While Greenpoint mourns Neftaly Ramirez, who was fatally struck on Franklin and Noble on July 22, the Action Carting driver who hit him is not being charged with a crime. Ramirez […]
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Greenpoint Playwright George Carroll Was Fatally Stabbed Last Friday; Community Support Pours In
On Saturday morning, we woke up to the shocking news that on Friday evening, just a few hours after Greenpointers rallied in peaceful assembly to stand against Neo-Nazi ideology in […]
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Moon Over Greenpoint — Pics From The Solar Eclipse
Yesterday, Greenpoint residents gathered in Transmitter Park, McCarren Park and on rooftops and sidewalks to witness the solar eclipse. People crafted eclipse viewers and camera obscuras out of junked up […]
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Anti-Nazi Rally Held in McGolrick Park Last Friday
After White Supremacist Neo-Nazis carried out terror and violence in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, the nation has been grappling with the pervasive reality, and deeply real threat, of White Supremacy. […]
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Have Your Voice Heard With Participatory Budgeting
Real Money, Real Power: Participatory Budgeting from PBP on Vimeo. Cycle 7 of NYC’s Participatory Budgeting initiative has begun! And Council Member Stephen Levin is riding high after Cycle 6’s […]
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Mockingbirds Attack in Transmitter, Robbers Impersonate ICE, Literary Playlists—The Hook-Up 7/31
Word on the street is that there’s a dangerous crew of mockingbirds hanging out in Transmitter Park, and boy are they ready to start shit. One reader tells us, “I […]
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Ch-ch-changes (to the McGolrick Park Dog Run), Re-opening Soon!
A quick walk along the southwest corner of McGolrick Park in the last few weeks reveals it has been getting something of a facelift. At some point in early July, […]
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The Karcher is Supporting Trans Rights by Offering Non-Gendered Haircuts
Nackie Karcher and Madeline Jacobs, who are the Owner and Manager of local salon The Karcher (72 Greenpoint Avenue) have been talking about showing their support for women as well […]
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The Kosciuszko Bridge is Falling Down: Pieces Barged Out Today, And You Can Watch!
All day yesterday (Tuesday) the main span of the Kosciuszko Bridge was lowered onto barges on Newtown Creek. The bridge segments will be barged out of the Creek today, from 10am […]
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Friday Night’s Tragic Hit-and-Run Accident
At about 12:30 am Saturday morning, NYPD responded to a call of a cyclist hit by a driver on Franklin Street at Noble Street. The 27-year-old male cyclist was pronounced […]