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Tag: riverkeeper

Help Cleanup and Green Williamsburgs’ Waterfront This Weekend

by Greenpointers Staff April 30, 2019

The Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park and Riverkeeper are hosting their 8th annual Riverkeeper Sweep this weekend to help clear debris from the Brooklyn waterfront and garden near the East […]

An Art Heist, An Environmental Vision and Another Hit and Run — The Hook-Up (3/16)

by Lucie Levine March 16, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint, and welcome to the Da Vinci Code. There’s been an art heist on Bayard Street, and the NYPD has made an appeal for information from the public. […]

Geeks Who Drink, Overnight Sleep Concert, Greenpoint Film Festival — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/3–5/9) – The Dirty Derby Edition

by Greenpointers Staff May 3, 2017May 4, 2017

There are more events in our weekly calendar! Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 5/3 * Geeks Who Drink @Bar Schimmi (60 North 11th St) 6pm, FREE, A homegrown Pub Trivia Quiz modeled after […]

Get Your Hands Dirty With These Environmental Activities This Weekend!

by Greenpointers Staff May 3, 2017May 2, 2017

Saturday, May 6th is the sixth annual Riverkeeper Sweep, which is Riverkeeper’s annual day of service for the Hudson River, with more than 90 cleanup events across NYC and the Hudson. At […]

Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park Meeting Monday 3/27!

by Greenpointers Staff March 24, 2017March 22, 2017

What: FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK INLET PARK  | General Meeting – Monday, March 27th When: 6:30pm – Snacks and Meet + Greet, 7pm – Meeting Where: Bushwick Inlet Park Community Room | 86 Kent Ave (N.9th Street) […]

Newtown Creek Talks + Dinner Tonight (3/9)!

by Greenpointers Staff March 9, 2017March 7, 2017

From 4 to 9pm this Thursday (March 9th) at LaGuardia Community College’s Little Theater (31-10 Thomson Ave., Queens), there’ll be an immersive set of talks about Newtown Creek, and a […]

Trump-tar pops up in Greenpoint, Free Trees for Neighborhood Residents, and a Sketchy Bat at Silk Road Cycles: The Hook-Up 10/14

by Erik Keithley October 14, 2016October 14, 2016

A bat has been posted up outside Silk Road Cycles (76 Franklin St.) all week. Someone at the shop reportedly contacted Animal Control 4 days ago and as of yesterday, […]

The Clapboard Menace, the St. Nick Scourge, & More of the Same — The Hook-Up 12/11

by Steph Koyfman December 11, 2015

The clapboard menace has ruffled enough feathers to generate a “no-film zone” proposal, but some are sensing a recurring plot line. This year, many locals have been wishing for a […]

Greenpoint Gallery Night, Ende Tymes Fest, Cardboard Robot Battle – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/07–5/13)

by Oriana May 7, 2014May 9, 2014

(sponsored) Brush Free New Look @ Brooklyn Groove (102B Nassau Ave) Saturday  5/10- Sunday 5/11, 4pm, Take hold of your beauty routine and be brush free! Bring your mom to celebrate together […]

Newtown Creek Armada, Coastal Clean-up, Capital to Capital Canoe Expedition: What’s New at Newtown Creek?

by Nathaniel Z September 13, 2012September 14, 2012

There’s a whole sludge of events at Greenpoint’s very own Superfund site, Newtown Creek. State of the Planet, a blog from the Earth Institute at Columbia University, is reporting that […]

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