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The City Reliquary’s Holiday Bazaar Features Gifts, Crafts, and Drag
For those missing the buzz and cheer of a holiday market packed with unique gifts, ideas for stocking stuffers, and even frisky entertainment, fret not: The City Reliquary in Williamsburg […]
Thursday Spotlight: Jen Toth Scribbles (and Celebrates) Local Businesses
Santa loves a stocking stuffer, and Greenpointers love whimsical art depicting their nabe. Jen Toth (@jenscribblesny) has found a way to combine these loves — not that commercial value is […]
N 11th Street Cookout Creates A Socially Distant Backyard Barbecue in Williamsburg
One of North Brooklyn’s most coveted empty lots is getting a pandemic-inspired glow up. N 11th Street Cookout, a new outdoor restaurant located at the corner of Wythe Avenue and […]
North Brooklyn Narratives Wants You to Make History
North Brooklyn Narratives (@nbknarratives), the new volunteer-led oral history initiative from North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, hopes that you will.
Catalytic Converter Thefts in Greenpoint Are on the Rise, Say Police and Repair Shops
Quiet cars are sounding more like growling Harley Davidsons in Greenpoint as automobile owners report an increase in thefts of catalytic converters, a car part with valuable metals, according to […]
Skyline Drive-in Ticket Sales Launch With Movies Scheduled Through July
Skyline Drive-In NYC (1 oak St.), Greenpoint’s new East River waterfront drive-in cinema has launched ticket sales for screenings of movies scheduled through July 2nd. The drive-in held a test-run […]
Greenpoint This Week: Library Inches Forward, Williamsburg Feast Moved Back, Mutual Aid Grows, and More
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a crackdown on crowds in NYC parks with the NYPD now limiting the number of visitors to Domino Park. The […]
Greenpoint Avenue Apartment Buildings Face Partial Retail Conversions, Penthouse Additions
UPDATE: The owners, YD Development, responded to Greenpointers stating that a retail conversion is not planned and all current tenants can remain. From YD Development: “The property has no plans […]
McGolrick Park Sign Vandalized With Racist Screed as Anti-Asian Discrimination Skyrockets Citywide
A sign in McGolrick Park was vandalized by a man who wrote out a racist conspiracy theory last Friday, as hate crimes against Asians in NYC soar since the start […]