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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: death

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Looking for Love on the G Train, Life and Death in Brooklyn — The Hook-up (2/23)

by Lucie LevineFebruary 23, 2018February 23, 2018

The Man in the Yellow Hat was always looking for Curious George. This Valentines Day, a 25-year-old Williamsburg woman was looking for the Guy in the Yellow Shoes. After a […]

Posted inNews

Manny Franquinha, 89, Founder of Crest Hardware Passes; Services This Week

by Greenpointers StaffJuly 12, 2017July 12, 2017

We are sad to learn of Manny Franquinha’s passing via the Crest Hardware (558 Metropolitan Ave) Facebook Page. Crest has been open since 1962, and as a mom and pop […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Greenpoint Couple Found Dead in Hot Tub

by GinaApril 16, 2014

Yes, this actually happened. On Sunday afternoon, a mailman found a couple naked and dead in their hot tub on Nassau Ave. An empty gallon of vodka was found nearby […]

Posted inArt

03.21.14 Mixtape // Sursum Verbo

by BecaMarch 21, 2014March 21, 2014

Guitarsy trio Sursum Verbo curates this week’s brumal-abolishing mix by, well, applauding death. Ready to get your pinebox rock on?

Posted inCommunity, News

“People here aren’t afraid of getting mugged – they’re afraid of getting hit.” – Assemblyman Lentol

by Jen GDecember 30, 2013December 30, 2013

Press Release via Joe Lentol’s Office: Assemblyman Lentol Responds to Latest Tragedy on McGuinness Boulevard Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol (D-North Brooklyn) responded today to the tragic death of a young woman Sunday night […]

Posted inCommunity, News

32 Year Old Woman Fatally Struck on McGuinness Blvd Sunday Night

by Jen GDecember 30, 2013December 30, 2013

It is with extreme sadness that we report that 32 year old Nicole Detweiler was killed last night on McGuinness Blvd and Nassau Ave in Greenpoint after being struck by […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Man Urinates Onto G Train Track And Is Killed

by Jen GJuly 8, 2013

It isn’t an urban legend, according to DNA Info: A man was killed after being electrocuted Monday morning while walking on the tracks near the Broadway G train stop … Matthew Zeno, 30,  and […]



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