Tonight – August 20, 2013 at 6:30 PM there will be a Public Hearing on the 77 Commercial Street Project and an Informational Presentation on Newtown Barge and Box Street Parks at Automotive […]
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Community Meeting Workshop on Greenpoint Landing & 77 Commercial St High Rises Tomorrow (6/27)
Don’t forget to join GWAPP & NAG for a Special Community Workshop on the Greenpoint Landing & 77 Commercial Street Developments on Thursday June 27th, 2013 at 6:30-8pm at the Newtown Creek Visitor Center (329 Greenpoint Ave). This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE […]
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No More Puddle Jumping In McCarren’s “Hipster Lake” … for now
According to DNAinfo, the $930,000 project to fix what is called “Hipster Lake” in McCarren Park will be completed by the summer. The plan is to “rebuild paths and add drains […]
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Kickstarter HQ – What’s On Deck
Progress on Kickstarter’s forthcoming Greenpoint HQ at the old Pencil Factory on Kent Street has been ongoing, but perceptible improvements have been hard to report for the last few months. […]
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Huge Greenpoint Development Underway?
A tipster sent along word that the Boardwalk Empire set at Franklin & Commercial Streets is currently being dismantled and that they will be out by the end of the […]
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Stack it All Up Like Lego Money: Kickstarter’s HQ in Greenpoint
As Greenpointers reported last month, Kickstarter is moving into Greenpoint. So how’s the construction coming along? Work in progress. The guys are bringing in the supporting construction frames. They will […]
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Billiards & Auto Parts To Apartments On McGuinness Blvd?
That was the question on everyone’s mind at Wednesday night’s CB1 public hearing. In part, the public hearing was called to discuss the proposed rezoning of a block-long portion of […]
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Kickstarter Furthers Brooklyn’s Tech Boom!
Fellow Greenpointer Nathaniel Ziering tipped me off that Kickstarter is moving their headquarters from Manhattan to Greenpoint! The fast growing company provides crowd-sourced funding for creative projects, many of which […]
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Brooklyn Imbecile: Mixed Media
My appreciation for abstract art comes more from the streets of Brooklyn than the galleries of Manhattan. Devoe Street 11222 So, forget that it’s chipped, sprayed or splattered paint and […]