On June 16th on Java St in Greenpoint a 26-year-old woman was raped at knifepoint after midnight. The man, sketched above, is described as a white or Hispanic male between the […]
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Candlelight Vigil for Arlo – Dog Attacked & Killed in Greenpoint Tonight 8:30pm (6/23) – Plus, How Protect Your Dog From Aggressive Attacks
This evening Sunday, June 23rd at 8:30pm at Transmitter Park, there will be a Candlelight Vigil for Arlo, the young dog who was attacked and killed in Greenpoint recently. After […]
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Yana (Obviously) Bikes and Tells For Brooklyn Cruiser While Repping Greenpoint Hard
Originally posted on Brooklyn Cruiser: “One thing about living in Brooklyn — there are always a lot of neighbors to love. But every once in a while, you meet that […]
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Want More Garbage Cans on the Greenpoint Waterfront and Franklin St? Sign this petition
With the summer months ahead and significant increase in pedestrian traffic to and from the East River Ferry and Transmitter Park, many Greenpointers are complaining that the Greenpoint Waterfront is […]
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Only In Greenpoint: Black Rabbit Painted Landmark Color and Transformed Into 1860s Bar
You may have noticed that the facade of Black Rabbit (91 Greenpoint Ave) was repainted from black to a muddy maroon in order to comply with NYC Landmark Commission. What do […]
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Composting Feels Oh So Good! Especially For Greenpoint and North Brooklyn
How many of you Greenpointers have your own compost bin? Or bring your food scraps to the Greenmarket on Saturday in McCarren Park? Doesn’t it feel so good? Do you […]
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Battery Harris and the DOT: A Love Story
When opening a new bar, coming away with a positive experience from a community board meeting presided over by a group hawkishly vigilant of both new liquor licenses and rapidly-vanishing […]
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WTF is ULURP? Community Workshop on Greenpoint Landing and 77 Commercial St – Next Thursday 6/27
Many readers have been very concerned about the proposed Greenpoint Landing development on the waterfront. But you can’t just worry about it now – then complain about it later. As […]
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Van Leeuwen Vegan Ice Cream Rules! (And it’s GMO-FREE)
Attention all you ice cream freaks who happen to be vegan, Van Leeuwen (632 Manhattan Ave) just rolled out a new line of Vegan Ice Cream – and it rules! So […]
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War Correspondents, Senior Center Art Show, Brooklyn Castle, Eat Your Face Off, Five Windows, Daddies!: What’s Happening Greenpoint? (6/12-6/17)
Receive What’s Happening? via email! There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY (6/12) • OSA Community Committee Public Forum @ The Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave) 7-8:30pm, our […]