Happy post-tropical storm weekend Greenpointers! The last two weeks have felt like New York City’s own monsoon season with periodic torrential downpour occurring often with thunder and lightning; there was […]
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Protestors Rally in Front of Council Member Levin’s Apartment During Budget Vote
Protestors clanged and banged in front of Council Member Stephen Levin’s apartment yesterday evening as he joined a majority of members that passed the City Council’s budget for the upcoming […]
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How White Neighbors Can Be Better Allies to BIPOC in a Mostly White Neighborhood
In early June, a crowd of neighbors gathered outside Tommy’s Tavern, listening as a woman named Kira shared her painful experiences with racism at that very Greenpoint corner. More neighbors […]
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Meet Riley Goodside: The Man Behind the Mask, Goggles, Gloves and Glasses
Riley Goodside, 33, woke up early on the brisk morning of March 15th and was “disgusted.” Just four days earlier, the World Health Organization had formally declared COVID-19 a pandemic, […]
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Kid’s Peace Movement to March in Support of Black Lives Matter on Saturday in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
The adults have gathered every night for nearly a month in McCarren Park calling for police reforms in response to the killing of George Floyd, and now it’s the kids’ […]
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Tommy’s Tavern Protestors Condemn Alleged Racism of Owner
More than 100 protestors gathered Thursday afternoon in front of Tommy’s Tavern (1041 Manhattan Ave.), a local dive bar on Manhattan Avenue, to condemn the owner’s recent behavior towards a […]
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Protestors on Skateboards, Bikes and Rollerblades Take to Williamsburg Streets
At first protestors marched on foot, then came the bike protests, and on Friday afternoon, skateboarders converged in Williamsburg in solidarity with the slew of Black Lives Matter protests across […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Community Board 1 Strikes Again, Police Reforms Abound, NYC Candidates Make Their Pitch, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! The McCarren Park gatherings for George Floyd continued every night this week as police reforms swept through Albany with the repeal of 50-a, among other measures meant […]
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Lauren Ashcraft Runs Grassroots Congressional Campaign in Crowded Field to Oust Carolyn Maloney
Lauren Ashcraft’s background is eclectic. She worked at JP Morgan Chase and is a Democratic Socialist. Ashcraft was also a standup comedian in New York and a policy analyst in […]
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Peter Harrison Wants to Unseat Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Cancel Rent
Peter Harrison isn’t paying rent for his apartment. A resident of Stuyvesant Town for the past 11 years, he’s decided to join millions across the country in refusing to fork […]