A sign in McGolrick Park was vandalized by a man who wrote out a racist conspiracy theory last Friday, as hate crimes against Asians in NYC soar since the start […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Local Businesses Burglarized, Mail Delivery Woes, Splendid Rainbows, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! In a welcomed break from the deluge of dreary news (and weather) a rainbow graced the sky over Greenpoint on Monday night. A string of burglaries and […]
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Another Greenpoint Storefront Burglarized Friday Morning
A string of burglaries at Greenpoint businesses continued on Friday morning with a break-in at Woops! (120 Norman Ave.). Surveillance footage shows a man using a brick to smash the […]
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Mail Delivery Woes Sideline Dusty Rose’s Fundraiser
Greenpoint resident and Dusty Rose founder Maresa Ponitch started a campaign this month to raise money for the North Brooklyn Angels‘ mobile soup kitchen through online sales of pennants, but […]
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NYPD Investigates Break-Ins at Three Franklin Street Bars and Bodegas
A man attempted to break into two bars on Franklin Street Thursday morning. Surveillance footage shows the man standing in front of Broken Land (105 Franklin St.) at 9:19 a.m. […]
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Volunteer Rescue Group Checks on Abandoned Bodega Cats During COVID Crisis
Becky Wisdom, co-founder of Greenpoint Cats, says that taking care of just one of Greenpoint’s multiple cat colonies can be lot of work during normal times. “There’s a lot of […]
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Di An Di Launches New ‘Viet Cajun Crawfish’ Dinner
The Greenpoint Vietnamese destination Di An Di (68 Greenpoint Ave.)Â is offering a new crawfish dinner to-go. A small sample of the Viet cajun crawfish dinners were available to order […]
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Greenpoint Post Office Reduces Hours Due to Staff Shortage
The Greenpoint post office (66 Meserole Ave.) is currently operating on a reduced schedule due to a staffing shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A note taped to […]
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Musician Nate Palan’s Greenpoint Balcony Transforms Into a Stage During the Pandemic
Nate Palan is a musician and songwriter who has seized the quarantined moment to help entertain his neighbors from his Greenpoint apartment balcony. With the help of his acoustic guitar […]
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Greenpoint Hunger Program Launches Campaign to Support Outdoor Food Pantry
The Greenpoint Hunger Program is seeking support for their new outdoor set-up in response to social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. With the launch of a […]