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Design firm & nonprofit advocate for “LongPoint Bridge” connecting Greenpoint to LIC

February 13, 2019 By Robert Lanham 1 Comment

Design firm & nonprofit advocate for “LongPoint Bridge” connecting Greenpoint to LIC

Now that plans for a bridge designed by Calatrava have apparently been scrapped, a design firm called CRÈME has put together new plans for a pedestrian bridge at Newton Creek. The proposed timber overpass would connect Greenpoint and Long Island City and would be an alternative to the Pulaski bridge bike path. A non-profit called Friends […]

Filed Under: Featured, Greenpoint, Hot Tagged With: LongPoint Bridge, LongPoint Corridor, Newton Creek

North Brooklyn Boat Club is having a party this weekend overlooking Newton Creek

September 20, 2018 By Robert Lanham

North Brooklyn Boat Club is having a party this weekend overlooking Newton Creek

Newton Creek may be polluted and radioactive, but the views sure are fantastic. This weekend, have a drink on its shores with NBBC, who are hosting a fundraiser. NBBC’s Rock the Pulaski Party is coming! The September fundraiser at your community boat club brings bands, food, fire, and fellowship to the shores of Newtown Creek! […]

Filed Under: Events, Greenpoint Tagged With: Newton Creek, North Brooklyn Boat Club, Rock the Pulaski Party

Kosciuszko Bridge leaves Greenpoint peacefully and without an explosion

July 27, 2017 By Robert Lanham

Kosciuszko Bridge leaves Greenpoint peacefully and without an explosion

There was no one there to defend the bridge with wolves and swords, but at least phase one of the Kosciuszko Bridge’s disassembly was a bit less dramatic than expected. It’s central section was transported to New Jersey (oh the shame) yesterday by tugboats to be recycled. Implosions are planned for the remaining sections later […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News Tagged With: Kosciuszko Bridge, Newton Creek

Check out this handy map of toxic “hot spots” in Greenpoint and Williamsburg

October 27, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Just in time for Halloween! Ugh: The NAG Greenpoint-Williamsburg ToxiCity Map is an interactive map of toxic “hot spots” in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Data used to compile this map came from city, state and federal sources, guided by on-the-ground knowledge from local activists. Click through the data layers on the map to understand some neighborhood […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, Williamsburg Tagged With: map, Newton Creek, pollution

Greenpoint about to add "rotten egg" to its potpourri of joyous fragrances

March 17, 2014 By Robert Lanham

And here we were enjoying its already-enticing blend of shit and oil spill. It’s about to get even better: Between the problem child G train and the collapsed East River Ferry ramp, getting to Greenpoint has lately become an even more cumbersome chore than it was when all systems were go, if there ever was […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News Tagged With: gnarly to the max, Newton Creek, shitty smells

A baby seal washed up in Greenpoint on Sunday (don't worry, it's fine).

March 10, 2014 By Taylor Wofford

A baby seal was spotted sunning itself beside the Newtown Creek at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Daily News reports. Unlike the dolphin that got stuck in the Gowanus Canal last year, the seal was totally fine. It was just chilling and catching some rays. The seal was discovered by “a group of teens […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News Tagged With: animals, Greenpoint, Newton Creek, NYPD, seal, teens

Halloween Night: Newton Creek Haunted Canoe Ride

October 22, 2013 By Free Williamsburg

We’re not sure what’s more terrifying… the ‘fried troll skin treats’ or the toxic sludge in this Superfund site: From the Facebook event page: Experience Newtown CREEP! Bring Family & Fiends! ACTUAL “DARK RIDE” w/ UNDEAD GUIDES (ACA certified) CANOEING to the TERRIFYING & HAUNTED DUTCH KILLS!!!!* All are welcome to witness the horrors of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: halloween, Newton Creek

Petition to halt construction of towers on Superfund site in Greenpoint

September 25, 2013 By Free Williamsburg

Residents (including us) are worried that construction of the planned monstrosities in Greenpoint will have a grave environmental impact on the community: Construction of the 12 towers slated for Greenpoint’s polluted waterfront could release harmful toxins into the air, local residents and leaders warn. Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and nearly 200 residents are demanding the city […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News Tagged With: 77 Commercial Street, developers, greenpoint landing, Newton Creek

Explore The Contaminated Cesspool Known As Newton Creek, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing

September 6, 2012 By Free Williamsburg

Actually, this sounds pretty cool: From September 8th through the 30th, Brooklyn artists Laura Chipley, Nathan Kensinger, and Sarah Nelson Wright are organizing the Newtown Creek Armada in a “boat pond” in the creek for the public to enjoy weekly from 1-4 p.m. According to Kensinger, there will be nine boats total in the Aramada, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Events, Greenpoint, Newton Creek

Headline Round-Up: Gilf Beer Scams and Greenpoint's Eyesore Awnings

June 28, 2012 By Free Williamsburg

more Ethel on Gothamist Williamsburg’s 88 Year-Old “GILF” Brewmaster, Ethel Goldschmidt, Just a PR Scam Greenpoint’s Newton Creek Boathouse on Troubled Waters Ten Great Things to Eat and Drink When McCarren Pool Reopens Greenpoint’s Aluminum Awnings no longer in fashion. Were they ever?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: awnings, Ethel Goldschmidt, Greenpoint, News, Newton Creek



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