Brooklyn’s Original Downtown Hospital Alerts Legislators to Awards and Successes
Terrinoni strongly advo-cated for TBHC to receive support from the state and not be ignored, “The Brooklyn Hospital Center has shown financial stewardship as an independent community hospital, while...
View ArticleAnnual Brooklyn Three Kings Day Parade Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
New York’s largest cultural and traditional celebration of the Christian holiday of the Epiphany celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sunday with a festive parade. The annual Three Kings Day Parade took...
View ArticleNYC Police Boss: All Rapes Serious, Captain Was Insensitive
An NYPD commander’s comments implying that stranger rape is worse than acquaintance rape were insensitive, the police commissioner said. “The NYPD takes rape and sexual assault seriously, and we...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Original Downtown Hospital Alerts Legislators to Awards & Successes
As Downtown Brooklyn continues to experience tremendous growth and transformation, the leadership of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) hosted a “Building Brooklyn’s Fu-ture” breakfast briefing with...
View ArticleGreenpoint YMCA marks 110th anniversary with Spirit of Community Service awards
Banquet Honors Deputy Borough President, Outgoing Chamber President & Young Philanthropist By Andy Katz Special to the Greenpoint Gazette Spirit of Community Award honoree Brooklyn Chamber of...
View ArticleDEC: Many Greenpoint residents refuse Meeker Avenue Plume remediation devices
10-year Meeker Avenue Plume investigation continues By Mary Frost Greenpoint Gazette At a community outreach in Greenpoint on Dec. 1, the state’s senior environmental engineer spoke to community...
View ArticleBrooklyn Electronic Music Festival delivers healing, hope to Brooklyn during...
Ten-Day Uniquely Brooklyn-Grown Music Festival Celebrates Ninth Year By Scott Enman Greenpoint Gazette A disco ball sits high above the dancefloor at Good Room in Greenpoint. Photo by Zachary Filkoff...
View ArticleConstruction worker dies in tragic fall at Domino Sugar Refinery site in...
By Mary Frost Greenpoint Gazette A construction worker fell to his death just after 8 a.m. on Friday at 325 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg, the first new building going up at the 11-acre Domino Sugar...
View ArticleIn Greenpoint, a donut shop pays tribute to old-school Brooklyn
By Scott Enman Greenpoint Gazette An assortment of donuts from Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop. Eagle photos by Mary Frost Polish expats, hipsters and police officers break bread every morning at...
View ArticleBushwick nightclub ‘House of Yes’ to host Oakland warehouse fire fundraiser
All Ticket Sales Will Be Donated, Fire Safety Classes to Be Held By Scott Enman Greenpoint Gazette The exterior of House of Yes. Photo by Sasha B Photo Although Oakland, California is more than 2,900...
View ArticleLong Awaited Comprehensive Transportation Study Announced for North Brooklyn
Owing to a steady influx of new residents, visitors and businesses, travel in North Brooklyn continues to become progressively more difficult, whether by car, bicycle, public transportation or on foot....
View ArticleThree Men Sentenced for Greenpoint Kidnapping, Robbery
Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms Thursday for kidnapping and robbing two men in Greenpoint. Defendants Clarence Davis, 40, of Fredericksburg, Virginia and Abdul Lopez, 23, of Brooklyn...
View ArticleFreshDirect Celebrates Launch Of FoodKick
On Wednesday, FreshDirect workers joined elected officials and community leaders for the launch of FoodKick, its new on-demand food delivery service. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at...
View ArticleHere Comes the Sun
Sixth grade science students at MS 126 began the kick off of the Eco-Schools Energy Pathway to Sustainability by doing a three week unit on renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Through lectures,...
View ArticleLentol Announces Legislation to Alleviate Parking in Popular New York Filming...
Assemblyman Joe Lentol announced that he will introduce legislation to suspend alternate side parking rules within a six block radius on the days of permitted film shoots, with the goal of alleviating...
View ArticleDEP Invests $30 Million to Keep Trash and Debris Out of Newtown Creek
Construction has begun on a $30 million project to build four litter capture devices that will improve the health and aesthetics of Newtown Creek. Much of the trash and debris found in New York...
View ArticleBKLYN DESIGNS Announces Returns to Greenpoint
Record-breaking attendance, a new location and revamped visual identity marked the 12th edition of BKLYN DESIGNS 2015, which moved to Greenpoint following an 11 year run in DUMBO. By the close of the...
View ArticleThe Greenpoint Monitor Museum Honors Newest Class of Road Show Award Winners
Since 2001, the Greenpoint Monitor Museum has been taking its show on the road, bringing educational programming to schools, churches, organizations and other museums. At its “Road Shows,” the Museum...
View ArticleCity Agrees to Preserve Site of Future Greenpoint Monitor Museum
Just in time for Christmas, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams marked the anniversary of Motiva Enterprises’ December 23, 2003 donation of land to the Greenpoint Monitor Museum by announcing an...
View ArticleLast Greenpoint Enviro Benefits Projects Announced
Restoring McGolrick Park, creating a combination “green roof” and community space along Newtown Creek and designing a “living shoreline” at the proposed site of the Greenpoint Monitor Museum were among...
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