Dear Greenpointers readers, It’s important that I write to you today to let you know about our newest sponsor Greenpoint Landing Associates, the development group building the towers on the […]
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DOMINO Community Meeting Tonight (3/31) & City Council Hearing Tomorrow (4/1)
This isn’t a joke. TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 1st, 2014, the NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on the Domino Sugar redevelopment proposal by […]
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Lindsay Makes Her Greenpoint Debut
Our favorite crazy celeb, Lindsay Lohan, showed up at the BK Bazaar over the weekend for Saturday’s show, wearing what looks like knee socks and a man sweater. The above […]
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Is CITI Bike Gonna Make It?
Since its launch, Citi Bike has, aside from some software glitches, been an incredible addition to urban transit in NYC, with rising ridership throughout the initial months (in October, the […]
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Girl Talk with Olga & Tara at Brooklyn Groove
It’s Women’s History month so we are going to milk it and highlight as many awesome local women as we can. The story between the duo at Brooklyn Groove, the […]
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Missing Bushwick Man: Jay Ott (SHARE!)
You may have noticed the posters on the subway about the Bushwick man named Jay Ott who has been missing since March 22, 2014. He is 6’2″, 180lbs with light […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation With Sogoal Zolghadri
We have another awesome Greenpoint woman’s tale to tell today. Sogoal Zolghadri’s talents as an artist and baker came to our attention through her roommate Nina’s glowing nomination: Sogoal Zolghadri […]
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Vote to give $$ to Greenpoint! (3/29-4/6)
Just the name “Participatory Budgeting” might want to make you hit the snooze button, but it’s actually a unique opportunity to vote on a project that YOU want to see […]
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Will Punk Rope’s Tim Haft – Fit or Flop? Vote!
You may know Tim Haft from Punk Rope at the Greenpoint YMCA or early morning butt kickings at Beastanetics in McGolrick Park. Now Greenpoint’s favorite fitness guru is a competitor on […]
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Will Greenpoint Become the Next Williamsburg? BKLYNR Investigates
We recently came across a great piece from BKLYNR that traces the emergence of Greenpoint Landing from its Bloombergian roots to the looming tension today, investigating how the proposed paradise […]