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 […]
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Urban Cowboys, Domino Sugar, & a Sugary Sphynx Vulva– The Hook Up (5/16)
Apparently people are jumping on the Wythe Hotel success bandwagon by building more hotels in the area, like this Jetsons-inspired hotel (I’m afraid) and (no joke) an Urban Cowboy bed and breakfast in Williamsburg… […]
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The G Train Gets a Bandaid
We’ve been pretty concerned lately about the looming black hole of public transit that will be Greenpoint this Summer. As you may remember, we found out back in March that […]
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Jay Ott’s Body Found
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, […]