Though the crucial CitiStorage site is still at large, Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park is celebrating an incremental victory in its fight to secure the full 28-acre park Brooklyn was […]
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Calyer Street Water Main Burst Adds To Ongoing Water Problems
Residents and businesses on Franklin and Calyer in Greenpoint have already been having a tough week with sporadic water shutoffs by the city due to construction. And to add insult […]
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Local Hot Sauce Company Feels the Bern, Plus Night Bazaar Moves — The Hook-Up 3/11
Brooklyn Night Bazaar is hoping to move back to familiar stomping grounds after its brief respite at the beach last summer. The owner is currently looking to secure a liquor […]
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Sign up for FREE Smoke Alarms and Installation TONIGHT at Fire Safety Meeting
Join your neighbors and the Mayor’s Community Affairs tonight at St. Stan’s Academy on 12 Newell Street for an informative fire safety meeting, and sign up to get free smoke detectors/CO2 alarms […]
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A Greener Greenpoint Thanks to New Passive Building
While affordability is on the tip of everyone’s tongue when it comes to new housing development, energy efficiency has proven to be just as important. Williamsburg’s Loadingdock5 architectural firm has […]
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The NYT’s ‘New Yorker of the Year Award’ Given to Greenpoint’s Own Rev. Ann Kansfield
Typically, when I walk down Manhattan Avenue, or through McCarren Park, or up Franklin, I’m thinking about myself — praying I look cool, contemplating the new bars, and eyeing the countless men […]
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Every Story Is About Congestion & Change — The Hook-Up 3/4
In January, Assemblyman Lentol announced a temporary suspension of alternate side parking rules on film shoot days, but that hasn’t stopped film crews from competing for space with residents (hearsay […]
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A Little-Known Newtown Creek Access Point Takes Shape
If you walk along Greenpoint Avenue toward Queens, you will eventually approach North Henry Street, which appears to be a private road for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. A little-known fact […]
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Clothes Abound for The Diamond Street Fire Victims, but the Apartment Search Goes On
Thanks to everyone who donated clothing and supplies to the Diamond Street fire victims, because they now have plenty of essentials. However, they’re still looking for a place to call […]
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Newtown Creek Pollution and Monsanto’s Roundup Pose Double-Duty Health Concerns for Greenpointers
Recent city investigations have revealed new information about two major health concerns for Greenpoint residents: details on the contaminants—and the plans for clean-up—in one of the nation’s most polluted waterways, […]