Brooklyn Community Board 1 (CB1) purchased a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUV at the cost of $26,000 with funds intended to help NYC community boards. CB1 “was the only one of […]
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Greenpoint’s Vanishing Parades
For years the local Memorial Day Parade was a big event. Hundreds of people came out to honor the veterans who fought and sometimes died defending the country. However, last […]
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Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Walt Whitmans’ 200th Birthday
Celebrations at the Brooklyn Public Library are underway marking the legendary writer, journalist, and poet Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday. Whitman was born on 5/21/1819 and worked as a journalist for […]
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Mel Brooks: Williamsburgs’ Comic Genius
North Brooklyn has produced more than its fair share of great comedians. Jack Gilford, the man who many claim invented standup and the outrageously funny Buddy Hackett come immediately to […]
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Against The Grain, Paper Marbling, What The L? — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/22-5/28)
WEDNESDAY 5/22 *Wine Glass Terrarium Plant Nite @ Clinton Hall (247 Metropolitan Ave), 7pm, $55, Cultivate your creativity, naturally. Gifted growers will guide you step-by-step as you make a mini […]
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Horti Play Opens Experiential Plant Store in Greenpoint
When the Greenpoint-based plant subscription service Horti started about two years ago co-founders Puneet Sabharwal and Bryana Sortino began shipping houseplants to friends and quickly found great interest from a growing network […]
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Hollywood Legend Mickey Rooney’s Greenpoint Roots
Few people today might recognize him by his real name, Joe Yule Jr., but the boy born in 1920 at 696 Leonard Street would become an Academy Award winner […]
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“Dance and Be Free” With Good Move in Williamsburg
Warm weather is (finally) just around the corner. If rising temps make you eager for a new work out routine, Good Move is the answer. Located at 56 Marcy Ave, Good Move […]
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Vermin Infested Williamsburg Starbucks Is Closed Again
The Starbucks located at 154 N 7 St. in Williamsburg has shut down again following a temporary closure earlier this month after an employee/whistleblower reported a vermin infestation prompting an inspection […]
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Why Is McCarren Park’s Soil Lead Contaminated?
Does McCarren Park have a lead contamination problem? A new report from WNYC found lead contamination levels above 150 ppm in 87 percent of the 30 soil samples taken in […]