Very sad news today: the body of the Brooklyn designer, Jay Ott, was found in the New York Harbor early Thursday. Ott, 31, was last spotted exiting his home in […]
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Bike Guessing Contest: the Results Are In & We Have a Winner!
As most of you have probably noticed Greenpoint’s population is rising faster than new condos. As each year goes by, I find it harder to cross the street. What was […]
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Williamsburg Then & Now, Hot Tub Parties, & a Bicycle Thief – The Hook Up (5/9)
These then/now photos of Williamsburg are neat. The killer of Menachem Stark, the man who went missing in South Williamsburg and whose body was later found in a dumpster on Long […]
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B.E.S.T. Summer Slim Down
(sponsored) The sun is shining brighter, the days are getting hotter, and in just a few short months, we will be baring all in the Rockaways – or McCarren Park […]
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Waterfront Construction Will Begin in 2015
The notion that not one, but two parks, are coming to Greenpoint as early as 2015 may SOUND like good news. Who doesn’t love green space? But, don’t forget to […]
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What Does Vision Zero Mean for Greenpoint?
I live on “The Other Side of McGuinness,” in the quieter outskirts of the neighborhood where Greenpoint sooooort of meets Williamsburg, near McGolrick Park. Although I technically live in Greenpoint, […]
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Have You Seen This Cat?
Help this Greenpoint couple find their cat! Here’s the description: Black with white patch on neck, 10 lbs. Neutered male named Raven. Last seen Sunday, April 27, Diamond St. between […]
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Guess & Win: How Many Bikes Ride Down Franklin in 1 Hour?
This past Saturday, I spent 1 hour stationed on Franklin and kept tally of how many bikes passed me by. The weather was a bitchin’ 60 degrees and the good […]
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We wanted to know: What’s the wildest thing you’ve ever eaten?
On behalf of Greenpointers Recipes Gone Wild, I spent last Saturday at the Food Book Fair Foodieodicals asking attendees to share with me the wildest thing they had ever eaten. […]
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McGolrick Park Farmers Market is Moving Outside – AND INTO THE PARK!
(sponsored) On Sunday, May 11, McGolrick Park’s Down to Earth Farmers Market is moving outside to the center of McGolrick Park. That’s right: We’re going to stretch out into the […]