Do you have what it takes to trek the entire perimeter of Newtown Creek in one day? The good folks at Newtown Creek Alliance with support from the Greenpoint Community Environmental […]
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Annual Good Friday Procession, “The Way of the Cross,” Returns to Greenpoint
“The Way of the Cross” parade and reenactment by the local church St. Anthony of Padua – St. Alphonsus (862 Manhattan Ave.) began on Dupont Street around 1:30 p.m. today and […]
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P.S. 34 Elementary’s Eco-Fashion Show is Tonight (4/18)
P.S. 34 Oliver Perry Elementary in Greenpoint is hosting its third annual Eco-Fashion Show tonight (4/18) at Bushwick Inlet Park (85 Kent Ave.) doors open at 5 p.m. and the […]
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Our Spring Market Flower Power Was Groovy!
The rain stayed away, and the neighbors came in! Thanks to all of our visitors who came out on April 7 to support our Flower Power Spring Market at the Greenpoint […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Night Returns Friday (4/19)
Greenpoint Gallery Night returns this for its 13th installment on Friday, April 19, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Local businesses and galleries will extend their hours to open their spaces […]
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Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Greenpoint Library Community Forum to Provide Construction Updates (4/23)
A public forum on the construction progress of the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will take place later this month. The neighborhood’s only public library closed in July 2017 […]
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Greenpoint’s First Alchohol-Free Bar “Getaway” Opens
Greenpoint’s first-ever alcohol-free bar Getaway (158 Green St.) opened Tuesday night as an alternative social space for people who may not be keen on consuming alcohol while having a night […]
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Help to Green Greenpoint at Lentol Garden Workday (4/13)
Join your neighbors and help to bring more nature to Greenpoint at a community-managed greenspace this weekend. The Lentol Garden Workday is happening this Saturday, April 13th, at 11 a.m. […]
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Williamsburg at Center of NYC Public Health Emergency
Since September of last year, more than 250 measles cases have been documented in Williamsburg, and today New York City declared a public health emergency mandating that all residents receive a […]