What’s been going on with the negotiations between the city and the owner of the CitiStorage site? Come join Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park tonight at Greenpoint Beer & Ale to chat […]
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Posted inCommunity, Environmental, Events
Explore the Beautiful Kingsland Wildflowers and Community Space this Saturday (10/8)
If you didn’t get a chance to visit the beautiful Kingsland Wildflower Rooftop Festival last weekend, this Saturday October 8th starting at 5PM, is another opportunity to check out Greenpoint’s newest green […]
Posted inArt, Community, Environmental
Art and Green Lights Illuminate Local Streets to Inspire Thought on Climate Change
I love this time of year when Fall starts trickling in and warm sunny days are tempered with a little bit of crisp in the air. So last week, when […]
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Greenpoint Gets Greener at Kingsland Wildflowers
North Brooklyn community residents came out to 520 Kingsland Ave. for the first annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Greenpoint this past weekend. The event marked the […]
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Eat & Drink, Environmental, Historical Greenpoint
Greenpoint Oysters: An Old Local Tradition Revived
A photo posted by Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. (@greenpointfish) on Sep 18, 2016 at 9:55am PDT It seems that Greenpoint is in the midst of an oyster invasion. The […]
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, Environmental, Events, Sponsored
Celebrate the New Beautiful Green Roof at the Kingsland Wildflower Festival this Sat (9/24)!
Kingsland Wildflowers is a beautiful new green roof here in Greenpoint and is inviting the community to come celebrate its opening this Saturday, September 24th (11AM-3PM). Located on the roof of Broadway Stages (520 […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Environmental, News
Sh*t’s Going Down In Bushwick: Chicken Sh*t Bingo!
Volunteer-run farm and gathering space Bushwick City Farm (354 Stockton St. @ Lewis Ave) is hosting their second annual fundraiser this Sunday afternoon, September 18th. “Come enjoy a delightful day […]
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Raccoons Invade Greenpoint
Last week my pleasant stroll down Franklin Street was interrupted by a horrible sight—a dead raccoon lay just in front of me on the sidewalk. The raccoon, who measured about […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Environmental
Bringing Back Our Oysters with Billion Oyster Project
It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when New York’s waterways were teeming with oysters. They were not only great for eating but also served a very vital […]
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Open Space Alliance Sweeps Up Around McGolrick Park
Located in the heart of Greenpoint is a park named for longtime neighborhood advocate Monsignor McGolrick, an Irish pastor who became a major community figure in the late 1800s. These days, the […]