During a virtual press conference on Monday morning Mayor Bill de Blasio responded to growing calls to shutdown NYC streets for pedestrian-only use this summer as social distancing measures are […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Contained Fires, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Cafes Start Reopening, and More!
Happy Weekend Greenpointers! Start spreading the news (or, flyers will do), the Greenpoint Hunger Program launched a new pantry delivery service and coinciding website. If you weren’t outside last Sunday, […]
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Pueblo Querido Coffee Plans Williamsburg Opening in Face of Pandemic
Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters (195 Greenpoint Ave.) opened in 2016 on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard and instantly became a destination for quality coffee made from imported […]
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Eckford Street Studio Expands Pay-What-You-Can Virtual Art Classes For All Ages
Eckford Street Studio (70 Eckford St.) has expanded their pay-what-you-wish programs for artists of all ages with drop-in workshops, month-long courses and other offerings. The non-profit Greenpoint-based community art space […]
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Facing Closure After 20 Years, Spoonbill & Sugartown Books Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
Longtime Williamsburg bookseller Spoonbill & Sugartown Books (218 Bedford Ave.) is facing permanent closure due to the coronavirus crisis and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the store. As […]
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More Greenpoint Cafes Reopen With Limited Hours Following Coronavirus Closure
With the extension of New York’s pause extended officially through May 15th, some Greenpoint eateries and cafes that closed temporarily due to the coronvirus pandemic are starting to reopen with […]
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Multiple-Alarm Leonard Street Fire Results in No Serious Injuries
The FDNY responded to a multiple-alarm fire at 726 Leonard St. on Wednesday morning at around 6 a.m. A Greenpoint resident who lives directly behind the Leonard Street building says […]
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Greenpoint Hunger Program Introduces Pantry Delivery Service
A week after launching a crowdfunding campaign to support an outdoor food pantry, the Greenpoint Hunger Program has introduced a new website to deliver pantry bags to the vulnerable during […]
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Exercise Equipment Now Off-Limits at McCarren Park Due to Coronavirus
The piecemeal closure of McCarren Park continued on Tuesday morning when another corner of the park was restricted due to lax so. Now off-limits is the exercise equipment near the […]
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The Ellen Show Surprises Williamsburg Landlord Mario Salerno with Soup Kitchen Donation
The Williamsburg landlord who waived April rent for tenants at all 18 of his buildings due to the coronavirus pandemic was a guest on Ellen Degeneres’ talk show on Tuesday. […]