The secret is officially out: the best viewing areas for the 4th of July fireworks are hands down in Greenpoint. Here are some scenes from around the ‘hood during yesterday’s […]
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Groper At Large in Greenpoint
When it comes to sexual assault, it has been a devastating week here in Greenpoint. First, the NYPD apprehended a man who attempted to violently rape a Greenpoint woman, and […]
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Welcome to Calyer Place? — The Hook-up (6/29)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! It’s a whole new world, or, at least, it’s a whole new development… The former site of the Greenpoint Terminal Market, at 27-41 West Street, has been […]
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Heads Up: Mockingbirds Are Attacking in Transmitter
After yesterday afternoon’s torrential downpour I decided to take a walk through Transmitter Park to capture some photos while the light was still dramatic outside. I took a few shots, […]
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Proposed School On Superfund Site — Community Meeting Tonight in Greenpoint! (6/28)
Once the site of a Halloween rave that never happened, and the superfund site of a former plastic manufacturer, NuHart Plastics is the location proposed for a new Greenpoint school […]
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Carolyn Maloney Wins Democratic Primary Election
New York got out the vote yesterday, and here in the 12th district, which includes Greenpoint, Williamsburg, a large swath of the East Side of Manhattan, and parts of […]
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Greenpoint Attempted Rape Suspect Apprehended by Police
Last week, local police were searching for a man connected to an attempted rape near the intersection of Meeker Ave and Kingsland, and had put up posters with the suspect’s […]
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Greenpoint Goes Bang: Filming Explosions Scheduled For This Afternoon in Greenpoint (6/26)
In case you hear some loud bangs or explosion noises going off in Greenpoint this afternoon, it’s due to scenes being filmed for Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The planned explosions […]
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Help Stop New Greenpoint Elementary School from Being Built Next To Toxic Site
A new petition on Change.org, led by the Greenpoint Environmental activist organization Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG), stands in opposition to the proposed location for mega-development Greenpoint Landing’s new […]
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Break-in and Attempted Rape in Greenpoint Yesterday
Police are searching for a man in his mid-20s who forced his way into a 37-year-old woman’s apartment by Kingsland and Meeker Avenues yesterday afternoon, June 21st, and tried to […]