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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: Gentrification

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Greenpoint’s Anti-Asian Racism Must Stop to Protect Neighbors

by Melissa Kravitz HoeffnerMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Greenpoint is not immune to racism.

Posted inCulture

Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs’ Prophetic Warning to Greenpoint

by Geoff CobbDecember 31, 2018December 31, 2018

The name Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) is legendary in urban planning and in the last year of her life, Jacobs had a prescient warning about the future of our waterfront in […]

Posted inNews

De Blasio Gives BQX a Green Light

by Lucie LevineSeptember 4, 2018August 31, 2018

Yesterday, the Mayor put the long-stalled BQX waterfront streetcar project back on the table. The light rail trolley slated to run between Brooklyn and Queens was left out of the […]

Posted inCulture

Thursday Spotlight: Steve Wasterval and How an Evolving Greenpoint Affects His Paintings

by Billy McEnteeMay 17, 2018May 14, 2018

Steve Wasterval isn’t from here, but you may be led to believe otherwise given the authenticity and love behind each of his New York paintings. In a culture where the definition […]

Posted inNews

NYU is in the Pencil Factory, The BQX isn’t in the Budget, and NYC blames Airbnb for Rising Rent — the Hook-up (5/11)

by Lucie LevineMay 11, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! Say hello to our newest neighbor: NYU School of Medicine. NYU has signed a 15-year lease for nearly 17,000sqft of space at 74 Kent Street, and will […]

Posted inEvents

New Comedy Project, Community Acupuncture and Photoshoppin’ History — What’s Happening, Greepoint? (3/28-4/3)

by Lucie LevineMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

WEDNESDAY 3/28 Shared Living, Better Living @ADO (29 Norman Ave), 6:30pm, FREE, A lively panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities presented by shared living, More Info Paint Nite @ […]

Posted inCulture

In a Battle Against Greenpoint’s Real Estate Investors, Bar Matchless Loses – Tonight’s The Last Night (1/8)

by Julia MJanuary 8, 2018January 8, 2018

Today is a sad day for Greenpoint as one of its best cultural icons will be closing down for good – but not before one last hurrah tonight (January 8, […]

Posted inCulture

Bar Matchless Resists Closure – For Now

by Julia MJanuary 3, 2018January 4, 2018

If you haven’t already heard, the rumors are true. The building where Bar Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave) is in has been sold and they were asked to vacate the premises. But […]

Posted inUncategorized

Anti-Gentrification Panel Discussion in Long Island City Tonight (12/4)

by Lucie LevineDecember 4, 2017December 4, 2017

The Queens Anti-Gentrification Project and Progress Queens will be hosting an event tonight called “Money, Power and Politics: Queens Democrats Examined.” The Queens County Democratic Party is also known as […]

Posted inNews, The Hook-Up

Greenpoint gets a Tower, Newtown Creek Hoax?, and Halloween Fun – The Hook-up 10/21

by Erik KeithleyOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016

Been wondering what the massive building is going up between India and Huron Street along West Street? It’s “The Greenpoint”, a 40-story condo building, the details of which have been […]

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