Following a meeting with volunteer victims advocate and Greenpointer Deborah Spiroff, State Assemblyman Joseph Lentol introduced The Safe Way Home Act this week, to provide sexual assault victims free transportation home […]
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Williamsburg’s Forgotten Great Abolitionist Editor: Willis Hodges
Last week I spoke about Brooklyn’s great poet Walt Whitman who served as the editor of Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Daily News in the late 1850s, but I also mentioned the name […]
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A Fruit Salad More Than a Decade in the Making
His first day in Brooklyn, Joon Yoon was baptized in true New York City fashion—with bird poop. While others would consider this an ill omen, Joon saw his unexpected baptism […]
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Amazon Cancels Long Island City HQ2 Plans
After Governor “Amazon” Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio offered the trillion-dollar company, Amazon, upwards of $3 billion in tax subsidies to locate part of its HQ2 campus in Long […]
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Floating Timber Bridge Proposed to Span Newtown Creek
Williamsburg-based CRÈME introduced renderings of Timber Bridge at LongPoint Corridor: A 275-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, floating pedestrian and biking bridge made of sustainable glue-laminated and pressure-treated timber, to span Newtown Creek from Manhattan […]
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L Train Non-Shutdown Begins April 26 With Night and Weekend Service Changes
Five weeks after releasing a statement announcing that the L train shutdown is averted, the MTA announced its “Alternative Service Plan” for construction on the Canarsie Tunnel during nights and […]
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Brooklyn Community Board 1’s Monthly Public Meeting is Tomorrow (2/12)
It’s that time of the month again for Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 to convene for its monthly public meeting. You can attend in person on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the […]
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Could the Next President of the United States Be an Ex-Williamsburg Bohemian?
When people make shortlists for the Democratic Party’s likely nominees to run against Donald Trump in the 2020 election, Beto O’Rourke’s name is often near the top of those lists. […]
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See You Sunday at the Greenpointers Vintage Rose Valentine’s Market!
Rain or shine our Vintage Rose Valentine’s Market is happening tomorrow February 10, from 1-7pm. As a reminder, we have a ton of free stuff happening at the market to keep you […]
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Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern Closing on February 28th
Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern is closing on February 28th following 60-plus years at 188 Bedford Ave. where it opened in 1955. The Williamsburg cash-only throwback to pre-luxury times is known for […]