Happy weekend Greenpointers! This week brought the construction of a massive MTV Video Music Awards stage to the Greenpoint waterfront, where neighbors were treated to rehearsals with pyrotechnics complete with […]
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Posted inMusic
Academy Records Reopens Ahead of Record Store Day
Record stores and vintage shops of all types have made Greenpoint a vinyl collector’s destination for years, and some of the local shops reopen this weekend — which also happens […]
Posted inCrime
Williamsburg Street Assault Leaves Woman in Coma
The NYPD is seeking a man who physically assaulted a 46-year-old woman in Williamsburg on Tuesday morning leaving her in a medically induced coma. Help us identify & locate this […]
Posted inLocal Business
COVID-Related Closures in Greenpoint and Williamsburg Near The 100 Mark
It’s no secret that times are tough for local businesses trying to navigate the coronavirus pandemic as the number of COVID-related closures in Greenpoint and Williamsburg since March nears the […]
Posted inNews
LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson Honored With Williamsburg Park Renaming
East River State Park was officially renamed on Monday becoming New York’s first state park to be named after an LGBTQ person. Now named after the famous Stonewall Riots activist, […]
Posted inNews
Are the MTV VMAs on The Greenpoint Waterfront This Year?
UPDATE: NY1 has confirmed that the stage in Greenpoint is under construction for the 2020 MTV VMAs. It’s that time of year again when you might remember that MTV is […]
Posted inArt
Look “Between The Windows” For This Public Art Project in Greenpoint
A vinyl banner with bright colors flutters in the wind above an electronics shop on Manhattan Avenue depicting a powerful image: a police officer grabbing the hair of a Black […]
Posted inFashion/Style
Fashion Sundae Episode 38: Keeping it Cool
As the sweltering pandemic summer enters the final stretch, Watching New York presents Fashion Sundae Episode 38, documenting the styles on North Brooklyn’s streets. This week the masks are streamlined into […]
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Racist Zoom Bombers Dismantle WORD Author Event
On Wednesday, August 19, debut author Jordan Ifueko was scheduled to discuss her new YA fantasy, Raybearer, with Dhonielle Clayton, author and COO of We Need Diverse Books. The literary […]
Posted inCrime
Burglar Hits Six Businesses in Greenpoint and Williamsburg in One Night
A burglar broke into six businesses in Greenpoint and Williamsburg early Thursday morning, according to the NYPD. From approximately 1:20 a.m. – 2:10 a.m., one person, police suspect, robbed Upstate […]