Becky Wisdom, co-founder of Greenpoint Cats, says that taking care of just one of Greenpoint’s multiple cat colonies can be lot of work during normal times. “There’s a lot of […]
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Di An Di Launches New ‘Viet Cajun Crawfish’ Dinner
The Greenpoint Vietnamese destination Di An Di (68 Greenpoint Ave.)Â is offering a new crawfish dinner to-go. A small sample of the Viet cajun crawfish dinners were available to order […]
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Greenpoint Post Office Reduces Hours Due to Staff Shortage
The Greenpoint post office (66 Meserole Ave.) is currently operating on a reduced schedule due to a staffing shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A note taped to […]
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Musician Nate Palan’s Greenpoint Balcony Transforms Into a Stage During the Pandemic
Nate Palan is a musician and songwriter who has seized the quarantined moment to help entertain his neighbors from his Greenpoint apartment balcony. With the help of his acoustic guitar […]
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Greenpoint Hunger Program Launches Campaign to Support Outdoor Food Pantry
The Greenpoint Hunger Program is seeking support for their new outdoor set-up in response to social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. With the launch of a […]
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Delivering Sandwiches in Greenpoint, Blue Light Speak Cheesy Helps Fill Gap Left by Shuttered Restaurants
The abrupt arrival of coronavirus changed the state of restaurants and how people access food overnight, and independent entrepreneurs who are pushing through the pandemic to prepare and deliver food […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Sanitizer for Sanitation Workers, Grocery Store and Laundromat Reductions, Quarantine Portraits, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! We are approaching a month of quarantine and our efforts are showing early signs of progress as the number coronavirus patients in the ICU at NYC hospitals […]
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Greenpoint Laundromats and Grocery Stores Decrease Hours and Temporarily Close Due to Coronavirus
New York is on pause keeping non-essential workers at home while slowing the spread of coronavirus, but many grocery stores and laundromats, which are considered essential, are now operating on […]
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Cherry Point Permanently Closes as Relief Fund Raises Money for Staff
A New York City restaurant owner is brave to take up the challenge of running a food service establishment during normal times, but the strain some restaurants experienced as a […]
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Hand Sanitizer Donated to Sanitation Workers by Greenpoint-Based Greenhook Ginsmiths
The Greenpoint-based distillers Greenhook Ginsmiths (208 Dupont St.) are helping out the Department of Sanitation’s Brooklyn North 1 Garage with a donation of more than 100 bottles of their new […]