P.S. 34 Oliver Perry Elementary in Greenpoint is hosting its third annual Eco-Fashion Show tonight (4/18) at Bushwick Inlet Park (85 Kent Ave.) doors open at 5 p.m. and the […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Buket Savci on Creating “Fleeting Moments of Pure Joy”
These are dark times, there’s no denying it. From political unrest and environmental crisis to smaller gripes like seasonal allergies and MTA woes, it’s easy to get bogged down […]
Thursday Spotlight: Buket Savci on Creating “Fleeting Moments of Pure Joy”
These are dark times, there’s no denying it. From political unrest and environmental crisis to smaller gripes like seasonal allergies and MTA woes, it’s easy to get bogged down […]
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‘Provisions by Sunday’ Opens Monday (4/22) Inside A/D/O
Opening on Monday (4/22) inside of A/D/O (29 Norman Ave.), Sunday in Brooklyn (348 Wythe Ave.) will introduce their new food and bar program at the space where Norman previously […]
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Key Food Lock Out Enters Second Week as Workers Rally in Park Slope
“What?” yelled Kelly Eagan, director for Local 342, a union representing meat department workers in Brooklyn and Long Island. “Contract!” replied the chorus of locked-out workers. “When?” “Now!” Butchers, meat […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Night Returns Friday (4/19)
Greenpoint Gallery Night returns this for its 13th installment on Friday, April 19, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Local businesses and galleries will extend their hours to open their spaces […]
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Freeman Street Evacuated Over Gas Leak
Evacuations from Freeman Street between Franklin and West Streets followed the report of a gas leak at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, FDNY said. A gas leak at 77 Freeman St. […]
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The First Professional Baseball Player Began in Williamsburg
Today Al Reach is largely a forgotten figure here in North Brooklyn where he began his baseball career, But Reach not only became the first openly professional baseball player in […]
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Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Local Parents File Lawsuit Over NYC Measles Vaccine Requirement
A public health emergency was declared by Mayor Bill de Blasio last week in Williamsburg over the growing number of confirmed cases of the highly contagious measles virus in New York City. Parents […]