Happy Friday Greenpointers! It’s feeling frigid out there, but if you venture out of the apartment then you might want to visit the opening reception of the exhibition Weird Nature […]
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Help Form The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance Community Committee (1/29)
The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and NYC Parks will host a meeting later this month for neighbors to explore the idea of forming an advisory committee and further the goal […]
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Sewage Overflow Public Meeting to Present City’s Proposed Plans (1/29)
An upcoming public meeting will explain proposed changes to the Citywide & East River/Open Waters Long Term Control Plan by the Department of Environmental Protection, a plan local environmental groups are questioning. […]
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Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Standard Closes Temporarily Due to Basement Flood
Brooklyn Standard (188 Nassau Ave.) was forced to close today following a basement flood and a visit from the Department of Health. The good news is that the neighborhood cafe […]
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Artist Submissions Sought For Bushwick Inlet Park Gallery Space
NYC Parks is seeking artists to submit their works for consideration to be displayed in a gallery near the East River State Park in Williamsburg. Artists can submit “works for […]
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Williamsburg Venue Villain Could be Replaced by Two Mixed-Use Developments
Two new mixed-use developments at 307 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg would require a special zoning change to construct retail, commercial, light manufacturing and medical office space, NY YIMBY reports. The […]
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Man Arrested After Vandalizing St. Anthony of Padua Church Last Sunday
A 33-year-old man entered the Greenpoint Catholic church St. Anthony of Padua – St. Alphonsus  (862 Manhattan Ave.) and vandalized a parish last Sunday. A video posted by the Brooklyn Diocese shows […]
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City to Host BQX Workshops for Redesigned Streetcar Plan
The NYC Economic Development Corporation is renewing its push to construct a zero emissions streetcar to run between Astoria and Red Hook with a series of community forums scheduled through […]
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MTA Announces G Train Overnight Interruptions for This Week, And Final L Train Repair Project Schedule
The MTA announced overnight service changes for the G train this week along with the L train Canarsie tunnel repair project’s final schedule through next spring. In a minor inconvenience, […]
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Fashion Sundae Episode 25
January weather was reminiscent of spring last weekend in NYC and Watching New York was on Bedford Avenue to catch all of the action. Check out these looks for Fashion Sundae […]