!
Readers sadly wrote in to tip us on the news that Greenpoint’s video store Photoplay, on Manhattan Ave for over a decade, is shutting its doors. We popped in a […]
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Greenpoint Condom Fail
Well, this is embarrassing. Greenpoint took the prize as the neighborhood with the lowest condom use in all of NYC, according to the recently published findings of a 2012 NYC […]
Posted inArt, Community, News
Immerse your Child’s Imagination at Tumbleweeds Art Camp
(sponsored) The closest I ever got to art at summer camp was making friendship bracelets. Art camp didn’t exist when I was a kid – oh the things I would […]
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We May Have Just Found the Worst Slumlord in Brooklyn
The first time I saw Malina Nealis, it was in a the video below, where she is recorded beating the cameraman with a file folder, yelling in a thick Eastern […]
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Is This Greenpoint Homeowner Preparing For the End of Days?
You’ve seen this right? Strange spotting on Java St: the owner of this home appears to be hoarding rocks like mad. But, WHY? Here are our best guesses, or as […]
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Kickstarter Was Hacked
Kickstarter is scribbled onto on my TODO list because I was planning on writing an article on their new and what promises to be an amazing Greenpoint HQ, not because […]
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Great Backyard Bird Count Happening Now – Just Look In Your Yard! (2/14-17)
I was so excited to see birds starting to use the new feeders we put up in our new backyard. At first it was just sparrows and starlings with some […]
Posted inLost & Found
Lost Dog “Sailor” Jack Russell – Greenpoint – Pls. Share
If you have seen or know the whereabouts of this lost Greenpoint Jack Russell Terrier named “Sailor” – please contact its owner: Ron Boutin 718-717-6521 skaterron (at) gmail.com Please share!