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MoMA PS1 Reopens in September

by Greenpointers Staff August 26, 2020September 6, 2020

MoMA PS1 is reopening for the first time in nearly six months since NY state hit PAUSE in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, museums were deemed […]

Williamsburg’s BQX Workshop is Tuesday (3/3)

by Greenpointers Staff March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

The city will host a BQX information session tomorrow in Williamsburg in its second push to bring an streetcar near the waterfront from Astoria, Queens to Red Hook, Brooklyn A new […]

EPA Extends Comment Period for Newtown Creek Control Plan

by Greenpointers Staff February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment deadline to Febraury 28th on the proposed control plan to partially reduce combined sewage overflow into the Newtown Creek superfund site […]

Driver Gets Car Stuck on Pulaski Bridge Pedestrian Lane

by Greenpointers Staff December 26, 2019December 26, 2019

A driver of a Honda Accord abandoned his car after getting the car stuck in the protected pedestrian lane of the Pulaski Bridge early Thursday morning. The NYPD responded to the […]

LIC Community Board Changes Colors on ‘5Pointz’ Towers After Library Added

by The City October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

This story was originally published on 10/4/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) A Queens community board reversed its opposition to a new proposal for 5Pointz Towers — a luxury complex […]

Heavy Rain Floods India Street and Court Square

by Greenpointers Staff July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

The heavy rain that poured down on NYC yesterday sparked a flash flood warning and caused flooding in Greenpoint and Long Island city affecting commuters. The portion of India Street […]

Beware: Poison Ivy Lurks Near Pulaski Bridge and Throughout NYC

by Greenpointers Staff July 12, 2019

A large patch of the poison ivy plant has been the source of 311 complaints on an MTA-owned lot near the Pulaski Bridge, Gothamist reports. The poison ivy plant has […]

MoMA PS1’s ‘Warm Up’ Concert Series Returns Saturday (7/6)

by Greenpointers Staff July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

MoMA PS1 in Long Island City will kick off its “Warm Up” summer music series on Saturday, July 6th, with music performances in the museum’s courtyard alongside art installations. The […]

Developers Hope to Draw Artists Back to Queens’ 5Pointz

by The City July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

This story was originally published on 7/1/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) The developers who whitewashed the street art at the legendary Queens graffiti hotspot 5Pointz want to paint over […]

The Tragic Death and Lasting Legacy of Five Pointz

by Geoff Cobb April 30, 2019

Just across Newtown Creek in Long Island City stood an abandoned industrial site that many considered the world’s greatest treasury of graffiti art. Tragically demolished in 2013, the world-famous Five […]

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