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Neighborhood News in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tag: This Day in Greenpoint History

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

This Day in Greenpoint History: Seeking Miss Brooklyn 1947

by Erin ConlonMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Contestants — questionably chosen by RKO Theater managers — stood to win $1,500 in total cash prizes.

Posted inCommunity

This Month in Greenpoint History: P.S. 31 Makes Every Day Earth Day

by Erin ConlonApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

GCEF is for the kids.

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

This Month in Greenpoint History: The Battle of the Beetles

by Erin ConlonApril 12, 2022April 11, 2022

The issue “bugged” a lot of neighbors.

Posted inCommunity

This Day in Greenpoint History: Moving on Up

by Erin ConlonFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022

Rents sure looked pretty different back then.

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

This Day in Greenpoint History: Mourning Grandma Logan at 102 Years Old

by Erin ConlonFebruary 11, 2022February 10, 2022

Life in Greenpoint was pretty different when Mary arrived in 1859.

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint

This Day in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint’s Golden Girls

by Erin ConlonJanuary 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Get ready for THE social event of the year…in 1940.

Posted inCommunity

This Day in Greenpoint History: A Night at the Movies in 1945

by Erin ConlonJanuary 21, 2022May 27, 2022

Catch a double feature with a side of war bonds.



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