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 […]
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Today’s Greenpoint Police Standoff: In Photos
This afternoon, we had a shooting in Greenpoint near Greenpoint Ave. and McGuinness Blvd. that reportedly resulted from a dispute between the boyfriend of a a landlord and a tenant; […]
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Traffic Safety Meeting In Greenpoint Tonight (1/25)!
Local residents are concerned after a recent uptick in traffic accidents and injuries. A 14-year-old boy was struck by an out of control driver on Manhattan Avenue and seriously injured last week. […]
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“Take Rape Seriously!” Protesters Gathered At The 94th Precinct Today
Greenpoint’s own 94th Precinct police station (100 Meserole Avenue) was the site today for an organized protest following Captain Peter Rose’s remarks to a DNA Info reporter last week that […]
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Cops Being Cool: Election Day Palette Cleanser
Today you probably could use a little distraction from all the election chaos. So here’s a sweet little video sent to us by Greenpointer Sachin Shenolikar. His band Condescending Liberals was playing […]
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Police Shooting of Armed Suspect Proves Fatal at the Cooper Park Houses
An armed suspect was fatally shot by police in front of the Cooper Park Houses in East Williamsburg on Sunday morning. According to multiple media reports, officers responded at 7:44 a.m. […]
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All That Sparkles is Gold Donuts & the Promise of a Better Newtown Creek — The Hook-Up 1/22
The treasure that is Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is not a secret to anyone who’s lived in Greenpoint for more than two months, but it was recently given […]
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Manhole covers explode along Norman Avenue!
Well there she blows–not once, not twice, but thirteen times! Yes folks, feel free to keep your dirty little minds in the gutter because that is where the […]
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Protests for #ericgarner #blacklivesmatter Today (12/4)
We have some big issues in NYC to think about after the failure to indict the police offer who killed Eric Garner. Lighting the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is a […]
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Kickstarting Justice
If two recent burglaries are any indication, being a thief in New York is kind of easy. On September 24th two Macbooks Pros, a MacBook Air, and an iPhone 5S […]