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BQX Public Discussion on Local Business and Public Transit at Brooklyn Bowl (3/5)

by Greenpointers Staff March 4, 2019March 4, 2019

A panel discussion on the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector (also known as BQX) is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Brooklyn Brewery (79 […]

Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs’ Prophetic Warning to Greenpoint

by Geoff Cobb December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

The name Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) is legendary in urban planning and in the last year of her life, Jacobs had a prescient warning about the future of our waterfront in […]

Public Waterfront Revealed at Eliot Spitzer’s Dank 420 Kent Ave Development

by Aaron Simon December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

A 400-foot long esplanade is taking shape at Eliot Spitzer’s new dank 420 Kent Ave. luxury development on the South Williamsburg waterfront, NY YIMBY reports. The new renderings show how […]

6th Annual Brooklyn Greenway Half Marathon & 5k This Sunday

by Aaron Simon October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

The 6th annual Brooklyn Greenway Half Marathon & 5k will take place on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. The start and finish lines are located at the future Columbia […]

De Blasio Gives BQX a Green Light

by Lucie Levine September 4, 2018August 31, 2018

Yesterday, the Mayor put the long-stalled BQX waterfront streetcar project back on the table. The light rail trolley slated to run between Brooklyn and Queens was left out of the […]

5th Annual Brooklyn Greenway Half Marathon and 5K is Sunday 10/15

by Lucie Levine October 6, 2017October 5, 2017

This fall, there are plenty of opportunities to help make Greenpoint greener and to run a (sorta) marathon, but what if you want to do both at the same time? […]

All Aboard: The Brooklyn Barge Opened Yesterday!

by Desirée Flores May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

The Brooklyn Barge (3 West Street, at Milton) finally opened yesterday for its third season. This is Greenpoint’s only waterfront bar with unbeatable views of Manhattan. It’s the kind of place […]

Abandoned Brooklyn: The Water Front

by Max D October 22, 2013October 15, 2013

See more of Max Dworkin’s photos at www.Pictured.tumblr.com.

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