Aside from sitting in a/c watching Twin Peaks, which I recommend (aka heaven!) – here are other ways to stay cool in this motherf’in’ heat: • Take a dip! The McCarren Park Pool is […]
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GREAT! G Train Receives A Report Card: More Cars During Peak Hours
The G train has been reviewed by the MTA and there are promises for improvement. As we know the northern section of the G (between Greenpoint Ave & LIC) was damaged during Sandy […]
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Reminder: No G Between Greenpoint Ave & Court Sq. This Weekend
From MTA Weekender: Reminder: due to Sandy Recovery work there are no trains between Nassau Av and Court Sq. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Manhattan Ave shuttle buses run […]
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Man Urinates Onto G Train Track And Is Killed
It isn’t an urban legend, according to DNA Info: A man was killed after being electrocuted Monday morning while walking on the tracks near the Broadway G train stop … Matthew Zeno, 30, and […]
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“Justice for Arlo” Petition – Grant Dangerous Dog Hearing For Dog-On-Dog Attacks
Lauren Schneider is not giving up on fighting for justice for her dog Arlo who was brutally attacked and ultimately killed by another dog, a white shepherd, owned by a […]
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We Survived! Birding Canoe Trip on Newtown Creek (Video)
Thanks to Newtown Creek Alliance and North Brooklyn Boat Club for organizing this fun canoe trip on the Newtown Creek. While nature in the way of lush forests and crystal […]
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No G Train Service This Weekend (from Greenpoint Ave to Ct. Square)
From MTA Weekender: Reminder: due to Sandy Recovery work there are no trains between Nassau Av and Court Sq. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Manhattan Ave shuttle buses run […]
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“A Giant Sandwich is Landing on Greenpoint” – Notes on Greenpoint Landing & 77 Commercial St ULURP Meeting
On Thursday June, 27th, 2013 GWAPP and NAGG organized a public meeting in response to the public meeting at McCarren Park that took place on May 5th, in which residents […]
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Greenpointer Kicked By Homeless Man on Manhattan Ave
Another reader concerned about safety in Greenpoint wrote in to tell me of an incident in which she was recently kicked by a homeless man on Manhattan Ave: I wanted […]
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Humboldt St Peeping Tom Is Back
Last year a reader alerted us to a Peeping Tom on Humboldt St and it seems that he is back. “If you recall last year I sent an email alerting […]