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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Posted inCulture

Mel Brooks: Williamsburgs’ Comic Genius

by Geoff CobbMay 22, 2019

North Brooklyn has produced more than its fair share of great comedians. Jack Gilford, the man who many claim invented standup and the outrageously funny Buddy Hackett come immediately to […]

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

The Illicit Affair That Brought Greenpoint’s own Mae West to Hollywood

by Geoff CobbJuly 18, 2017July 18, 2017

In a previous piece I described how Mae West funded her scandalous 1927 play sex through her romance with the rich, handsome, but very dangerous gangster Owney Madden. However, it […]

Posted inCommunity

EXPLOSION IN GREENPOINT TOMORROW NIGHT: 8/16

by Jen GAugust 15, 2012August 15, 2012

A Greenpointer gave us a heads up about a “note” from city hall about a “rather large” explosion tomorrow night 8/16 around 10pm-11pm – near Commercial St & Franklin St […]



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