Did you know that New York City was recently ranked as the second best city for parks in the country? Did you also know that when I originally typed that […]
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Summer Safety Tips for Dog Owners!
Denise founded Empire of the Dog to work with rescues and teach their owners how to tackle some of the unforeseen difficulties of adopting. Here, she’ll share her expert tips […]
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Ferrets, Cornstalk Towers, & Church Condos – The Hook Up (5/30)
In preparation for Summer, PS1 has announced the full lineup for the 2014 Warm Up series, which will take place around the new outdoor installation, Hy-Fi, “a staggering and magnificent […]
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We Invented a New Subway Line: Over the New Kosciuszko Bridge (and Beyond)
Visting the Kosciszko Bridge, on Earth Day, no less, got us thinking: was there ever any consideration for a mass transit line on the major project about to replace the structure, […]
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New Warsaw, Williamsburg Bros, & Beyonce – The Hook Up (5/23)
The New Warsaw Bakery will be moving to a new location, after 20 years on Leonard. We will miss the smell of fresh baked bread wafting down the street, but […]
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Found Dog!
One of our readers send us this pic, which they saw posted in McCarren Park today. Is this your pup??
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Greenpoint Vision Zero Safety Forum Tonight @ 6pm
Yesterday I saw (but first heard) an NYPD van with a loudspeaker, driving up and down Grand Street near Leonard with a public service announcement about Vision Zero. Hearing a […]
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Welcome to the Hotel Greenpoint
Early this week, we got word that a four-story warehouse on Norman and Henry St is being converted into a hotel by architect, Robert Scarano. The Department of Buildings approved […]
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Help Make McGolrick an “Urban Oasis”
When you think of Urban Oasis, McGolrick Park might not come immediately to mind. Although it is much more quiet (and less trampled) than it’s more promiscuous sister (McCarren… ’cause […]
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Want Your (Public) Soil Tested?
Chromium? Cadmium? Nickel? Lead? Arsenic…? These heavy metals are not great things to have lurking in the soil at high levels, especially if you’re an avid gardener or have […]