• Pretty scary: Pregnant Mom Mugged At Gunpoint While Pushing Stroller In McCarren Park (Gothamist) • A Brewery / Restaurant is coming to the Greenpoint Waterfront from our friends at Brouwerij Lane […]
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Olechowski Beats Restler Becomes Greenpoint’s New District Leader
According to the Daily News and DNAinfo, after weeks of agonizing uncertainty and hand recounts, it has been reported that Chris Olechowski has taken Lincoln Restler’s place as State Committeeman for the 50th […]
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Audubon Retweet, Free CMJ Shows, Dupont Fire, Bike Fines, 10 Towers, Graham Ave Sleaze: The Hook-Up 10/13
• We don’t get usually get all gaga over social media attention but we were majorly honored when Audubon Society retweeted Greenpointers’ recent story on Birds of McGolrick Park! North Brooklyn […]
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Huge Greenpoint Development Underway?
A tipster sent along word that the Boardwalk Empire set at Franklin & Commercial Streets is currently being dismantled and that they will be out by the end of the […]
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McGolrick Park Bird Sightings: Nuthatch & Warbler
The fun part about birding is finding a bird when you aren’t even looking for one. I was admiring a beautiful tree in McGolrick Park which Jon identified as a […]
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IKEA CAT FOUND IN GREENPOINT NEAR JAVA & FRANKLIN ST (UPDATE: REUNITED WITH OWNER!)
UPDATE: IKEA CAT WAS REUNITED WITH HIS OWNER. Cats are such freeloaders. This design forward cat ran into a Greenpointer’s apartment during an Ikea furniture delivery. Coming to a party […]
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Brooklyn Townie, Time Warner, Speed Cameras on McGuinness, Musician Killed On Bike, Gentrification Ruining Brooklyn?: The Hook-Up 10/6
•Brooklyn Rail: I Was A Brooklyn Townie • Capital New York: A skeptic calls for speed-camera experimentation on McGuinness Boulevard • Bushwick Daily: Local Musician Killed on Bike • BK Mag: Have Hipsters […]
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M.Wells at PS1; Greenpointers on DieHipster – Again; Jamaica Bay Oil Spill; Graffiti Genome; New Bush/WB Restaurants: The Hook-Up 9/30
• Hyperallergic: See GO Brooklyn’s Top 10 Artist Nominees • Edible Communities: A Sneak Peek at M. Wells Dinette | World’s Fare • Die Hipster: Glow Necklace Kidult Kickball! Like Yah!!! • A […]
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Stack it All Up Like Lego Money: Kickstarter’s HQ in Greenpoint
As Greenpointers reported last month, Kickstarter is moving into Greenpoint. So how’s the construction coming along? Work in progress. The guys are bringing in the supporting construction frames. They will […]
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Lincoln Wins, Clintons at Roberta’s, Suits Fight, The Hook-Up 9/23
• Gothamist: What? The Clintons Ate At Roberta’s!?!? • @LincolnRestler tweeted: “Against all odds – after every last valid ballot was counted, we have won by 53 votes! Can’t thank you enough […]