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Tag: Poland

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How One Greenpoint Local Is Giving Back to Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

by Geoff CobbApril 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Roman Belopolsky felt compelled to help.

Posted inCulture

Meet Ewa Winnicka, a Polish Journalist Writing About Greenpoint

by Julia KottSeptember 18, 2020May 4, 2021

Ewa Winnicka, a Polish journalist living in Warsaw, has always been interested in migration,  “I think it’s one of the strongest experiences one can have,” she says. Her previous books […]

Posted inArt

Polish Anti-Authoritarian Signs Pop-Up in Greenpoint

by Julia KottAugust 6, 2020May 4, 2021

Posters, street art and murals continue to pop-up around the city in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the signs in Greenpoint have their own local flavor. A […]

Posted inEat & Drink

Where to Find Pączki for Fat Thursday in Greenpoint

by Greenpointers StaffFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Happy Pączki Day! As if Greenpointers need another excuse to gorge on delicious sugary fried dough (thank you, Peter Pan), it’s officially Tlusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday), or the final Thursday […]

Posted inEvents

Chopin Piano Concert Scheduled for Thursday (11/14) Originally Canceled Over Polish Far-Right Sponsor

by Greenpointers StaffNovember 12, 2019November 15, 2019

A Chopin and Gershwin concert with pianist Paul Bisaccia happening this Thursday in Greenpoint was originally scheduled at Carnegie Hall, but the event was canceled following controversy over the main sponsor’s anti-gay […]

Posted inNews

Brooklyn Bistro Owner Says Far-Right Polish Pol Duped Her

by The CityJune 7, 2019

This story was originally published on 6/6/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) A Brooklyn restaurant owner said her staff was blindsided when a Polish nationalist politician showed up with 100 followers […]

Posted inNews

Brooklyn Churches Cancel Speeches by Right-Wing Polish Figures

by The CityJune 3, 2019May 4, 2021

This story was originally published on 6/3/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Catholic officials on Monday abruptly canceled speeches by two right-wing Polish figures at Brooklyn churches after local […]

Posted inNews

Polish Nationalists Protest U.S. Law Calling for WWII Reparations

by Aaron SimonApril 1, 2019May 4, 2021

Over the past couple of weeks, you might have spotted a poster around Greenpoint promoting a Polish protest. Last Sunday, Polish nationalist demonstrators gathered in Manhattan’s Foley Square to protest the U.S.’s […]

Posted inCulture

Polish Kotwica Symbol Sparks Debate on Usage

by Aaron SimonJanuary 14, 2019January 14, 2019

When Greenpointers received a tip last week that someone was allegedly passing out flyers identifying hate symbols following the discovery of hate stickers on McGuiness Blvd, we posted an image of […]

Posted inUncategorized

White Supremacist Tag Appears at Transmitter Park

by Aaron SimonNovember 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Graffiti with the words “Wielka Polska” (Great Poland in English) and the Celtic cross, which according to the Anti-Defamation League is one of the most common white supremacist symbols, appeared at the Kent […]

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