Restaurants and bars across Greenpoint and Williamsburg, like the rest of New York City, opened outdoor seating to stir-crazy North Brooklynites during the borough’s first official weekend of summer. Neighborhood […]
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Rainbow Over Brooklyn Marks End of Pride Weekend
This year’s Pride March and in-person celebrations may have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the culmination of Pride weekend was marked by a magnificent rainbow over Brooklyn […]
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Greenpoint This Week: McCarren Park Gatherings, Marches, Volunteer Cleanups, Phase 2 and 3, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! A special Pride weekend edition of the McCarren Park gatherings will go down with a socially distant dance party hosted by Black Lives Matter Friday at 7 […]
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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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Royal Hawaiian Shave Ice Sets Up Shop at Lobster Joint
Royal Hawaiian Shave Ice is offering a colorful cool-down treat in Greenpoint this summer. Operating out of a window at Lobster Joint (1073 Manhattan Ave.), the Hawaiian shave ice company […]
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Under the K Bridge Park Will Be Ready in Early July
The new park underneath the Kosciusko Bridge will be ready in July, Assembly Member Joe Lentol announced on Monday. Under the K Bridge Park will open in an area of […]
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Pueblo Querido Opens Second Coffee Shop, A “Little Colombia” in Williamsburg
Christian Guzman Herrera has built a “Little Colombia” just off the East River in Williamsburg. An offshoot of his four-year-old Pueblo Querido coffee shop and roastery at 195 […]
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Primary Elections Are Sort of Over, Beaches Will Definitely Open, and So Will More NYC Streets: Mid-Week Check In
We’re halfway through this week, which also happens to be an election week with the 2020 New York Democratic primaries. Tuesday was the official day for in-person voting, and early […]
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North Brooklyn’s In-Progress Primary Results
North Brooklyners braved a still-simmering pandemic and the hot humidity on Tuesday to cast their votes in New York’s 2020 democratic primary elections. While the primary is the appetizer before […]