The affordable housing gods have two current offerings in Greenpoint and Williamsburg for you to try your luck and apply for. At 434 Manhattan Ave. there are two affordable apartments […]
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Former Greenpointers Address NYC Homelessness With ‘Backpacks For The Street’
Amidst a citywide housing crisis and rampant gentrification, the time is now to address homelessness in our community. Former Greenpointers and longtime couple, Jeffrey Newman and Jayson Conner, launched the […]
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Teddy’s: Williamsburg’s Historic Bar
Gazing through the luminous 100-year-old stained glass windows at Teddy’s Bar and Grill (96 Berry St.) in the Northside of Williamsburg, it’s possible to imagine that time has stood still. […]
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Northern Territory Hibernating for Winter, Closing in 2019
Northern Territory (12 Franklin St.) is closing for the winter, and summer 2019 will be the popular bar’s last at the current Franklin Street location. You can come to say […]
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Puerto Ricans’ Vibrant History in North Brooklyn
Like many other Greenpointers, I heard the news of the closing of the American Deli (97 Franklin St.) with great sadness. The bodega has been a neighborhood fixture for the twenty-five years […]
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The New York Marathon Heads Through Greenpoint Sunday
It’s one of the greatest sports events on the planet, and this Sunday (11/4) the New York Marathon will wind its way through our area. 50,000 competitors will pass down […]
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$450 Million Co-Living Building Planned For Williamsburg
The Collective, a London-based real estate development firm, will launch its $450 million co-living building at 277 Lorimer St. on the border of Bushwick and Williamsburg by 2020. The 350,000 square-foot building […]
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Permanent Designs For 50 Kent Ave and Box Street Park To Be Presented
The progress of Bushwick Inlet Park is moving along and the 50 Kent Ave. parcel, a former state Superfund site that hosted the Brooklyn Flea and the Northside Concert Series, […]
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Psycho Circus Haunted House Dance Party This Weekend!
Midnights Brooklyn ( 149 N 6th St.) has teamed up with BIBA Williamsburg (110 Kent Ave.), and JAY Events to bring you a Halloween Extravaganza held on the Williamsburg waterfront. This will […]
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North Brooklyn Celebrates Environmental Victories at Annual Party
In North Brooklyn open green space for public recreation is considered scarce. But the mood was celebratory at the North Brooklyn Parks Alliances’ annual Party for the Parks held on […]