The Framework Plan for Greenpoint Landing actually shows the school one block East of the location where they plan to build. The school building will be located at 219 West […]
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Black Student Beating in Williamsburg Investigated as a Hate Crime
Police are currently investigating the details surrounding the beating of Taj Patterson, a 22-year-old fashion student, who was allegedly attacked by a Hassidic mob on the morning of December 1st. […]
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And the Williamsburg Gentrification Saga Continues….Apple Store on Bedford?
According to research from the New York-based think tank, the Center for an Urban Future, Brooklyn has witnessed the largest increase in corporate franchises this year, compared with the other […]
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Big Brooklyn Holiday Toy Drive (Now Through 12/17)
It’s always exciting to buy gifts for your loved ones this time of year, but in the spirit of the holiday season, we can also give a gift to a […]
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Artlab Takes on Film & the Unconscious Tonight (12/10) at The West
Maryam Zaringhalam, a Ph.D. candidate at Rockefeller, spends the majority of her time in a lab, studying the molecular biology of yeast. But in her day-to-day social life, she […]
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365 Green Living Pointers: GCEF Fund Proposal – Share Your Tips & Get a FREE Raffle!
UPDATE: all Greenpointers who fill out our Pledge Form below (which requires no purchases AKA FREE!) gets entered into our Raffle for our Holiday Market! (Deadline to enter: 12/8/13, 11:59pm) You […]
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Greenpoint Food Drive Start Today Thru Sunday (11/22-24)
It’s that time of year when we begin to engorge ourselves while others go hungry. Let’s not let that happen in our great community of North Brooklyn. The Greenpoint Lions […]
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With No Local Homeless Respite Man Freezes to Death in McGolrick Park
Last year I sat in a community meeting at Greenpoint Church on Milton St and listened to neighbors argue for and against the 10 bed homeless respite that had opened […]
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UPDATED: RIP Christopher Meyer – Victim of (Possible) Hit & Run On Meeker Ave
Update #3: According to DNAinfo, Christopher Meyer was NOT the victim of a hit and run because, “the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad later found that Meyer fell under the Brooklyn-Queens […]
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Yellow Dogs Tribute Show TONIGHT at Brooklyn Bowl (11/18)
If you were reading Greenpointers last week or keeping up with the news in general, you probably haven’t been able to shake a general feeling of shock and horror in […]