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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: hurricane sandy

Posted inNews

L Train Non-Shutdown Starts 4/26

by Greenpointers StaffApril 18, 2019April 19, 2019

  We are just a week away from the Cuomo non-shutdown of the L train, as the unreviewed Canarsie Tunnel repair plan officially starts April 26 to fix the damage […]

Posted inCommunity

Essay: Gee vs. Elle, A Tale of Two Subways

by Billy McEnteeNovember 13, 2017November 8, 2017

Gee’s been in her older sister’s shadow for a while. Like, since 1933. She heard legend of Elle’s flapper-filled carts and smooth shuttling of partiers from soirée to soirée, borough […]

Posted inCommunity, News

MTA Introduces Two Major Plans for L Train Renovation

by Laura AppersonMay 9, 2016May 9, 2016

On Thursday, May 5, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) held its first community meeting to discuss two proposed plans for the Canarsie Tunnel renovation, the final step in the MTA’s […]

Posted inCommunity, News

You’ve Heard About the L-Pocalypse. What About the G-Pocalypse?

by Steph KoyfmanFebruary 3, 2016

The L Train is facing an imminent, extensive shutdown in the wake of lingering Hurricane Sandy damage, and North Brooklyn hasn’t taken the news very well. And why would it, […]

Posted inArt, Uncategorized

Weekend Music Picks: June 26 – 28

by Peter Y.June 26, 2015June 26, 2015

I am heading out to Reno tomorrow, where I promise not to shoot a man just to watch him die. But with travelling on my mind, this week I have you […]

Posted inCommunity, News, Uncategorized

G Train is back on track.

by Kim MSeptember 5, 2014

Five weeks ago, we all bemoaned the G Train closure and the anxious questions that came along with it: How are we going to get around? Will that damn Ferry […]

Posted inCommunity, News

No G Train Service This Weekend (from Greenpoint Ave to Ct. Square)

by Jen GJuly 5, 2013July 5, 2013

From MTA Weekender: Reminder: due to Sandy Recovery work there are no trains between Nassau Av and Court Sq. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Manhattan Ave shuttle buses run […]

Posted inEvents

Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency: Post Sandy Workshop Tomorrow (3/14)

by Jen GMarch 13, 2013March 13, 2013

“…the single most important piece of unfinished business that lies ahead of us in 2013: rebuilding the communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy – and creating a more resilient and […]

Posted inCommunity, News, Uncategorized

Church of the Ascension Occupied for Sandy

by JoelJanuary 17, 2013January 16, 2013

Church of the Ascension on Java Street has been Occupied. The church, which began helping coordinate relief efforts (with Councilmember Steve Levin) for Hurricane Sandy survivors immediately after the storm, […]

Posted inShopping

#Sandy Relief Tee: Rebuild NY… In Style

by Nathaniel ZNovember 15, 2012November 14, 2012

Show your support for Sandy Relief Efforts with this styling Tee-shirt. A group of New Yorkers volunteering in the Rockaways and Staten Island decided that they needed to create a platform […]

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