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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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The North Brooklyn Business Community Comes Together in SOS Call to Support Local

by Jessy Edwards December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

You can’t miss the signs. They’re plastered on walls and shop windows all over North Brooklyn with various messages on the same theme: ‘Shop Local,’ ‘Save Our Storefronts,’ ‘Show Your […]

Greenpoint the Last Frontier for Fight Against National Grid’s North Brooklyn Pipeline, LNG Expansion

by Jessy Edwards December 20, 2020December 20, 2020

After spending much of 2020 opposing a fracked gas pipeline being laid through the neighborhood, Greenpoint residents say they’ve notched up a few wins — but the fight’s not over.  […]

Politicians and Activists Denounce Planned DOT Parking Lot

by Ben Weiss November 13, 2020November 14, 2020

A broad coalition of politicians and activists criticized the Department of Transportation’s plan for a paid parking lot underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway during a public Zoom meeting Thursday evening. Representatives […]

Food Scrap Drop-Off Returns to McCarren Greenmarket

by Greenpointers Staff November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

After a five-month break as COVID-19 swept New York City, GrowNYC’s food scrap drop-off site has returned to the McCarren Park Greenmarket (N 12 Street and Driggs Avenue) on Saturdays […]

Yemeni Coffee Shop Qahwah House Opens on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg

by Greenpointers Staff November 12, 2020November 13, 2020

Williamsburg’s first Yemeni coffee shop is now open on Bedford Avenue near the L train. Qahwah House (162 Bedford Ave.) opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony last Sunday, making it the second […]

Coronavirus Self-Testing Now Available in Greenpoint and Williamsburg

by Greenpointers Staff November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

As NYC continues to experience an uptick in COVID-19 cases in November, the city has introduced self-testing sites in Greenpoint and Williamsburg to help people get tested for the virus. […]

Mass Celebrations in North Brooklyn Follow Electoral Defeat of Donald Trump

by Greenpointers Staff November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

The communal jubilation in Greenpoint and Williamsburg following the electoral defeat of Donald Trump brought North Brooklynites together on Saturday afternoon in numbers perhaps not seen since the start of […]

Pick-Up Truck Driver Pins Woman to Concrete Barrier Near McCarren Park

by Greenpointers Staff November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

A gruesome scene unfolded in front of Five Leaves (18 Bedford Ave.) across from McCarren Park on Sunday morning when a 28-year-old man crashed his pickup truck into a 32-year-old […]

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Java Street? Big Bird Spotted in Greenpoint

by Greenpointers Staff November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

With film studios and production houses all over the neighborhood, celebrity sightings and movie shoots are not out of the ordinary in Greenpoint. But an outdoor shoot spotted on Java […]

Woman Shot During Williamsburg Attempted Robbery

by Greenpointers Staff November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Police are seeking the suspects involved in an attempted robbery and shooting in Williamsburg early Monday morning, multiple news outlets report. WANTEDfor a ROBBERY in front of 30 Maujer St […]

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