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Remembering Bars and Restaurants Greenpoint Lost in 2020

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

2020 was rough for independent businesses

Several Women Attacked At Morgan Ave. L Station

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

“My immediate thought after it happened to me was, I really hope this doesn’t happen again to somebody else.”

How to Support the North Brooklyn Device Drive

by Julia Kott January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

The North Brooklyn Device Drive is collecting and distributing e-learning devices to students in District 14.

Hundreds of Students in North Brooklyn Cannot Access Remote Learning

by Julia Kott January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

“It’s a false narrative to say that kids aren’t learning anything this year. Kids are learning a lot about the world around them. They are learning about how messed up our leadership is.”

Where to Get Tested for COVID-19 in North Brooklyn

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

There are several options in Greenpoint for safe, easy Covid-19 tests.

A Petition Calls For New Safety Protocol at Nassau and Lorimer

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner December 23, 2020December 24, 2020

Over 1700 people agree: The intersection at Nassau Avenue and Lorimer Street is dangerous. The triangular pedestrian crossway in question is the focus of a new Change.org petition to the […]

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 […]

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