New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been intensely lobbying Amazon to locate its HQ2 in Long Island City. Gov. Cuomo jokingly offered to rename Newtown Creek ‘Amazon Creek’ on the […]
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Long Wait Times to Vote in Greenpoint
Greenpointers hoping to cruise by their poll site this morning and vote in a timely fashion were met with hour-long wait times as early as 8:30 a.m. at the […]
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Elections Are Tomorrow (11/6), It’s Time to Vote
It’s time to study up on your ballot options, find your poll site and vote tomorrow (11/6) in what is regarded as one of the most consequential midterm elections in […]
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Northern Territory Hibernating for Winter, Closing in 2019
Northern Territory (12 Franklin St.) is closing for the winter, and summer 2019 will be the popular bar’s last at the current Franklin Street location. You can come to say […]
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Greenpoint Street Closures During 2018 NYC Marathon
The NYPD’s 94th Precinct released a traffic alert regarding the 2018Â NYC Marathon’s route through Greenpoint. Starting on Sunday, Nov. 4, from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. there will be […]
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Will Newtown Creek Be Renamed To Amazon Creek?
Two weeks ago at their annual fundraiser, the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance (formerly Open Space Alliance) announced that Amazon Fashion donated $100,000 to the organization focused on bringing more recreational greenspace […]
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American Deli Market Forced to Close After 20 Years in Greenpoint
After 20 years in Greenpoint, the final day of business at American Deli Market (97 Franklin St.) will be Wednesday, Nov. 7. “We wanted to renew in 2016, since then we’ve […]
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Levin Will Host Meeting on Proposed Greenpoint Public School Next Thursday (11/8)
Next Thursday, November 8th, NYC Council Member Stephen Levin will hold a community meeting at the Dupont Senior Center (80 Dupont St.)Â for concerned parents to discuss the proposed site […]
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L Train Officially Shuts Down April 27th
The MTA confirmed today that the L train’s 15-month shutdown between 8th Avenue in Manhattan and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn will start on April 27th of next year. The damage […]
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Permanent Designs For 50 Kent Ave and Box Street Park To Be Presented
The progress of Bushwick Inlet Park is moving along and the 50 Kent Ave. parcel, a former state Superfund site that hosted the Brooklyn Flea and the Northside Concert Series, […]