Happy Weekend Greenpointers! On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a crackdown on crowds in NYC parks with the NYPD now limiting the number of visitors to Domino Park. The […]
Tag: greenpoint brooklyn
Posted inNews
North Brooklyn Mutual Aid Grows to Over 500 Volunteers Since March
North Brooklyn Mutual Aid formed in March as a community network of volunteers to help find and provide solutions to the many problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Spread out […]
Posted inNews
Greenpoint Avenue Apartment Buildings Face Partial Retail Conversions, Penthouse Additions
UPDATE: The owners, YD Development, responded to Greenpointers stating that a retail conversion is not planned and all current tenants can remain. From YD Development: “The property has no plans […]
Posted inNews
Food For Brooklyn Launches Greenpoint Pantry This Weekend
A new food pantry and delivery service, Food for Brooklyn, was launched by married Greenpoint couple Blake and Laura Beth Comer just a few weeks ago and the number of families […]
Support Greenpointers
Greenpointers is free.
Members keep it that way.
Members keep it that way.
Your support funds local reporting on the issues shaping Greenpoint and Williamsburg. No paywall. Ever. Membership starts at $12/month.
Ad-free reading
Member newsletter
Community events
Store discounts
Posted inNews
Construction Resumes on the Greenpoint Library
Construction on the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) has officially resumed as of this week as New York’s pause causes all non-essential work to temporarily cease for a second […]
Posted inNews
Brouwerij Lane Launches “Buck a Beer” Promotion to Benefit North Brooklyn Angels
Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.) has introduced a new promotion to help support a local soup kitchen by donating a portion of proceeds from beer sales. During the “Buck A […]
Posted inNews
Flying Squirrel Vacates Store With Curbside Items For Donation
The Greenpoint-based vintage and children’s shop Flying Squirrel (87 Oak St.) is in the process of vacating their storefront of seven years after failing to reach an agreement with their […]
Posted inNews
“Essentially Open” Map Shows Greenpoint and Williamsburgs’ Business Hours
A new map of “Essentially Open” businesses in North Brooklyn is helping residents to find the hours of grocery stores, pharmacies and other businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The North […]
Posted inNews
A/D/O/ Announces Permanent Closure
A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.) announced its permament closure shceduled for the end of May due to uncertainties caused by the on-going global pandemic. The BMW-owned tech incubator, co-working, events and retail […]
Posted inNews
Hasidic Williamsburg Funeral Draws Thousands of Mourners Despite Social Distancing Rules
A funeral for an Orthodox rabbi on the streets of Williamsburg Tuesday evening resulted in approximately 2,000 mourners standing side-by-side despite social distancing guidelines in New York that restrict gatherings […]