The NYPD is seeking the public’s help to identify a male suspect who allegedly slashed a 31-year-old woman across her face before robbing her Sunday morning. The suspect approached the victim, […]
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L Train Gas Odor Causes Sick Passengers, Service Disruptions
Following reports of a mysterious gas odor today, the L train is experiencing service disruptions between Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn and 1st Avenue in Manhattan, the MTA says. Update: There […]
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Walt Whitman’s Writing About North Brooklyn
For most of us when we think about Brooklyn’s greatest poet Walt Whitman we think about his poetry and not about his prose. However, Whitman like many creative people today […]
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Box Truck Swipes Cars, Crashes Into Russell Street Building
An Aviation Gin box truck swiped two parked cars and crashed into an apartment building at 165 Russell St. around 3:30 a.m. this morning, multiple news outlets are reporting. No […]
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A/D/O to Host Public Forum on Partial L-Train Shutdown (2/19)
How can we use the L train shutdown to inspire change around sustainable mobility in New York and the greater world? That’s the question that will be explored at ReversaL: […]
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Consider Yourself Tempted… Greenpointers Valentine’s Market (Sunday, 2/10) Vendor Preview!
Can you feel it in the air…? That hard-to-put-your-finger-on feeling that makes you see the whole world in rosy hues? It’s called looove, friends. And it’s what we’re celebrating this […]
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Headrush Barbershop’s Gustavo Montenegro Named ‘New Yorker of the Week’
A Greenpoint business owner has been named NY1’s ‘New Yorker of the Week.’ Gustavo ‘Goose’ Montenegro caught the attention of NY1 after offering free haircuts at his business, Headrush Barbershop […]
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Historic Documents Highlight Local History of Slavery
It’s February and Black History Month has started, a time when we recall the huge African-American contribution to our country. Ask many educated New Yorkers and you may find that […]
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Coming Soon to Rough Trade: Dutch Quartet Mozes and the Firstborn
Dutch quartet Mozes and the Firstborn, who released their new album Dadcore last Friday, and will be performing February 15 at 9 PM at Williamsburg’s Rough Trade (64 North 9th Street). Tickets are $12 (or $14 […]
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US Premiere of “Bleach” Follows Lonely Bushwick Rentboy
Check your coat at the door, and maybe your comfort. But what else would you expect going to see an immersive play about a gay sex worker in a Bushwick […]