Contestants — questionably chosen by RKO Theater managers — stood to win $1,500 in total cash prizes.
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This Month in Greenpoint History: P.S. 31 Makes Every Day Earth Day
GCEF is for the kids.
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This Month in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint Against Smell and Pollution
The “Garbage-ification” of Greenpoint
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This Month in Greenpoint History: The Battle of the Beetles
The issue “bugged” a lot of neighbors.
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Women’s History Month: Mary Louvestre and the USS Monitor
How Mary’s bravery changed the course of the Civil War.
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Women’s History Month: Mary White Ovington, Co-Founder of the Astral’s Greenpoint Settlement and the NAACP
Ovington fought for civil rights and improved conditions for the city’s poor.
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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.
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Life Would Be “Meseroble” Without You: A Greenpoint Love Story
How an ESL class on Manhattan Ave. resulted in a wedding at the Polonaise.