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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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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 […]

Thursday Spotlight: Meet the Man Behind the Fashion Sundae Camera

by Billy McEntee November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

You’ve seen his shots of the fashionable people walking on Bedford Avenue, but you may not have seen him. For a year, local photographer Johnny Cirillo has been sharing his […]

Xi’an Famous Foods to Reopen on Manhattan Avenue

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

It’s a pandemic miracle! Passersby on Manhattan Avenue this week breathed a sigh of relief seeing the signage at the former home of fast-casual chain, Xi’an Famous Foods: A banner […]

Proposed Acme Fish and Office Development Enters Review Process

by Greenpointers Staff November 4, 2020November 6, 2020

Acme Smoked Fish is seeking a new Greenpoint headquarters with the help of Rubenstein Partners, who unveiled renderings of the proposed 30 Gem St. development ahead of entering the city’s […]

Volunteer Group Seeks Permanent Vehicle-Free Streets in Greenpoint and Williamsburg

by Greenpointers Staff November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

A petition launched by the volunteer group North Brooklyn Open Streets Community Coalition is calling on the city to make the vehicle-free zones on Berry Street and Driggs Avenue permanent. […]

How a North Brooklyn Transfer of Political Power Threatens Millions in Funding to the Area

by The City November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

By Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 2 at 7:40pm EST by THE CITY When voters in Williamsburg and Greenpoint cast […]

Bedford Avenue’s Holiday Lights May Not Shine As Bright This Year

by Greenpointers Staff November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

The annual holiday lights on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg may not shine as bright this year due to a shortage of donations from local businesses and corporate chain stores alike, […]

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