WEDNESDAY 7/17 * Environmental Justice & Health Working Group Meeting @ North Brooklyn Neighbors (61 Greenpoint Ave 6th Fl), 630pm, FREE, help develop community-based strategies to combat issues of air […]
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Kickstarter Seeks Creators and Artists for Fall Residency
Greenpoint-based Kickstarter is seeking NYC-based artists and creators for their fall 2019 residence program to gain mentorship on projects by staff at the company’s headquarters. The fall 2019 Kickstarter Creators-in-Residence […]
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Greenpoint’s Outdoor Summer Film Screenings
This is the first summer in 14 years where North Brooklyn is without the SummerScreen series in McCarren Park, which was produced by Northside Media. But if you’re seeking to […]
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Key Food Meat Department Signs New Contract
After a lockout, public protest, and federally-mediated cooling off period, meat department workers at seven Key Food locations across Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island have a new contract. “We […]
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Groove Therapy Launches Summer A/D/O Residency (7/16)
A forward-thinking dance class presented by Rule of Thirds at A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.) with hip hop and house dance foundations will launch its summer residency on Tuesday (7/16). The five-week […]
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Greenpoint Street Repaving Schedule 7/15 – 7/19
The Dept of Transportation continues to repave the streets around North Brooklyn this week. Here’s the milling and paving schedule 7/15 – 7/19: 07/15/19 : Greenpoint: Meserole Ave (Franklin St to North Henry St) […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Con Edison Development, Greenpoint Library Update, the Great Giglio Lift, and More
The weekend is here Greenpointers! Catch up on the local headlines, and find out what weekend events are happening: “Brooklyn Hipsters” are saving this year’s great Gigilo lift. (NY Times) Two Trees […]
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Beware: Poison Ivy Lurks Near Pulaski Bridge and Throughout NYC
A large patch of the poison ivy plant has been the source of 311 complaints on an MTA-owned lot near the Pulaski Bridge, Gothamist reports. The poison ivy plant has […]
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New Greenpoint Library on Track for Fall Opening
Anticipation is building as the summer moves along for fall’s anticipated reopening of the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.), which closed in July 2017 for demolition, and construction on the new library. The […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Carri Skoczek on Collecting Dolls and Her Umpteen Years as an Artist
Carri Skoczek has enjoyed a decades-spanning career, in which time she has shown from everywhere from the Coney Island Mermaid Parade to Clem’s Bar. Now, she’s enjoying the dedication and […]