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, […]
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The New East River Trolley: Abridged Version?
When plans were announced by the de Blasio administration for a light rail system running from Astoria to Red Hook, many of us Greenpointers wondered about an important, but perhaps […]
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Five Winter Workouts You Might Actually Do
If you’re like me, your New Year’s resolution (if you made one at all) is already abandoned, and training for a half-marathon has been replaced with a snowy sprint to […]
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Laundromat Hospitals & Date Night Sewage Plants — The Hook-Up 2/19
The Greenpoint Hospital housing development is stalled once again, and this time, it’s because its services are needed in the laundry room of city life. Does your ideal Valentine’s Day […]
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Here’s How You Can Help the Diamond Street Fire Victims
After a four-alarm fire destroyed three consecutive buildings on Diamond Street last Sunday night, relief efforts are in full force to help the 16 or so people who have been […]
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Four-Alarm Fire Burns Through Three Buildings on Diamond Street
Four people — including two firefighters — were injured last night in a four-alarm fire that engulfed three consecutive buildings on Diamond Street. According to the Fire Department, the fire […]
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A Streetcar Named Whose Desire, Exactly? — The Hook-Up 2/12
Is it the Streetcar Named Desire for the people of New York, or is de Blasio’s proposed streetcar linking Brooklyn and Queens a developer’s fantasy in the making? In either […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Destroyed From Fire: A Call to The Community
On the evening of January 18th, Greenpoint Gallery underwent a casualty from an unfortunate electrical fire, causing significant damage to the second floor space. The gallery’s curator, Shawn James, has […]
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You’ve Heard About the L-Pocalypse. What About the G-Pocalypse?
The L Train is facing an imminent, extensive shutdown in the wake of lingering Hurricane Sandy damage, and North Brooklyn hasn’t taken the news very well. And why would it, […]
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At CitiStorage Rally, Various Words that Amounted to ‘Where’s Our Park?’
Yesterday was the year anniversary of the 7-alarm fire that razed the CitiStorage warehouse on the Williamsburg waterfront. At a rally held near the site on N. 11th Street and […]