The Block Watch Program is being relaunched in Greenpoint, and if you would like to join the program here’s how: Contact Police Officer Steve Truglio of the 94th Precinct at […]
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Notes from the Greenpoint Safety Meeting (8/27)
On Tuesday night (8/27), the Greenpoint Safety Meeting was held at the Polish Slavic Center. The speakers were Assemblyman, Joe Lentol, Captain James Ryan of the 94th Precinct, Executive Assistant […]
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Clean Greenpoint Initiative Announcement (11am TODAY)
Remember the recent study that got a lot of buzz for finding that Greenpoint was perceived to be the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn ( by utilizing Google Street View)? Keep […]
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Stephen Wars
I should start by saying that never in my 4 years of living in Brooklyn, have I ever attended, or even considered attending, a local debate. Like the majority of […]
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Is This Your Cat? Found at Brouwerij Lane on 8/27
Greenpoint resident, Eliot Walden, has kindly taken in an adorable stray cat that he found last night (8/27) at Brouwerij Lane on Greenpoint Ave and Franklin. From Eliot: There was […]
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More Development = Long Promised Park? CB1 Meeting Notes (8/20)
This week’s CB1 ULURP hearing focused on the development at 77 Commercial St. which is just up Newton Creek from the Greenpoint Landing project that we covered last week. 77 […]
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New Vendors, Compost Drop-Off Begins and Recipe from McGolrick Park Farmers Market
(Sponsored) Dear Greenpointers, First and foremost, on behalf of Down to Earth Markets, the crew behind your Sunday farmers market at McGolrick Park: Thank you! This market keeps growing and […]
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How Are We Doing Greenpoint? We need your support! NOT ADS FROM BIG DEVELOPERS
First I’d like to thank you for being a reader and supporter of Greenpointers.com! I hope you have noticed that we have upped our game. We are producing more content […]
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Tonight! Battle of the Stephens (8/21)
This could get confusing… Stephen Levin and Stephen Pierson are going head to head at the Polish Slavic Center (176 Java St) tonight, Wednesday August 21, 2013 (7-8:30pm) for an […]
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Greenpoint Crime Stats– 2013 vs. 2012
The recent spike in crime got us thinking– how safe is Greenpoint, statistically? Has crime increased over the past year? Between last week’s home invasions/sexual assautls, pistol whipping, and a poll that ranked Greenpoint “just […]