After months of reading various blog posts and walking by this multiplex wondering WHEN, it is official. The Williamsburg Cinemas (217 Grand) opened today! Owner Havery Elgart, who also owns Cobble […]
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Job Didn’t Give You A Raise? MTA’s Got You Covered
The city just keeps getting more expensive and that includes getting around on our mass transit system. Just announced: As of March 2013, it will cost a whopping $2.50 (raised from […]
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Instagram “Listens” To User Outrage Over Policy And Promises Not To Be Dicks
Sometimes getting pissed off can do the trick, especially when millions of “users,” or the “products,” start bitching. As user/products, we know how much we were worth ($1 Billion!) when […]
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Brooklyn’s Christmas Bird Count
Audubon’s 113th Christmas bird count is taking place through January 5th. Jon and I were honored to be among the participants counting birds this past Saturday in Floyd Bennett Field. […]
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Peregrine Falcon Lunch Date at Martin Luther High School
I got an exciting email from K, who works at Martin Luther School in Maspeth. Yesterday, what she believed was a hawk joined the students for lunch, enjoying a freshly […]
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In Light of Bushwick Attacks, Ways To Stay Safe
There is definitely a false sense of security in New York City these days and the recent attacks on women in Bushwick is an example. No one wants to live […]
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Bushwick Ladies Beware: 5 Attacks in Past Week
According to a Greenpointers reader: Five women in Bushwick have been attacked in the past week. The attacker is tall, medium build, Hispanic, wearing a hooded jacket. He grabs the […]
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The First Thanksgiving – in Greenpoint
For those of us who move to New York to start our adult lives, it’s a great moment when we find ourselves in a living situation stable enough to invite […]
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Enid’s Snowflake Making Party : Jump Started My Holiday Cheer
Last evening while waiting for a friend (to go canvas Xmas tree stands for Greenpointers) I popped into Enids to grab a Hot Toddy. The bar tender served me up […]
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Quit Sniveling: Learn Abuela’s Remedies at the EcoHouse Today! (11/29)
At Greenpointers we are all about feeling good and believe that Grandma knows best! Whenever I got sick my Nonna would make me chicken soup with Chickarina, little chicken meat […]