Pride 2020 looks nothing like years past, and yet, the month commemorating the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969 shares some similarities with its origins. Protests across the city and nation, […]
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Campaigning in a Pandemic: Emily Gallagher Sets Sights on Albany During Quarantine
Emily Gallagher is no stranger to assuming the role of David against a political Goliath. In 2016, she lost a race to unseat an entrenched district leader in North Brooklyn […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Floral Designer Maria Christina Nino
If you’ve walked along West Street on the way to Transmitter Park, you may have already met Maria Christina Nino of MC. Nino Designs (65 West St.) as she casually […]
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Assemblyman Lentol Comments on Pandemic and Police Brutality Ahead of June Primary Elections
Representing Greenpoint and Williamsburg for almost half a century, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol faces one of the few primary challenges in his career from Emily Gallagher, a local activist and member […]
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McCarren Park Gatherings for George Floyd Continue Rain or Shine
A sixth gathering at McCarren Park in remembrance of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, will continue on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., […]
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Meet Kristina Naplatarski, Native Greenpointer and Candidate For District Leader
Never heard of a District Leader? Until 2017, neither had 25-year-old Greenpointer Kristina Naplatarski, who’s running for the position in the upcoming election. The lover of Five Leaves, Variety Coffee, […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Something’s Fishy, Drive or Walk-In Cinema, Wild Masks, and More!
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! It’s going to be hot out there as temperatures rise into the 80s on Saturday afternoon, but hold off on any large celebrations, especially in front of […]
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Greenpoint’s New Drive-In Cinema Includes Seating Area for Pedestrians
With indoor movie theaters and even Broadway not reopening in New York for the foreseeable future, Greenpoint will have a drive-in cinema just in time for summer. Skyline Drive-In NYC […]
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Greenery Unlimited Returns This Weekend With ‘Almost Summer’ Sidewalk Plant Sale
The indoor biophilic plant paradise next to Transmitter Park will hold a sidewalk sale this weekend with a variety of vegetables and herbs to mark the (almost) start of summer. […]
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Where to Get Takeout Cocktails in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
While hanging out at a bar sipping cocktails seems like a distant memory, our cocktail present and future is hopefully not too far off. For now, several local bars are […]