A message from North Brooklyn Boat Club: “As you can probably imagine, our beloved Broadway Stages Boatyard was thoroughly flooded earlier this week when Hurricane Sandy hit. Water filled all […]
Tag: Brooklyn
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Finding Words: On #Sandy: From Father Merz’s latest “In Touch” – Ascension Church
On #Sandy: From Fr. Merz’s latest “In Touch” – Please read and consider sharing: “I think it is worthwhile to appreciate how dis/reorienting events like these can be for each […]
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Give Blood In Williamburg Tomorrow (11/3); Schedule An Appointment To Save A Life
I just got the best email ever that said, “Thank You For Scheduling An Appointment To Save A Life.” Since last weekend, New York Blood Center (NYBC) has had to […]
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Greenpoint’s #Sandy Updates: Clean-Up, Travel Info, Schools Open Monday
Things are getting back to normal but the more I look around, the more I realize how lucky we all are here in Greenpoint. Tomorrow we will have a comprehensive […]
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Town Square Halloween Parade 2012
This past Saturday that picturesque thoroughfare Manhattan Avenue was blocked by people double parking descended on by tiny-and-medium sized revelers representing for this year’s Town Square Halloween Parade. Marchers braved […]
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Greenpoint’s Most Beautiful Blocks!
With all the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, let’s enjoy some photos of Greenpoint’s most beautiful blocks! What is your favorite block in Greenpoint? GUERNSEY ST RUSSELL ST KENT ST MILTON […]
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Farewell Sandy! Toxic CoDependent Halloween Dance Party Still On Tonight!
Greenpoint made it through Hurricane Sandy! Now let’s give Sandy a proper Farewell Party! Despite power outages, serious flooding, and our worst nightmare coming true – the toxic Newtown Creek overflowing […]
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10 Lessons Greenpoint (and NYC) Can Learn From #Sandy
Good morning, Greenpoint! Over a year ago when I wrote my first post, I did not imagine how important this website would be in critical times – such as Hurricane […]
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#sandy is gone; Greenpoint cleans-up / halloween / volunteer info (updates)
“What a weather!” as my Nonna would say. Greenpoint, we are moving forward and cleaning up. It’s great to see businesses opening and Greenpointers walking around safely. The Mayor has […]
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Adelina’s Rice Balls Brunch
Mary Ann and I usually do ladies brunch (she’s a riot!) but last weekend we decided to invite the boys and met at Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave), which was just rated […]