Broadway’s “On Your Feet!” Comes to Williamsburg to Help Homebound Elderly
Broadway was North Brooklyn bound this morning as the cast and crew of “On Your Feet!” – the new Broadway musical based on the life and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan – got on their feet, rolled up...
View ArticleCharacter Counts at PS 34
Utilizing the six pillars of Character Counts!—Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship—PS 34 will integrate the National Wildlife Federation Eco-Schools program’s...
View ArticleGreenpoint YMCA Announces New Executive Director
This summer the Greenpoint YMCA welcomed Kendall Charter as its new Executive Director. Charter has worked with the YMCA for 22 years, and joins the Greenpoint Y from the Flatbush YMCA, where he served...
View ArticleCongress Members Unite in Support Of Permanent and Fully Funded Zadroga Act...
Members of the New York and New Jersey congressional delegations united at the site of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks, this week, to voice their opposition to proposals that would make...
View ArticleOpening Reception for Artist Poren Huang Hosted by Williamsburg Art &...
The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH) hosted an opening reception for the exhibit of personified dog sculptures—“The Dog’s Notes” by artist, Poren Huang last Saturday, November 7. More...
View ArticleCommunity to Get its Final Shot at Determining Enviro Benefits
This is it, Greenpoint. Your last chance to weigh-in on the best use for the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) money comes next week in the form of three preferencing events. GCEF was...
View ArticleGreenpoint Eco-Schools Students Explore Nature in the City
PS 110 The Monitor School is lucky enough to be situated across from McGolrick Park., a gathering spot for community members of all ages to exchange ideas, play and learn. For the past few weeks a...
View ArticleWilliamsburg Jewish Community – Built on the Holocaust Ashes – Remembers U.S....
Veterans Day, on which we all reflect on the heroic, selfless service of our service-members to our country – has a special meaning to the Jewish community in Williamsburg. The community, built on the...
View ArticleMaloney: We Must Do More to Honor Service and Sacrifice on Veterans Day
With Veterans Day approaching, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, the Ranking Democrat on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, released a fact sheet outlining the economic challenges faced by...
View Article“Greening Greenpoint” Plants First of 500 Trees in Greenpoint
On Friday, Greenpoint community members and local electeds joined students from St. Stan’s Catholic Academy on Driggs Avenue to plant the first of 500 new trees for the neighborhood. “Greening...
View ArticleGreenpoint to Welcome CRAFT|BROOKLYN
“The Art of Craft” is coming to Greenpoint. Artrider Productions brings its latest show, CRAFT|BROOKLYN, to the Brooklyn Expo Center this December, featuring 100 makers exhibiting and selling...
View ArticleConnecting the Dots OR What’s Waste Got to do With It?
Each day for the past 22 years, Marie Woots, School Aide, stands in the entrance of the MS 126 cafeteria serving line and counts on a clicker the number of students that receive trays with three out of...
View ArticleGreenpoint Y Doubles its Early Children Center
Aiming to help meet the significant demand for early childhood programs in the neighborhood, the YMCA of Greater New York announced the expansion of its Early Children Center at the Greenpoint Y. The...
View ArticlePS 31 Welcomes Islanders to the Neighborhood
The New York Islanders recently opened its first season at its new home at the Barclays Center. To increase enthusiasm for their move, the team sponsored a contest for Brooklyn schools based on...
View ArticlePS110 to Celebrate 120th Anniversary
2015 marks the 120th anniversary of Greenpoint’s PS 110, The Monitor School. The celebrations have already begun and will continue throughout the school year to commemorate this momentous benchmark....
View ArticleA Corporate Facelift for McGolrick
McGolrick Park received a double dose of corporate largesse last week at two separate community service days. The one-two clean-up punch started on Tuesday, with volunteers from American Express...
View ArticleHPD to Gather Input from North Brooklyn Residents on the Future for...
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), in collaboration with the Department of City Planning (DCP), is hosting community visioning workshops to better understand...
View ArticleWell-Known Community Activist Patricia Ferris, A Role Model for Community...
Patricia Ferris, a life- long resident of Greenpoint and outstanding community activist died peacefully on November 4th after a long illness. For over two decades Pat was the “go to” person for...
View ArticleAG, Chancellor Launch Greenpoint Eco-Schools Program
On Wednesday,New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew and National Wildlife...
View ArticleStringer Invites Brooklynites to Speak their Minds at Upcoming Town Hall
New York City’s “Auditor-in-Chief” is asking Brooklynites to speak their minds at a special event next month. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer will host a Brooklyn Town Hall on Thursday,...
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