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Charles Evans Hughes: Greenpoint’s Forgotten Statesman

by Geoff Cobb January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

He did not look like a Greenpointer, he did not act like one either and with his eloquent vocabulary and upper-class speech he sure did not sound like one, nevertheless, […]

Famous Greenpointers: Happy Birthday Mae West!

by Geoff Cobb August 17, 2015August 16, 2015

Mae West was a renowned stage actress, director, playwright and film star whose career spanned over seven decades. Born on Herbert Street in 1893 to a German mother, Tillie Doelger, with a […]

Famous Greenpointer : Mae West

by Rebecca C December 30, 2014December 29, 2014

Mae West is Famous Greenpointers of the month! According to Wiki, “during her childhood, West’s family moved to various parts of Woodhaven, Queens, as well as the Williamsburg and Greenpoint […]

Famous Greenpointers: Mickey Rooney

by Rebecca C November 30, 2014November 30, 2014

What a mug on that guy, eh? Micky Rooney began his long career as a child star, but unlike modern child stars, he continued working into his 90s. He was […]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Famous Greenpointer Pat Benatar

by Rebecca C October 27, 2014October 23, 2014

What do you think of our new illustrated series of famous Greenpointers? Our first is the one and only Pat Benatar! This Greenpointer’s real name is Patricia Mae Andrzejewski. Born […]

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