July 31, By Jason Cohen
Two Brooklyn men who were caught by police in possession of 500 pounds of marijuana and numerous other drugs were sentenced to prison Friday.
A marijuana shipment was seized from a U-Haul truck in 2016 based on a tip from federal authorities that led to their arrest.…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
A 28-year-old woman was found dead on her bedroom floor with head trauma Tuesday afternoon in Greenpoint, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, the deceased, who lived at 248 Driggs Ave, had been drinking and doing drugs prior to going to bed around 4:30 a.m.…
July 25, By Nathaly Pesantez
The main span of the old Kosciuszko Bridge is coming down today.
The 125-foot span will be lowered onto a barge on the Newtown Creek today, and floated out by barge tomorrow, July 26.…
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,…