Searching #Greenpoint on twitter this morning the first five tweets are $2200 2Br apartment listings and locals complaining about the rainy weather and parking. Last night it was a different […]
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Anti-Violence Project Training at Greenpoint Church – Tomorrow (8/13)
It’s alarming and disheartening to receive daily emails, tweets and facebook messages from Greenpoint residents who are scared because of the recent violent events that have taken place in the […]
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Update: 94th Precinct Confirms Pistol Whipping – Robbery – Suspect Was Caught
Was it a stabbing? Was it a shooting? Was it a robbery? The violent incident involving a gun that took place yesterday afternoon on Norman Ave and Guernsey St. was very […]
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Incident With Gun on Norman and Guernsey in Greenpoint Yesterday
There was an incident involving a gun on Sunday August 11, 2013 on Norman Ave and Guernsey St, but whether it was a shooting is still unclear. At 3:17pm yesterday […]
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Feeling Unsafe in Greenpoint? Let Brooklyn Bike Patrol Walk You Home! (THEY ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS!)
While waiting for Jay Ruiz, founder of Brooklyn Bike Patrol, to answer the phone I listened to the Batman theme song. BAT-ASS! Does bike patrol serve Greenpoint? Jay told me […]
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“Saving Badass Dogs From Idiot Humans” – The Most Badass Animal Rescue in Brooklyn
Of the dogs who stood in front of NYC Pet on Driggs Ave. on Saturday, a surprising number had both first and last names. There was a collie-shepherd named David […]
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SAVE THE DATE: PUBLIC HEARING ON GREENPOINT LANDING (8/13)
The ULURP process has begun for the impending Greenpoint Landing development on the Greenpoint waterfront, which is a 22-acre, 10-tower development that will radically impact Greenpoint life as we know it. Just […]
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Attn: Local Businesses – National Grid’s ‘B’ Green Challenge Can Save You Money and Win You Prizes!
(Sponsored) At Greenpointers, we are passionate about promoting local environmental sustainability, so when we saw National Grid’s ‘B’ Green Challenge, which awards local businesses for becoming more energy efficient, it […]
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Many Greenpoint & Williamsburg Businesses Burglarized; 2 Men Wanted
Video footage on CBS Local shows two suspects, white males who broke into the front doors of many local Greenpoint and Williamsburg businesses, stole cash and fled in a white minivan. […]
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First the G Down Weekends – Now The L Not Running Late Nights in August
Better grab a bicycle or get a new pair of walking shoes. Our weekend and late night subway access is becoming limited in North Brooklyn on the G and the […]