What: Newtown Creek: Greenpoint to Hunters Point Walking Tour When: Aug 24th, 7pm-9pm Where: 1164 Manhattan Ave
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Greenpoint is Grieving Over The Habitat’s Closing
The news came in June and some of us are still reeling from it. After nine-and-a-half years at 988 Manhattan Avenue, The Habitat will be closing its doors forever on […]
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Photography Exhibit Showing North Brooklyn’s Changing Waterfront at Quimby’s Bookstore
Local photographer and director Jackie Roman has been documenting the changing culture and cityscape of our East River waterfront for more than a decade. This Friday evening (7-10pm) at Quimby’s […]
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Hit and Run Driver Who Struck Neftaly Ramirez is Not Being Charged
While Greenpoint mourns  Neftaly Ramirez, who was fatally struck on Franklin and Noble on July 22, the Action Carting driver who hit him is not being charged with a crime. Ramirez […]
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Greenpoint Playwright George Carroll Was Fatally Stabbed Last Friday; Community Support Pours In
On Saturday morning, we woke up to the shocking news that on Friday evening, just a few hours after Greenpointers rallied in peaceful assembly to stand against Neo-Nazi ideology in […]
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Moon Over Greenpoint — Pics From The Solar Eclipse
Yesterday, Greenpoint residents gathered in Transmitter Park, McCarren Park and on rooftops and sidewalks to witness the solar eclipse. People crafted eclipse viewers and camera obscuras out of junked up […]
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Anti-Nazi Rally Held in McGolrick Park Last Friday
After White Supremacist Neo-Nazis carried out terror and violence in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, the nation has been grappling with the pervasive reality, and deeply real threat, of White Supremacy. […]
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Five Leaves’ Debuts Their Late Summer Menu
Back in 2008, an Australian-American restaurant/bar opened on Bedford with its primary claim to fame being that Heath Ledger (RIP) had been involved in its conception. Now, Five Leaves is […]
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Greenpoint TREMORS: Political & Social Reactions — Art Opening TONIGHT (8/17) + Dance Party Saturday
New(ish) art gallery Point Green (260 Java Street) is hosting a multidisciplinary group art show opening tonight (8/17), called TREMORS, in response to recent political and social upheaval, with a portion […]
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Williamsburg’s Museum of Food and Drink is Seeking Volunteer Docents!
If you’re a foodie with a little spare time on your hands, The Museum of Food and Drink (62 Bayard St) is looking for volunteers!