12 miles of additional streets that will be temporarily closed to vehicles were introduced on Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio as part of NYC’s Open Streets initiative to provide […]
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Assembly Member Joe Lentol Calls For Open Streets in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
New York Assembly Member Joe Lentol is calling for the open streets plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio to include areas in Greenpoint and Williamsburg in order to ease […]
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Restaurant Delivery App Fees to Be Regulated in NYC
Restaurant owners have for years pushed back against third-party food delivery app fees, and now the NYC Council is poised vote on legislation on Wednesday to limit such apps in […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Library Inches Forward, Williamsburg Feast Moved Back, Mutual Aid Grows, and More
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a crackdown on crowds in NYC parks with the NYPD now limiting the number of visitors to Domino Park. The […]
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North Brooklyn Mutual Aid Grows to Over 500 Volunteers Since March
North Brooklyn Mutual Aid formed in March as a community network of volunteers to help find and provide solutions to the many problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Spread out […]
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Greenpoint Avenue Apartment Buildings Face Partial Retail Conversions, Penthouse Additions
UPDATE: The owners, YD Development, responded to Greenpointers stating that a retail conversion is not planned and all current tenants can remain. From YD Development: “The property has no plans […]
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Food For Brooklyn Launches Greenpoint Pantry This Weekend
A new food pantry and delivery service, Food for Brooklyn, was launched by married Greenpoint couple Blake and Laura Beth Comer just a few weeks ago and the number of families […]
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Construction Resumes on the Greenpoint Library
Construction on the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) has officially resumed as of this week as New York’s pause causes all non-essential work to temporarily cease for a second […]
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Greenpoint This Week: L Train Fixed, Streets Opened, Funerals Shutdown, Storefronts Vacated, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! It was just a a years ago when one of the greatest threats to North Brooklyn was the prospect of loosing access to the L train during […]
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Brouwerij Lane Launches “Buck a Beer” Promotion to Benefit North Brooklyn Angels
Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave.) has introduced a new promotion to help support a local soup kitchen by donating a portion of proceeds from beer sales. During the “Buck A […]