Horticulturalists don’t get to work from home. The earth needs to be tilled, rain gardens need maintaining and bulbs need to be planted. As much of the world spends more […]
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The Greenpoint Library is Officially Open
A virtual ribbon cutting ceremony for the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) is currently underway with a livestream of speeches at the library entrance. View the livestream on the Greenpoint Library’s […]
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Bushwick Inlet Park Petition Calls for Damaged Turf to Be Replaced
A petition from the advocacy group Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park is asking for the turf to be replaced on the field near the Williamsburg waterfront at Kent Avenue between […]
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Vigil for Cyclist Sarah Pitts to March From Fort Greene Park to McCarren Park Friday Night
A vigil and march in memory of the 35-year-old prosecutor, who worked in the Brooklyn D.A.’s office and died after she was struck by a bus in Williamsburg on September […]
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North Brooklyn School Supplies Drive Accepting Donations
A back to school drive is collecting supplies in North Brooklyn to support students in need ahead of the start of the school year, which is has been moved to […]
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Fall Registration Open for Eckford Street Studio’s After-School Art Programs
Registration is now open for in-person and virtual Art After School and Art After Lunch programs at Eckford Street Studio (70 Eckford St.) in Greenpoint, which begin September 14th and […]
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Greenpoint Library Finishes Construction, Lobby Service Potentially Coming Soon
The new Greenpoint Library completed construction this month and lobby service may be in the near future, according Ames O’Neal the library’s project manager. “Construction is pretty much complete! Punchlist […]
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LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson Honored With Williamsburg Park Renaming
East River State Park was officially renamed on Monday becoming New York’s first state park to be named after an LGBTQ person. Now named after the famous Stonewall Riots activist, […]
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North Brooklyn Narratives Wants You to Make History
North Brooklyn Narratives (@nbknarratives), the new volunteer-led oral history initiative from North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, hopes that you will.
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Protestors Continue to Gather in McCarren Park, Months After George Floyd’s Death
For eight minutes and 46 seconds last Tuesday, McCarren Park was meditative. Amidst the evening sunlight, crickets chirped and a cool breeze lapped at lingering sweat. Dozens sat quietly in […]