It’s easy to forget that Greenpoint is situated in a massive city, especially when we feel as safe in our neighborhood as we do. But, that’s just it–we live in […]
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Anti-Violence Project Training at Greenpoint Church – Tomorrow (8/13)
It’s alarming and disheartening to receive daily emails, tweets and facebook messages from Greenpoint residents who are scared because of the recent violent events that have taken place in the […]
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Feeling Unsafe in Greenpoint? Let Brooklyn Bike Patrol Walk You Home! (THEY ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS!)
While waiting for Jay Ruiz, founder of Brooklyn Bike Patrol, to answer the phone I listened to the Batman theme song. BAT-ASS! Does bike patrol serve Greenpoint? Jay told me […]
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Greenpointer Kicked By Homeless Man on Manhattan Ave
Another reader concerned about safety in Greenpoint wrote in to tell me of an incident in which she was recently kicked by a homeless man on Manhattan Ave: I wanted […]
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Biking Safely In Brooklyn
Happy Spring finally! We posted this last year and feel that the information is still very important for cyclists and drivers to review. Stay safe! Spring is here and everyone […]
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Pulaski Bridge Bike Path? Under City Consideration
Remember the last time you walked across the Pulaski Bridge? You likely were almost run over by a cyclist, right? Or were you the cyclist coasting at a rapid pace […]
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Bushwick Ladies Beware: 5 Attacks in Past Week
According to a Greenpointers reader: Five women in Bushwick have been attacked in the past week. The attacker is tall, medium build, Hispanic, wearing a hooded jacket. He grabs the […]
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Hurricane Safety Checklist
Hurricane Sandy is coming whether we like it or not. Here are a few simple things to do to be prepared: • If you are in Zone A, you MUST […]
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Peeping (and masturbating) Tom on Humboldt Btw Nassau and Norman in Greenpoint
Sometimes I wish we had a neighborhood watch for this sort of thing. I wonder if it’s the same guy I have seen in plain daylight peeing with his you […]
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Canoeing: The Creek to Bushwick Inlet
Last Saturday was a day on which my body cried out for the waterfront. The weather turned the simplest tasks into moist ordeals, so after my second mechanical failure of […]