Ovington fought for civil rights and improved conditions for the city’s poor.
Category: Historical Greenpoint
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Celebrate at the Greenpoint Shul’s Block Party
Sunday’s block party is free and open to the public.
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Women’s History Month: How Sister Francis Kress Changed Newtown Creek for the Better
An award has since been created in her memory.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Moving on Up
Rents sure looked pretty different back then.
Posted inCulture
Life Would Be “Meseroble” Without You: A Greenpoint Love Story
How an ESL class on Manhattan Ave. resulted in a wedding at the Polonaise.
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
This Day in Greenpoint History: Mourning Grandma Logan at 102 Years Old
Life in Greenpoint was pretty different when Mary arrived in 1859.
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One of Brooklyn’s Biggest Megachurches Has Roots in Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Read all about its history.
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint
This Day in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint’s Golden Girls
Get ready for THE social event of the year…in 1940.
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Newtown Creek Expands to Create Greenpoint’s Newest Nature Walk
Nature is all over Greenpoint, you just have to look for it.
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Greenpoint Video Tour Illuminates Neighborhood’s Rich History and Culture
“There’s no place like Greenpoint”