Happy weekend Greenpointers! In a welcomed break from the deluge of dreary news (and weather) a rainbow graced the sky over Greenpoint on Monday night. A string of burglaries and […]
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Another Greenpoint Storefront Burglarized Friday Morning
A string of burglaries at Greenpoint businesses continued on Friday morning with a break-in at Woops! (120 Norman Ave.). Surveillance footage shows a man using a brick to smash the […]
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Mail Delivery Woes Sideline Dusty Rose’s Fundraiser
Greenpoint resident and Dusty Rose founder Maresa Ponitch started a campaign this month to raise money for the North Brooklyn Angels‘ mobile soup kitchen through online sales of pennants, but […]
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NYPD Investigates Break-Ins at Three Franklin Street Bars and Bodegas
A man attempted to break into two bars on Franklin Street Thursday morning. Surveillance footage shows the man standing in front of Broken Land (105 Franklin St.) at 9:19 a.m. […]
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Volunteer Rescue Group Checks on Abandoned Bodega Cats During COVID Crisis
Becky Wisdom, co-founder of Greenpoint Cats, says that taking care of just one of Greenpoint’s multiple cat colonies can be lot of work during normal times. “There’s a lot of […]
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Di An Di Launches New ‘Viet Cajun Crawfish’ Dinner
The Greenpoint Vietnamese destination Di An Di (68 Greenpoint Ave.)Â is offering a new crawfish dinner to-go. A small sample of the Viet cajun crawfish dinners were available to order […]
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Greenpoint Post Office Reduces Hours Due to Staff Shortage
The Greenpoint post office (66 Meserole Ave.) is currently operating on a reduced schedule due to a staffing shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A note taped to […]
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Musician Nate Palan’s Greenpoint Balcony Transforms Into a Stage During the Pandemic
Nate Palan is a musician and songwriter who has seized the quarantined moment to help entertain his neighbors from his Greenpoint apartment balcony. With the help of his acoustic guitar […]
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Greenpoint Hunger Program Launches Campaign to Support Outdoor Food Pantry
The Greenpoint Hunger Program is seeking support for their new outdoor set-up in response to social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. With the launch of a […]
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Delivering Sandwiches in Greenpoint, Blue Light Speak Cheesy Helps Fill Gap Left by Shuttered Restaurants
The abrupt arrival of coronavirus changed the state of restaurants and how people access food overnight, and independent entrepreneurs who are pushing through the pandemic to prepare and deliver food […]