Two new articles about gentrification and environmental activism in Greenpoint, appearing in The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, argue that the neighborhood is challenging the typical narrative that gentrifying neighborhoods […]
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GO PULL SOME MUGWORTS! Tomorrow at 61 Franklin St Garden (5/18)
The 61 Franklin St Garden is open! Ryan Watson, of GWAAP and Brooklyn Seed Company giddily unlocked the gate to show me the beautiful (and mugwort-filled) space this morning. Before the garden […]
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Tomorrow Recycle Your Electronics at McCarren Park (5/18)
Due to rain last weekend, the Electronic Waste Recycling Event was rescheduled to tomorrow, Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 11am-5pm. Don’t just chuck your old cell phone and laptop into the […]
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Report A Tree: Treedom Project Frees Brooklyn Trees From Killer Bike Locks
As if we need another reason to complain about reckless bicyclists on the streets of Brooklyn – not only do they put their own lives at risk in order to […]
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Greenpoint and the Sequester: Chat With State Comptroller DiNapoli
We’ve all heard of the Sequester, the terribly and amazingly large amount of money the U.S. government is currently slashing from the budget, what President Obama has referred to as […]
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FOUND: Help Dr. Seaman / Greenpoint Vet – Find His Cat! – Pls. Share!
Dr. Seaman of Greenpoint Veterinary Hospital lost his cat Greta today from his Huron St (between Manhattan Ave & Franklin St) home. If you find her please do not hesitate […]
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Community Meeting Notes: Greenpoint Landing & 77 Commercial St
“We’re creating a neighborhood on the waterfront.” These were the poorly-chosen words of Melanie Meyers, a representative for the Greenpoint Landing development. She appeared alongside representatives of the development at […]
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Thirty Stories High Rises On The Greenpoint Waterfront? Greenpoint Landing Public Meeting Tonight (5/6)
If you have any interest in how the proposed Greenpoint Landing development, which includes ten residential buildings that could be up to thirty to forty stories high, will affect the […]
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Video Random Closing Its Doors
And in yet another proverbial “nail in the coffin” on video rental stores, the local mainstay “Video Random” located on Norman Ave (off of Newel St.) is finally closing its […]
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Happy Arbor Day Greenpoint: RePhoto That Tree!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the trees are about to explode in leaf, and you’re finally inspired to go outside – take some photos for science! Project Rephoto […]