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Tag: mcguinness boulevard
What’s at Stake If Greenpoint Is Redistricted (Yet Again)
They just can’t leave Greenpoint alone.
McGuinness Boulevard Is Getting a Major Redesign. Here’s What It Might Look Like.
NYC DOT presented some options at a Community Board meeting.
How McGuinness Boulevard Was Created
Maybe it is just me, but I find McGuinness Boulevard ugly. Huge trucks and streams of traffic wiz by the four-laned, soulless traffic artery. The newer apartment buildings lack […]
A Greenpoint Irish Primer for St. Patrick’s Day
Most people associate Greenpoint with the Polish community, but our area has a long and deep connection to Ireland. Let’s answer a few questions to prepare you fully to celebrate […]
The New York Marathon Heads Through Greenpoint Sunday
It’s one of the greatest sports events on the planet, and this Sunday (11/4) the New York Marathon will wind its way through our area. 50,000 competitors will pass down […]
The Greenpoint Shooter: What We Know
Yesterday afternoon, police blockaded the street near the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard while they were dealing with a man who had barricaded himself in an apartment after shooting […]
The Many Local Legacies of Pete McGuinness
There is a famous quote related to English architect Sir Christopher Wren: “If you seek his monument look around you.” The same could be said in Greenpoint of Peter J. […]