It’s been an explosive week here in Greenpoint. While real gunfire rang out on Noble St. on Tuesday, stunt explosions detonated over the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge the very same day. […]
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Welcome to Calyer Place? — The Hook-up (6/29)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! It’s a whole new world, or, at least, it’s a whole new development… The former site of the Greenpoint Terminal Market, at 27-41 West Street, has been […]
Help Stop New Greenpoint Elementary School from Being Built Next To Toxic Site
A new petition on Change.org, led by the Greenpoint Environmental activist organization Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG), stands in opposition to the proposed location for mega-development Greenpoint Landing’s new […]
Printing, Planting and Pierogis — The Hook-up (2/22)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! This week, Greenpoint’s own Polish-language weekly newspaper, Kurier Plus got a profile in the Columbia Journalism Review. Read about how the Polish paper is thriving! Speaking of […]
Mow your lawn, slurp your noodles — The Hook-up (6/15)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! You know how it is here in North Brooklyn — another week, another waterfront development… Get the first look at the three towers proposed for the site […]
Docking, Driving, Building and Borrowing — The Hook-up (6/8)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! Now you’re really living — because the Newtown Creek Alliance has announced plans for the construction and installation of a second Living Dock within Newtown Creek. And […]
Banking on New Development — The Hook-up (6/1)
There were some major Real Estate stories in the news this week. First, Greenpoint Savings Bank (807 Manhattan Avenue) has been sold to investor Jack Terzi for $10 Million. While […]
Notes from Wednesday’s Community Development Meeting
On Wednesday, Greenpoint residents came together at the Polish and Slavic Center (176 Java Street) for a community development meeting organized by Councilman Stephen Levin. The meeting promised information about […]
Big N Tall: Greenpoint’s Future Skyline Grows Up
Another skyscraper is rising along the Greenpoint waterfront, slated for completion in 2018. The area is quickly being transformed into a cordon of gleaming skyscrapers. Some people have jokingly started calling our […]
Everything You Need to Know As Development Prepares to Go Full-Throttle in Greenpoint
If the trucks, dust, and noise of recent months haven’t been self-evident enough, the Northwest corner of Greenpoint is now bracing itself for more of the above. In a meeting […]