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Pedal To The Metal NYE!
Tonight, people around the world will gaze into their TV screens, as the iconic glittering ball drops onto Times Square, ushering in a new year. But this time, that big […]
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“People here aren’t afraid of getting mugged – they’re afraid of getting hit.” – Assemblyman Lentol
Press Release via Joe Lentol’s Office: Assemblyman Lentol Responds to Latest Tragedy on McGuinness Boulevard Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol (D-North Brooklyn) responded today to the tragic death of a young woman Sunday night […]
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IN: Evil Landlords, SPAM, Fancy Condos / OUT: Foodswings, DIY Music, Seniors – The Hook Up (12/30)
Williamsburg developer and super-bully, Victor Einhorn, the new landlord of the city-run Swinging Sixties Senior Center building (211 Ainslie St), has given 200 seniors and preschoolers until the end of […]
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Wolf in a Bar (for real) & Hand Job Academy! Best of Greenpoint 2013
2013 was a very good year for Greenpoint. We had some bad moments, but overall we pretty much ruled as a neighborhood. Cheers to more good news and happiness in […]
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32 Year Old Woman Fatally Struck on McGuinness Blvd Sunday Night
It is with extreme sadness that we report that 32 year old Nicole Detweiler was killed last night on McGuinness Blvd and Nassau Ave in Greenpoint after being struck by […]
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Worst of Greenpoint 2013
We are the best neighborhood but sometimes shit happens. Here is the worst of Greenpoint 2013 in no particular order. We are saving the best for last of course so […]
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A Message to Greenpoint from Council Member Stephen Levin
A week or so ago we published an article titled The Conspiracy Against The People Opposed To Greenpoint Landing, after the painful and last public meeting about the high rise towers inevitably […]
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Styrofoam Ban – Win for NYC & Greenpoint
Greenpoint has been disappointed with our city council lately, but we can pat them on the back for this one. Last week they passed a ban on styrofoam, which is a […]
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77 Commercial Street Update
As expected, Council Member Stephen Levin voted to approve the proposed development at 77 Commercial St yesterday (12/19) . That means that the city can officially sell the “air rights” […]