July 25, By Nathaly Pesantez
A five-story mixed-use building is being built across the street from McCarren Park, city records show.
The building, located at 66 Nassau Avenue, at the corner of Lorimer Street and Nassau Avenue will be 55 feet tall,…
July 24, By Nathaly Pesantez
Two individuals are wanted for questioning in relation to a grand larceny that occurred in Greenpoint, police say.
Two unidentified people, a male and female, entered an office at the Greenpoint Terminal Building on 67 West Street and stole a laptop belonging to an employee.…
July 23, Staff Report
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a garbage truck in Greenpoint early Saturday morning, police said.
Neflaly Ramirez, 27, was riding along Franklin Street at around 12:30 am when he was struck by a green garbage truck near the intersection of Noble Street,…
By Nathaly Pesantez
A local environmental group hosted a day of lessons on tree stewardship and street tree care for community members of the Greenpoint area earlier this month.
Greening Greenpoint, the name of the project, gathered at the American Playground on Franklin Street and Milton Street to teach volunteers how to care for trees surrounding the park on July 16,…
July 20, By Nathaly Pesantez
The city has revealed the framework of an initiative aimed at increasing arts and culture for all New Yorkers.
CreateNYC, the name of the plan, was unveiled on July 19 and focuses on retaining New York’s identity as an international beacon for the creative community.…
July 20, By Nathaly Pesantez
The run-down Greenpoint Library, located at 107 Norman Ave, is about to be torn down and replaced by a three-story building with an accessible rooftop park.
The new library, which comes at a cost of $15 million,…
July 19, By Nathaly Pesantez
Police are looking to locate a man who allegedly broke into a woman’s car in Greenpoint and stole cameras and cash.
The victim parked her car near Norman Avenue and Sutton Street around 9:35 am on Wednesday,…
July 18, By Nathaly Pesantez
A lone burglar broke into two Greenpoint businesses and stole property, approximately $500 in cash, and another $1,000 in coins, police said.
The unidentified burglar broke into Asian fusion restaurant Baoburg (614 Manhattan Avenue) through an unlocked basement door at around 1:50 a.m.…
April 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The first part of the new Kosciuszko Bridge will open this week with an elaborate light show.
The first piece of the new bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn will officially open to traffic in both directions on Thursday,…