You may notice less content from Greenpointers over the next two weeks as this weekend marks the start of our much-needed break. In recent weeks we put on Greenpoint Open […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Religious Vaccine Exemption, CB1 SUV Outrage, Perplexing Petroleum Vapors
Welcome to the weekend Greenpointers! Catch-up on the local headlines from this week below and find out where to venture out this weekend. New York eliminated the religious exemption for […]
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Petroleum Build up in Sewer Lines Caused Vapors City and State Reps Say
The recent spike in petroleum odors in Greenpoint homes was the topic of discussion on Wednesday night at the second town hall this year hosted by the North Brooklyn Neighbors […]
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Celebrate International Axe Throwing Day With Bury the Hatchet
Today is officially International Axe Throwing Day and in celebration Greenpoint’s only axe bar (for now) is offering free sessions tonight. Bury the Hatchet (25 Noble St.) is inviting the public […]
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Dog Rescue Adoption Event Comes to Greenpoint Saturday (6/15)
The non-profit organization In Our Hands is hosting two rescue adoption events this Saturday, June 15th. One of the adoption locations will be at Port James of New York at […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meena Hasan and “Post-Colonial Legacy”
Meena Hasan’s newest show at LAUNCH F18 is, what she brilliantly and comically calls, a “kaleidoscopic onion.” To understand that, one must first understand her vivid works that stem from […]
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Maison Premiere and Sauvage File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
The restaurant group behind popular restaurants Maison Premiere (298 Bedford Ave.) and Sauvage (905 Lorimer St.) have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Eater NY reports. Owners Joshua Boissy and Krystof […]
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Locals Grill Community Board Purchase of $26,000 Toyota
The purchase of a $26,000 Toyota SUV by the executive committee of Brooklyn Community Board 1 resulted in multiple community members speaking out at Tuesday’s public meeting against the board’s […]
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Greenpoint Monitor Museum Hosts Open House Saturday (6/15)
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum will hold an open house this weekend to provide updates on the plan to build a museum in honor of the historic USS Monitor, the Civil […]
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Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Queer Cult Pride, Take the L — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (6/12-6/18)
WEDNESDAY 6/12 ^ BookBook Club: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen @ Archestratus (160 Huron St.), 7pm, FREE, read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novel, or anything else Archestratus […]