Each year, in the dead of winter, the Department of Homeless Services sends volunteers – as many as 2,000- to less-than-scenic neighborhoods around the city to do a hand-count of […]
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Church of the Ascension Occupied for Sandy
Church of the Ascension on Java Street has been Occupied. The church, which began helping coordinate relief efforts (with Councilmember Steve Levin) for Hurricane Sandy survivors immediately after the storm, […]
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Kickstarter HQ – What’s On Deck
Progress on Kickstarter’s forthcoming Greenpoint HQ at the old Pencil Factory on Kent Street has been ongoing, but perceptible improvements have been hard to report for the last few months. […]
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New Development at Manhattan and Box
A new 7 story residential building is set to replace a vacant warehouse at the northern end of Manhattan Avenue between Box and Clay Streets. The developer, Domain Companies, is planning […]
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A Comment From Father John Re: Milton St Respite
This is a very important and illuminating comment written by Fr. John Merz of Ascension Church regarding the recently opened Homeless Respite on Milton St that has received a lot […]
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Pulaski Bridge Bike Path? Under City Consideration
Remember the last time you walked across the Pulaski Bridge? You likely were almost run over by a cyclist, right? Or were you the cyclist coasting at a rapid pace […]
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McGolrick/Withrop Park Statue Cleaned Up
Tony Luib got this great shot of the parks department cleaning up the mural in McGolrick/Winthrop Park that was vandalized over the weekend.
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Greenpoint is a 2013 “Six to Celebrate” Neighborhood!
The Historic Districts Council (HDC), New York’s city-wide advocate for historic buildings and neighborhoods, has just selected Greenpoint as one of the six neighborhoods to celebrate in 2013! Preservation Greenpoint–a […]
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Mulchfest: Annual Tree Abandonment & Slaughter – This Weekend! (1/12 & 13) – VIDEO!
Don’t trash your tree, abandon it at McCarren Park, where it will be slaughtered in a chipper in the spirit of Christmas! Mulchfest takes place Sat. & Sun. January 12-13th […]
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Saturday Birds in McGolrick Park! Hermit Thrush!
Yesterday morning’s walk to the farmers market brought some good bird sightings! It started with a Red Bellied Woodpecker battling with a starling for access to a cavity in a […]