When the Greenpoint-based plant subscription service Horti started about two years ago co-founders Puneet Sabharwal and Bryana Sortino began shipping houseplants to friends and quickly found great interest from a growing network […]
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Councilmembers Call for Full Funding of Hate Crimes Prevention Office
More funding is needed for the newly created Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, a group of NYC lawmakers announced yesterday at a press conference on Monday in Williamsburg. […]
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Reserve Your Free Rain Barrel for Pickup in McCarren Park 6/1
Free rain barrels will be distributed in McCarren Park on Saturday, June 1st from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. compliments of the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection and Councilman Stephen […]
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Hollywood Legend Mickey Rooney’s Greenpoint Roots
Few people today might recognize him by his real name, Joe Yule Jr., but the boy born in 1920 at 696 Leonard Street would become an Academy Award winner […]
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Class & Co Expands with a Roof Deck and 3 New Private Office Spaces!
Class & Co. (260 Ainslie St) just opened their roof deck on time for summer and built out 3 new private office spaces (2-person, 5-person and 10-person) available June 1st […]
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“Dance and Be Free” With Good Move in Williamsburg
Warm weather is (finally) just around the corner. If rising temps make you eager for a new work out routine, Good Move is the answer. Located at 56 Marcy Ave, Good Move […]
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Vermin Infested Williamsburg Starbucks Is Closed Again
The Starbucks located at 154 N 7 St. in Williamsburg has shut down again following a temporary closure earlier this month after an employee/whistleblower reported a vermin infestation prompting an inspection […]
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Why Is McCarren Park’s Soil Lead Contaminated?
Does McCarren Park have a lead contamination problem? A new report from WNYC found lead contamination levels above 150 ppm in 87 percent of the 30 soil samples taken in […]
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Immersive “Urban Imprint” Installation Opens at A/D/O Today
A new installation from artist Nassia Inglessis of Studio INI opens today at A/D/O (29 Norman Ave). The “immersive, kinetic,” outdoor installation entitled “Urban Imprint” opens today (5/17) and will run through […]
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Help Design the Future Kosciuszko Bridge Park
A visioning workshop that is open to the public to help plan the future park and green space under and around the new Kosciuszko Bridge will take place next week. […]