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Woman Randomly Assaulted at Pulaski Bridge by Man With Wooden Cane in Greenpoint

by Aaron Simon March 22, 2019March 22, 2019

A Greenpoint woman was allegedly attacked by a stranger resulting in her receiving 16 staples to her head after she walked down the Pulaski Bridge staircase onto McGuinness Boulevard at […]

Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found in Nassau Avenue G Subway

by Aaron Simon March 13, 2019

A Ruth Bader Ginsburg poster was vandalized in Greenpoint on Tuesday inside the Nassau Avenue G subway station with the words “Die Jew Bitch” along with a drawing of a […]

Suspect Wanted for Slashing Woman’s Face in Williamsburg

by Greenpointers Staff February 6, 2019

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help to identify a male suspect who allegedly slashed a 31-year-old woman across her face before robbing her Sunday morning. The suspect approached the victim, […]

Threatening Hate Speech Letter Mailed to Greenpoint Business

by Aaron Simon January 31, 2019

When Fernanda Urbide and Matteo Prodani opened their mail last night at their Manhattan Avenue apartment they were shocked to find a threatening message with hate speech misidentifying them as Jewish. […]

Greenpoint Inundated With anti-Semitic and Hate Propaganda

by Aaron Simon January 7, 2019January 9, 2019

A series of stickers with anti-Semitic and hate speech were discovered along McGuinness Boulevard on Sunday morning by a Greenpoint couple who took photos and peeled the stickers before tipping off […]

Attempted Rape in South Williamsburg on New Year’s Morning

by Aaron Simon January 2, 2019January 2, 2019

An attempted rape occurred in a South Williamsburg apartment building at S. 2nd and Havemeyer streets on Tuesday (New Year’s Day) around 5:30 a.m., and a ‘person-of-interest’ is now in police custody”ABC7NY […]

NYC Togethers Bridges Youth With The NYPD

by Aaron Simon October 16, 2018October 17, 2018

NYC Together’s annual fundraiser takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Ave.), with 100 percent of the proceeds going […]

A Fine Brew, A Final Show and A Fatality — The Hook-up (8/24)

by Lucie Levine August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! It’s nearly the weekend, and you can celebrate with the very last show at the House of Vans. The 25 Franklin St. venue will close after 8 […]

Unfriendly Williamsburg Neighbor Leaving Food That’s Poisonous to Dogs on Sidewalk

by Lucie Levine August 24, 2018August 23, 2018

Take care, Greenpoint pet owners! An anonymous Greenpoint resident alerted the 94th precinct this week that a neighbor has been purposefully leaving food that is poisonous to dogs on Skillman […]

Public Parks, Private Homes, Pfizer and Police — The Hook-up (8/3)

by Lucie Levine August 3, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! With all the warm weather, you may want to spend as much time as possible in Greenpoint’s lovely parks. Now, that’s easier than ever, since the bathrooms […]

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