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Tag: This Day in Greenpoint History
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This Day in Greenpoint History: A New York Institution Moves In
Yes, it’s a grocery store.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: A Little Rascal Commits Grand Larceny
The incident took place at what is now the bar, Little Rascal.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Putting the ‘Point’ in Greenpoint
Back to school shopping, anyone?
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Seeking Miss Brooklyn 1947
Contestants — questionably chosen by RKO Theater managers — stood to win $1,500 in total cash prizes.
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This Month in Greenpoint History: P.S. 31 Makes Every Day Earth Day
GCEF is for the kids.
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This Month in Greenpoint History: The Battle of the Beetles
The issue “bugged” a lot of neighbors.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Moving on Up
Rents sure looked pretty different back then.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Mourning Grandma Logan at 102 Years Old
Life in Greenpoint was pretty different when Mary arrived in 1859.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint’s Golden Girls
Get ready for THE social event of the year…in 1940.