Got your kayaks and kites ready? If you don’t, better hurry up! This Sunday, the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park are about to make history and they want you in […]
Category: News
Judy Blume Shows a Greenpoint Hubby Some Love
A couple of days ago, Greenpointers put out an all-points bulletin for a very special item—a signed 1991 paperback copy of Judy Blume’s revered Are you there God? It’s me Margaret which […]
77 Yr Old Watch Fixer Gets Evicted From Shop After 26 Years
Two weeks ago Greenpoint resident and local watch repairwoman, Ms. Leokadia Trzaskowska, was sitting at her workbench, like every day for the past 26 years, and had the unimaginable happen. […]
Important Meeting on Superfund Nuhart Plastics this Monday!
Time to talk about our favorite superfund Nuhart Plastics again. Recent developments are underway to turn the festering superfund site into affordable luxury apartments. Disturbed at that thought? Chew […]
Grease those wheels! Brooklyn’s Epic Ride is this Saturday!
Bikes! Beer! Parks! Amazing city views you can only witness on a 40-mile bike ride through Brooklyn and Queens! You can have it all this Saturday, July 25th in Brooklyn […]
It’s all happening – Rehearsal Studios on the Cheap in Williamsburg!
There’s good news this summer for local artists and the mamas and papas of Williamsburg! The Brooklyn Public Library and Spaceworks, a nonprofit that develops affordable rehearsal and visual arts […]
GPL cuts down 75 yr old trees. Parks Dept scoops up $414,000 in Restitution Fees
In recent weeks, some of you may have spotted the mutilation of 5 trees bordering the northern edge of Barge Park. These trees, identified as 75 yr old London Plane […]
It’s about time! Greenpoint Avenue Bridge gets Dedicated Bike Lane!
Whether in driving a car or riding a bike, at some point or we all have experienced the hair-raising ride across Greenpoint Avenue’s treacherous J.J Byrne Memorial Bridge. For years […]
Greenpoint Landing Throws a Party & Doesn’t Invite the Community
What does gourmet ice cream and shovels have in common? Nothing really. But throw in some sand and a couple of key photo-ops with politicians and you’d be at a […]
Curb Your Litter Hits Greenpoint Streets
We’ve been talking a lot about trash these days. Whether it’s about the pilot composting program or the new Big Belly Solar Bins hitting the streets, garbage is a serious […]