We’re halfway through this week, which also happens to be an election week with the 2020 New York Democratic primaries. Tuesday was the official day for in-person voting, and early […]
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North Brooklyn’s In-Progress Primary Results
North Brooklyners braved a still-simmering pandemic and the hot humidity on Tuesday to cast their votes in New York’s 2020 democratic primary elections. While the primary is the appetizer before […]
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Blue Hill’s ResourcED Program Adds Greenpoint Pickup Location
There’s no need to leave the city, or even the neighborhood, to pick up Blue Hill Farm’s sought-after food boxes. To offset potential food waste during the pandemic, the Tarrytown-based […]
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Mike’s Hot Honey Is Offering Free Dip Cups to Help Pizzerias
New York City is just heating up, and one Greenpoint-based company is preparing to make this unprecedented summer in the city a little sweeter too. Mike’s Hot Honey, the artisanal […]
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Williamsburg Mainstay Bedford Cheese Shop Is Now Closed
A North Williamsburg mainstay of 17 years, independently-owned Bedford Cheese Shop (265 Bedford Ave.) is now closed following the final day of business last Sunday. The cheese shops’ Manhattan location, […]
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Linda Minucci Is up for Reelection: Find Out Who She Is and Why She Is Running
Linda Minucci doesn’t like the spotlight. She’s an elected official, but holds some of the most obscure positions in the Democratic Party. Minucci is a county committee member, which according […]
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Dandelion Wine Shop Raises Over $10K For Black Lives Matter with “Diversity Packs”
Drinking wine can be a casual form of activism, thanks to Dandelion Wine‘s (153 Franklin St.) newest charitable effort: Diversity Packs. Purchasing the Diversity Pack’s $100 set of six wines […]
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Andy Marte Hopes to Woo Moderate Democrats in Race for State Senate Seat
State Senator Julia Salazar is often described politically as being left of the center; she’s a Democratic Socialist and a self-identified “Marxist.” It’s no wonder then that her challenger, Andy […]
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Levain Bakery’s First Brooklyn Location to Open in Williamsburg in July
New York City-based Levain Bakery will bring its famous cookies and baked goods to the other side of the East River next month with the opening of a Williamsburg location. […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Protest at ‘Murder Bar,’ Clean up at Transmitter, Phase 2 Is Here, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! It’s a Saturday Summer Solstice and what better way is there to kickoff the longest day of the year than cleaning up your neighborhood? To help remedy […]