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, […]
Posted inLost & Found, News
Have You Seen This Cat?
Help this Greenpoint couple find their cat! Here’s the description: Â Black with white patch on neck, 10 lbs. Â Neutered male named Raven. Â 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 […]
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NYPD Would Rather Ticket Bikes Than Speeding Cars…
Right of Way sent us this video filmed during Critical Mass, a peaceful bike ride that takes place on the last Friday of every month. The last one was on […]
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These Kids Wanna Play Basketball: Eat Dinner For Them
You have two choices for this Saturday night: Go out for dinner OR go out for dinner and donate the profits to help kids play basketball. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA […]
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Kent Avenue South Bike Lane Expansion Begins
A stretch of Kent Avenue in south Williamsburg is being updated to include a two-way bicycle greenway, along with improvements to calm motorists and conform the roadway to traffic patterns […]
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A lot…Or Nothing – What is Really Going on with the North Brooklyn Boathouse?
So a lot is going on with the Newtown Creek Environmental Benefit Project. Or nothing is going on with it. It really depends on who you ask. Wednesday night (4/23), […]