Brooklynites and former New Yorkers alike can now indulge in Greenpoint’s most iconic smoked fish at home thanks to a new online shop. Acme Smoked Fish (30 Gem St.) is […]
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Fashion Sundae Episode 45
With the recent weather bouncing between sunny and pleasant to rainy and windy, Watching New York captured an array of styles on neighborhood streets for Episode 45. As the second consecutive pandemic […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Library Opening Announced, COVID Hotspots Emerge, Waterfront Condo Boards Sue, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! This week brought the closure of NYC neighborhoods where COVID infections are reemerging at an alarming rate. In effect for at least the next two weeks, sections […]
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Greenpoint Library Lobby Service Launches October 20
The freshly constructed 15,000 square-foot Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will open for limited service in October after months of delays due to the on-going pandemic. On Tuesday October 20th, […]
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Edith’s to Stay Open Indefinitely, and Collab With Di An Di
Greenpoint’s most popular bagels aren’t going away with the scheduled end of Edith’s (60 Greenpoint Ave.) pop-up. The team behind the sourdough wood-fired bagels, which pay homage the Polish origin […]
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Vinnie’s Delivering “Comforting Words” For A Dollar
Ordering a pizza may be a New Yorker’s ultimate form of self-care, but one Brooklyn pizzeria is taking it up a notch. Vinnie’s Pizzeria (148 Bedford Ave.), known for their […]
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The Williamsburg Bridge Transformed Local Culture
When did Williamsburg become a Jewish area? When did the mafia form locally and how active were they in North Brooklyn? Who are some of the many famous people who […]
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Williamsburg’s Gertie Relaunches With Focus on Jewish Comfort Food
We’re all in need of a little extra comfort these days (okay, a lot) and local businesses are catching on. Gertie (357 Grand St.), the one-year-old Williamsburg restaurant known for […]
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Covid-19 Cases Spike in Brooklyn As City Monitors Williamsburg Surge
The coronavirus pandemic is resurgent in New York City with Brooklyn neighborhoods leading the uptick in the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate, which reached 3.25% on Tuesday for the first time […]
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Assembly Member-Elect Emily Gallagher Prepares for First Term
As the general election approaches, candidates in the Democratic primary this June are breathing easy. In a city that overwhelmingly skews to the left, victors in the primary are all […]