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, […]
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Word on the Curb: Ticketing blitz, Brazen Burglars, and more!
Hey, hey Greenpoint! We’re already three weeks into 2015 and a lot has gone down, some of it good, some of it ugly, and some of it downright funny. In […]
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G Train is back on track.
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 […]
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The G Trains “stuGGLe” Begins Friday (7/25) for an entire month! Tell Us Your G Train Story
Dear Greenpointers, There is no funny or cheerful way to put this. There will be no G train service between Nassau Ave and Court Square in Queens from Friday, June […]
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The G Train Gets a Bandaid
We’ve been pretty concerned lately about the looming black hole of public transit that will be Greenpoint this Summer. As you may remember, we found out back in March that […]
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Cafe Grumpy is Killing It, One Starbucks at a Time
It’s pretty cool when a local business beats out a chain, so we have to give some props to Cafe Grumpy, which will be taking over the Starbucks location on […]
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B48 Bus Wrecked 15 Cars After Driver Had A “Medical Emergency”
Around 7:30pm last night a B48 driver had what NBC is describing as a “medical emergency” that caused the driver to lose control of the bus, which crashed into over […]
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Make Music on the G Train Tomorrow – (Sat. 12/21)
It’s kind of like flash dancing, but it will be string musicians on the Brooklyn G train serenading riders to the sweet sound of Bach. God this city is so […]
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New Changes for L & G Service!
Assemblyman Joe Lenthol of North Brooklyn just gave us the lowdown on the new changes from the MTA that will (we hope) improve our transportation options. L train service will […]
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Why is the B48 the WORST?
Greenpointers, we’ve been getting some serious complaints about the B48 as of late. One resident, who frequents the stop on Nassau and Kingsland, has gone so far as to call […]