Omg! A pigeon flew into someone’s kitchen near the Lorimer stop and made a nest inside a pasta strainer. Follow Adelaide the pigeon on Instagram. This Fall, some of our Greenpoint […]
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It’s official–Greenpoint is Crowned NYC’s King of Illegal Dumping
We all know Greenpoint has a rep as being a pretty filthy hood. Not only do we process the lion’s share of NYC’s poop, but our backyard is infamous for […]
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The Afterlife of Christmas Lights (VIDEO)
We bought over 1000 white christmas lights to decorate our Holiday Market and we hope to use them for a long time. When they finally die and we recycle them, […]
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Serious Coffee, Happy Anniversary, Man vs. Bus, Transfer Turmoil, Toxic Horror — The Hook-Up (10/28)
Greenpointers.com contributor, Chérmelle D. Edwards has a very cool site called smdlr and was featured this week on Serious Eats as one of the best 5 coffee blogs! A […]
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Composting Feels Oh So Good! Especially For Greenpoint and North Brooklyn
How many of you Greenpointers have your own compost bin? Or bring your food scraps to the Greenmarket on Saturday in McCarren Park? Doesn’t it feel so good? Do you […]
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Greenpoint! Recycle Those Plastic Take-Out Containers And More!
Starting today – Greenpointers (and all other New yorkers) can finally feel slightly less guilty for ordering delivery at four am in a snow storm! At long last NYC recycles […]
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“A Cleaner City… is a Mindset” Obtaining Street Trash Cans in North Brooklyn
This article made possible by a donation to the Writer’s Fund Raffle by Greenpoint Heights. While Greenpoint is known for having numerous waste-transfer stations, super-fund sites, toxic releases, the oil spill […]
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Is Greenpoint Safe? 10 Things To Do
Do you find it ironic that Greenpoint features the environmentally friendly Rooftop Farms, the new McGolrick Park Farmers Market, a Clean Green Dry Cleaners on Nassau Ave, among many other […]
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Is Greenpoint Safe? Important Panel Discussion Wed 5/23
Oil spill? Toxins? Plumes? Is Greenpoint safe? If you live or work here, you should be concerned about how your health is affected by these big problems. Please come and […]
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SWEET FINDS: SCOOTER BOARD
“Its not called a scooter board!” Whatever it’s called, its a sweet piece of trash Scott scored on Franklin St. “This is the best day!” I had the fish eye […]