Tag Archive | "Greenpoint"

Going Green: North Brooklyn Locals, Activists Want More Open Space

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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The transformation of Union Avenue is one of several initiatives currently being pursued by local officials, non-profits and citizen activist groups to address the severe lack of open space in this historically park-poor community.

No More a Neighborhood for Young Artists

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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Rising property prices define who can stay in the new Williamsburg.

Why Do Designers Have Designs in Brooklyn?

Monday, December 5, 2011

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Sixteen years ago Roberto Gill, the founder and owner of CASA Kids Design Company, moved from TriBeca to Brooklyn because his rent was too high. He discovered he was not alone. Brooklyn has become a [...]

Job Hunting Hard for Long-Time Hospital Worker

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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When St. Vincent’s Hospital, a private institution, in Manhattan closed its doors amid a citywide uproar in April 2010, medical technician Grace Fuller thought she and other qualified employees would quickly find new jobs. She was wrong.

From Happy New Year to Good Yoga

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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  Flannery Foster and Ray Gonzales, co-founders of Good Yoga.  If a pair of strangers had not met on New Years Eve of 2009, Good Yoga would not exist in Greenpoint. That night, Flannery Foster, [...]

Greenpoint Loft Life Suburbanizes

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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From the fire escape of Dave Mitchell's building, an industrial space on Dobbin Street now converted into residential lofts, you can look across a gray roofscape to the end of the block.

Shortfall in Federal Food Assistance Program Leaves Hundreds Hungry in Greenpoint

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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What happens here is happening all over the country, as the number of impoverished Americans climbs and federal budgets are stretched to the breaking point.

Polish Flavor Lingers in Greenpoint Despite Changing Ethnic Demographics

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Ana Dricdzic doesn’t want her neighborhood to change. The owner of Staropolski Meat Market & Deli, located on Manhattan Avenue — Greenpoint’s main commercial strip — Dricdzic holds forth on the ethnic character of her [...]

Brooklyn Residents Against Homeless Shelter

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Greenpoint residents spoke out last night against a proposed homeless shelter to be built in their neighborhood last night. At a town hall meeting at the Polish Slavic Center residents said the busing in of [...]

Three Brooklyn Congressional Representatives to Lose Clout

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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By Miranda Neubauer Brooklyn’s clout in the new U.S. Congress will be greatly diminished come January. Despite easy victories in November, the borough’s three most powerful congressional representatives will be removed from leadership posts in [...]