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Help Turn Industrial Greenpoint Actually Green: Community Greening Workshop Tuesday Jan 30!

The McGolrick Park Neighborhood Alliance, Evergreen Exchange and the NYC Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the NYC Audubon, have developed a greening plan for the industrial area of Greenpoint. And now they’re inviting the community to join them to brainstorm how to make the plan become a reality!

WHAT: Community Greening Workshop
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan 30, 6-8pm
WHERE: Park Church Co-Op | 129 Russell St
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Greenpoint Merchants’ Generosity Shines Through: Holiday Lights Are On!

Posted by Geoff Cobb | November 21, 2016

There will be holiday lights on Manhattan Avenue this holiday season because about seventy-five local businesses dug deep into their pockets. Just after Thanksgiving the firm Illuminations by Arnold will begin hanging the holiday lights along the avenue thanks to a group of local merchants who took the task on themselves. There was an outpouring of support for lighting the avenue, which we saw a lot of in response to a previous Greenpointers story.

The businesses that contributed will hang a flyer in their windows so be sure to show them some love in your Greenpoint holiday shopping. Patronizing these establishments is a way of saying thank you to these local heroes. Continue reading →