“What?” yelled Kelly Eagan, director for Local 342, a union representing meat department workers in Brooklyn and Long Island. “Contract!” replied the chorus of locked-out workers. “When?” “Now!” Butchers, meat […]
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Greenpoint Gallery Night Returns Friday (4/19)
Greenpoint Gallery Night returns this for its 13th installment on Friday, April 19, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Local businesses and galleries will extend their hours to open their spaces […]
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The First Professional Baseball Player Began in Williamsburg
Today Al Reach is largely a forgotten figure here in North Brooklyn where he began his baseball career, But Reach not only became the first openly professional baseball player in […]
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Greenpoint Soil Safety Workshop Teaches How to Test for Lead
As a result of Greenpoint’s rich industrial and manufacturing history, significant contamination of the local soil with toxins such as lead remains a problem. A soil safety workshop from the Greenpoint […]
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Local Parents File Lawsuit Over NYC Measles Vaccine Requirement
A public health emergency was declared by Mayor Bill de Blasio last week in Williamsburg over the growing number of confirmed cases of the highly contagious measles virus in New York City. Parents […]
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$2,544 for One-Bedroom Apartment in Greenpoint Affordable Housing Lottery
A handful of new “affordable” apartments have hit the market via the NYC Housing Connect lottery. The former three-story mixed-use building at 196 Freeman St. between Manhattan Avenue and Mcguinness […]
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Record Store Day Returns Saturday (4/13) With Special Releases, Performances and Signings
Record Store Day returns this Saturday, April 13th and the many record stores in Greenpoint and Williamsburg will be participating by offering limited releases and holding special performances and signings. […]
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Greenpoint Library Community Forum to Provide Construction Updates (4/23)
A public forum on the construction progress of the new Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) will take place later this month. The neighborhood’s only public library closed in July 2017 […]
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Greenpoint’s First Alchohol-Free Bar “Getaway” Opens
Greenpoint’s first-ever alcohol-free bar Getaway (158 Green St.) opened Tuesday night as an alternative social space for people who may not be keen on consuming alcohol while having a night […]
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Help to Green Greenpoint at Lentol Garden Workday (4/13)
Join your neighbors and help to bring more nature to Greenpoint at a community-managed greenspace this weekend. The Lentol Garden Workday is happening this Saturday, April 13th, at 11 a.m. […]