The Department of Transportation is making safety improvements along Greenpoint’s waterfront, installing two-way protected bike lanes and refurbishing pedestrian crossings. The city is adding a two-way bike lane along a […]
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Posted inActivism
Protestors Continue to Gather in McCarren Park, Months After George Floyd’s Death
For eight minutes and 46 seconds last Tuesday, McCarren Park was meditative. Amidst the evening sunlight, crickets chirped and a cool breeze lapped at lingering sweat. Dozens sat quietly in […]
Posted inFashion/Style
Fashion Sundae Episode 37: Summer of The Mask
For Episode 37 of Fashion Sundae from Watching New York, the Bedford Avenue runway is back in near pre-pandemic style, that is with the addition of the ubiquitous face coverings […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Restaurant Openings Continue, Toxic Soil Raises Concerns, Great Map of Williamsburg Arrives, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! While many local businesses are hurting due to the on-going economic fallout caused by the global pandemic — an issue that brought Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to the […]
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Greenpoint Residents Testify on Air Quality During City Council Hearing
Greenpoint residents testified Friday during a City Council hearing on a package of environmental legislation, which included two bills aiming to regulate and monitor city air quality. One law clarifies […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Bronx Ice Opens on Manhattan Ave. with Plans for Expansion
“Brooklyn makes the best pizza, but you can’t go wrong with Bronx Italian ice,” says Gene Raphael Miller, a filmmaker turned frozen dessert entrepreneur with his latest venture, Bronx Ice. […]
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How a Photo of Trash in Greenpoint Became a Photo of Seattle’s ‘Autonomous Zone’
Hastings’s tweet is one of many social media posts that have repackaged the likely aftermath of a trash fire on the corner of West and Huron Streets in Greenpoint as a scene from Seattle’s protests. The image has spread throughout Twitter, Facebook and meme websites since early July, shortly after police re-entered Capitol Hill, a neighborhood in Seattle.
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Ovenly Says Goodbye to Studio One54 With Sale on Thursday
Local bakery Ovenly’s second Greenpoint space at 154 Franklin St. is closing Thursday with a moving sale. Known as Studio ONE54, the storefront opened two years ago and served as […]
Posted inFilm
Thursday Spotlight: “A Place to Bowl” Strikes Community and Spares No Detail
Greenpoint used to have a bowling alley (other than the Gutter). Like many local businesses that run their course, the bowling alley eventually closed. But Greenpoint Bowl’s departure was not […]
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‘Great Map of Williamsburg’ Follows Artist Alex Russell’s Greenpoint Pictorial
In illustrating The Great Map of Williamsburg, neighborhood artist Alex Russell knew that he was creating a time capsule of an ever-evolving piece of the borough he’s long called home. […]