On “this side” of McGuinness, Grapepoint Wines opened. At the grand opening, I chatted with Joanna, a young entrepreneur and wine shop owner. The party was packed with family and […]
Category: News
Posted inCommunity, News
Mural of a Whistleblower: BAMN
In the summer of 2011, a large mural of Bradley Manning appeared near McCarren Park. Straddled between Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the image had “Hero” written above the smiling face of […]
Posted inNews
The Greenpoint Boathouse
On a dark Tuesday night, I walked down Kent and pushed through a doorway obscured with old burlap sacks to reveal a room full of energetic sailors, paddlers, and waterfolk. […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Lentol on OWS and Homelessness
Joseph Lentol has been the New York State Assembly Member for Brooklyn’s District 50 (which includes Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Fort Greene) since 1983. He is also Chair of the Assembly’s […]
Posted inCommunity, News
We did it! Newtown Creek Tour
In 1929 the NYTimes wrote that, “People do not travel for pleasure on Newtown Creek.” Those of us on the Working Harbor Committee’s “Hidden Harbor Tour” of Newtown Creek disagreed, […]
Posted inNews
NEW LOGO & DESIGN: YOU’VE BEEN WARNED
GOOD NEWS! We have acquired the domain Greenpointers.com. When Justine started off, she named everything Greenpointers (Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Etc) but when the site Greenpointers.com became available (it was originally […]
Posted inNews
Occupy Brooklyn
Saturday (10/15) at 11am, supporters of the Occupy Movement rallied at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza. More info.
Posted inNews
Locals On Occupy Wall Street
On Wednesday night, the Mayor informed protesters they must vacate Zucotti park on Friday morning at 7 a.m for “cleaning.” They will be allowed back into the park, but will not […]
Posted inNews
Carcinogenic Plumes in McGolrick Park Area
There are two enormous spills beneath the northeastern-most pocket of Greenpoint: the Greenpoint Oil Spill, and the Meeker Avenue Plumes. Exxon Mobile has been working on the cleanup of the […]
Posted inNews
Chelsea Elliott: Occupying Greenpoint
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that Chelsea Elliott wishes that her move to the front lines of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests had been […]