(sponsored) Happy Autumn, Greenpoint, from Down to Earth Markets, the crew behind the McGolrick Park Farmers Market. We’re writing with the latest market news, including an important announcement: On Sunday, […]
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Pot is Legal in Oregon & Greenpointers is For Sale
Dear Greenpoint, I moved to Oregon! And I couldn’t think of a better morning to announce it because after yesterday’s election recreational marijuana is now legal here. While that is […]
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Screw the Governor’s race. There are 3 more important issues that need your vote this Election Day!
Yes, it’s that time of the year again–big old Election Day. For those of us living here, this day seems rather arbitrary. Since we’re such a blue state, it’s usually […]
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Ghosts of Greenpoint alive and well!
Happy Halloween Greenpoint!!! Before you head out to play trick or trick tonight it might be fun to arm yourself with some ‘real’ ghost stories to spook out your […]
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Slain pedestrians & cyclists get loving memorials
Anyone who rides a bike knows cycling in the hood can be treacherous business. But did you know roughly every 48 hours a pedestrian or cyclist in NYC is killed […]
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Getty To Pay $16 Million Towards Clean Up Of Toxic Newtown Creek
In 1978 a US Coast Guard helicopter on a routine check spotted oil spilling into Newtown Creek. An estimated 30 million gallons leaked into the soil and water, causing health […]
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Update: Ebola… at The Gutter!? Dr. Tests Positive, First Case in NY
Just got off the phone with our Art Editor who was headed to a CMJ show tonight at The Gutter only to find out it was closed. According to Brooklyn […]
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Greenpointers CMJ 2014 Guide!
STAY IN BROOKLYN THIS CMJ! CMJ music marathon is upon us again, and before your head starts spinning trying to figure how, what, when and where to see the best […]
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The Hook-Up – Rat Mites / Get Rich on AirBnB / Greenpoint Landing Park / Trash? NIMBY!
• It’s as disgusting as it sounds… rat mites (NY Times) • Do you think it’s total BS that North Brooklyn processes a huge amount of the city’s trash? New […]
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Get Fit or Get Fined? Is this Even Legal? B.E.S.T. Plan Starts 10/26!
(sponsored) What would your community be like if it had ‘fitness patrols’ roaming your neighborhood streets? McDonald’s would probably be an underground junk food dealer (4 chicken nuggets in a […]