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Chrome Flwrs

Business

Brooklyn native and pizzaiolo brings Chrome Flwrs, new cannabis dispensary with community focus to Greenpoint

By Olivia Seaman

people standing around a podium in a Brooklyn subway station

AMNY

Brooklyn rider is a billion to one: NYC subways celebrate 1 billionth rider in 2025, earlier than last year’s record

moped

QNS

Moped rider sought for stealing more than $8K worth of chains from seniors in Ridgewood and Greenpoint, Brooklyn: NYPD

Soft Bar Carl Radke

News

Soft Bar + Cafe, Carl Radke’s alcohol-free oasis, to open in Greenpoint on Sept. 17

By Olivia Seaman

mamdani at make mcguinness boulevard safe rally

News

‘Now is the time’: Locals demand full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard after bribery allegations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

gina argento broadway stages bribery

News

Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

By Kirstyn Brendlen

exterior of for the record store

Business

For the Record: Greenpoint café spins vinyl and brews community

By Paulina Albarracin

morgan avenue vigil

News

‘Another neighbor is dead’: After fatal Morgan Avenue crash, locals urge city to take action

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

greenpoint film festival

Arts & Entertainment

Greenpoint Film Festival returns with its ‘most daring lineup yet’ on Aug. 6

By Kirstyn Brendlen

ferry near brooklyn bridge

Proposed changes to NYC Ferry routes would connect Bay Ridge and Staten Island; affect stops in other waterfront nabes

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

rendering of monitor point development near bushwick inlet park

Development

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

teaknewyork-store-design

Business

One year in, Teak New York transforms Greenpoint flagship store into Scandinavian-inspired community hub

By Olivia Seaman

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News

Con Edison urges energy cuts in parts of Brooklyn as heat index soars

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

district 33 candidates

Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 33

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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MTA wash truck crashes into Greenpoint apartment building

By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Lloyd Mitchell

Pizza on the Pier

Food & Drink

Slice Out Hunger’s annual Pizza on the Pier brings NYC’s top pizzaioli together to fight food insecurity

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

the wonder years greenpoint show

Arts & Entertainment

‘Our biggest swing yet’: The Wonder Years gear up to get intimate and inventive at Greenpoint’s iconic Warsaw

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

adopt-a-catch-basin greenpoint

Environment

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Greenpoint, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

By Kirstyn Brendlen

site for greenpoint school on franklin street

Kids & Education

City to build 450-seat elementary school in Greenpoint, across from former NuHart Plastics site

By Kirstyn Brendlen

new york liberty practice facility

Sports

New York Liberty to open ‘player-led’ $80M practice facility in Greenpoint

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Fun portrait of happy loving family. Pretty young mother reading a winter book to her daughters at home.

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