Police are seeking the suspects involved in an attempted robbery and shooting in Williamsburg early Monday morning, multiple news outlets report. 🚨WANTED🚨for a ROBBERY in front of 30 Maujer St […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meet the Man Behind the Fashion Sundae Camera
You’ve seen his shots of the fashionable people walking on Bedford Avenue, but you may not have seen him. For a year, local photographer Johnny Cirillo has been sharing his […]
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Xi’an Famous Foods to Reopen on Manhattan Avenue
It’s a pandemic miracle! Passersby on Manhattan Avenue this week breathed a sigh of relief seeing the signage at the former home of fast-casual chain, Xi’an Famous Foods: A banner […]
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Proposed Acme Fish and Office Development Enters Review Process
Acme Smoked Fish is seeking a new Greenpoint headquarters with the help of Rubenstein Partners, who unveiled renderings of the proposed 30 Gem St. development ahead of entering the city’s […]
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Volunteer Group Seeks Permanent Vehicle-Free Streets in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
A petition launched by the volunteer group North Brooklyn Open Streets Community Coalition is calling on the city to make the vehicle-free zones on Berry Street and Driggs Avenue permanent. […]
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How a North Brooklyn Transfer of Political Power Threatens Millions in Funding to the Area
By Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 2 at 7:40pm EST by THE CITY When voters in Williamsburg and Greenpoint cast […]
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Bedford Avenue’s Holiday Lights May Not Shine As Bright This Year
The annual holiday lights on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg may not shine as bright this year due to a shortage of donations from local businesses and corporate chain stores alike, […]
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Fashion Sundae Episode 48
We’re feeling sentimental this week about the Fashion Sundae series from Watching New York, aka photographer Johnny Cirillo, who Greenpointers will interview on Thursday as the series’ one year anniversary […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Holiday Lights Funded, Champion Coffee Closes, Pizzeria Opens and More!
Happy Halloween Greenpointers! The 17th Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade hosted by Townsquare is scheduled to start at noon on Saturday in front of the Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble […]
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Mario’s Pizza Opens on Manhattan Avenue
A new pizzeria opened this month in Greenpoint serving slices and pies on the northern end of Manhattan Avenue. Operating in the former space where Café Rochelle quietly closed earlier […]