A New York City restaurant owner is brave to take up the challenge of running a food service establishment during normal times, but the strain some restaurants experienced as a […]
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Hand Sanitizer Donated to Sanitation Workers by Greenpoint-Based Greenhook Ginsmiths
The Greenpoint-based distillers Greenhook Ginsmiths (208 Dupont St.) are helping out the Department of Sanitation’s Brooklyn North 1 Garage with a donation of more than 100 bottles of their new […]
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Quarantine Portraits Show Greenpointers From Their Apartment Windows and Fire Escapes
Waiting out the pandemic, photographer Johnny Cirillo has spent recent weeks indoors along with the rest of his fellow Greenpoint neighbors adhering to social distancing guidelines. His new photo series […]
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Campaign to Feed Hospital Heroes and Employ Restaurant Workers Launched by North Brooklyn Angels
The North Brooklyn Angels launched a new initiative this week to help laid off restaurant workers and front line health care heroes. The “Neighbors Feeding Heroes” crowdfunding campaign began accepting […]
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Man Stabbed to Death on J Train in Williamsburg
A man who is believed to be in his 30s was stabbed to death on a Queens-bound J train near the Lorimer Street station in Williamsburg early Tuesday at around […]
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Gimme! Coffee Permanently Closes Williamsburg Shop
The Williamsburg location of Ithaca-based Gimme! Coffee will not reopen after closing in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the business announced on Tuesday. The local independent coffee roaster […]
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Children’s Sing Along Connects Socially Distant Greenpoint Neighbors
Schools have been closed for nearly a month and virtual classrooms are the new normal as quarantined parents in Greenpoint are finding new ways to connect their kids in these […]
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“Essential” Construction Map Shows Greenpoint’s Building Surge Will Continue Through Pandemic
Last Friday, Governor Cuomo ordered all non-essential construction to cease to help stop the spread of coronavirus, but allowed for developments that include affordable housing to move forward. Greenpoint’s coastal […]
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Carmine Notaro, Owner of Carmine’s Original Pizza Passes Away
A Greenpoint pizzeria owner of more than three decades who retired in 2015 passed away last night. Carmine Notaro owned and operated Carmine’s Original Pizza on Norman Avenue where he […]
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Voters to Decide Fate of MTA Development Site at Bushwick Inlet Park
A contested MTA-owned warehouse abutting the future Bushwick Inlet Park could be purchased by the state and preserved as park space instead of being developed into condos, New York Assembly […]