We have to say that this is first such specimen that we seen and, for that, we thank our Greenpoint correspondent. Naturally, it comes from Greenpoint.

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The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting tomorrow (10/30) is going to feature a long agenda of designations and discussion. Among the two significant topics are the proposed Dumbo Historic District and the Eberhard Faber Historic District in Greenpoint. The Dumbo subject matter is an initial hearing. Eberhard Faber, however, is expected to be designated. The “Eberhard […]

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While it may not have the big money, demolition of a historic building sex appeal of 80 Metropolitan and its wide open public safety hazard construction site with the neatly stenciled fence, 158 India Street in Greenpoint has its own wander-in-and-play-in-the-dirt homespun appeal. The image comes courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent. It will be a […]

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We have dealt with the Greenpoint development that is best described as Crater Lake in the past. We posted about it in June and then posted the contractor’s explanation of why the spot became such a crap hole. Crater Lake is at 265 Eckford Street and a ten-story building with 18 apartment is supposed to […]

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Our indefatigable Greenpoint correspondent sent us this photo of the Monitor Street Sandwich. This particular picture is absolutely worth a thousand words, so we will not go on at length. We will simply says that it reminds us of something we once saw in Houston or, possibly, Shanghai, and that it is not to be […]

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Anyone that reads GL probably has a sense that Greenpont is one of the frontier areas of development and construction in New York City, a sort of Wild Western Edge of Brooklyn where virtually anything goes and the Department of Buildings seemingly fears to tread. Anyone that wants to read up, can head over to […]

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Picture having this building as a next door neighbor or, even, on the block. It’s 146 Diamond Street and the photo comes courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent, aka Miss Heather of New York Shitty, who writes that this “eyesore” has been “untouched for months.” The site appears destined to have a new four-story building with […]

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This is 62 Box Street. It is what is known in the trade as a FSBO or Fizzbow, if you will. The images come from our Greenpoint Correspondent, the ever-observant (and always with-camera) Miss Heather. It includes a very nice home office, which is in the photo below, as well as a big bowl on […]

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Most bars and clubs have their fans, and their detractors. While some of the latter are jaded drinkers looking for a better spot, a large number are neighbors dealing with noise outside and club goers projectile vomiting on their front steps. We take the case of this person who dislikes Lost & Found in Greenpoint. […]

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We bring back our street couch series courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent, also known as the inimitable and tireless Miss Heather of New York Shitty. She calls this beauty from Quay Street in Greenpoint, “the Mrs. Haversham of street couches” from “the Mrs. Haversham of Brooklyn neighborhoods. It is absolutely beautiful— or was. Once.” It […]

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This is 84 Eagle Street in Greenpoint. It’s a four-story building that will have eight units. The photo comes from our Greenpoint correspondent, who notes: “I checked out 84 Eagle Street recently because one of my readers tipped me off to a particularly vile pile of dog doo located there. Strangely enough, I was unable […]

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Mayor Bloomberg had a “town hall” meeting in Greenpoint last night. Brooklyn 11211 has a great report on the session, including the observation that there was an audible hiss in the room when architect Robert Scarano‘s name was mentioned. The one neighborhood headline to come out of the meeting is that a contextual zoning study […]

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[Photo courtesy of newyorkshitty & chicapoquita/flickr] We’ve poked some fun at the new park on Newtown Creek at the massive sewage treatment plant in Greenpoint, but if the truth be told we think it’s cool to have public access to that long-suffering body of water. Yes, there is irony in a nature walk at a […]

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Paying attention to the rampant violations of work hours and stop workers can be a rich and rewarding endeavor, although not necessarily for the victims. Take the case of 53 Java Street, a project designed by Brooklyn architect Robert Scarano, in Greenpoint. What you are looking at is a photo of a truck that tipped […]

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So, what Brooklyn neighborhoods won’t have a Ricky’s outpost by this time next year? The big news out of Greenpoint yesterday–proclaimed in photos of signage–was that Ricky’s is opening a store on Manhattan Avenue. Our friends at Racked conveyed the news, noting that it will be a Halloween store and then open up as a […]

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Looking for a building that could compete for being the poster child for what ails the system that is supposed to regulate construction? It appears that 143 Huron Street in Greenpoint is in the running. We will get to the narrative from our Greenpoint Correspondent in a moment. First, however, we will note that it […]

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Wonder why people get insane about developments and the city’s lack of response? Try this little story, which was posted on newyorkshitty–which does a superb job of chronicling construction, safety and quality of life issues that should be of interest to a certain city agency. Here you go: Since 9:30 p.m. a cement mixer & […]

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The image upon which you are gazing is 149 Newell Street, which is in Greenpoint near McGuinness Boulevard. It was taken and filed by our Greenpoint correspondent, who noted that this lovely structure is doing wonders for the quality of life on the block. “This place has been derelict for months,” she write. “Could you […]

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Given that we featured a jaw-dropping Gowanus building designed by Karl Fischer earlier this week, we figure this is a good time to have another look at one of the architect’s buildings rising on Diamond Street in Greenpoint. (We last checked on it July.) The photo comes from our Greenpoint correspondent. Of the green facade […]

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It actually says “Police Your Dog,” which would have earned it a place here even if it hadn’t be tagged and stickered. We can’t recall the last time we saw a “Police Your Dog” sign, which conjurs up visions of flashing at badge at Fido and ordering him in a very stern and convincing tone […]

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We were going to put this in our Sunday TV collection, but decided that this guy deserved a place all by himself. We especially enjoy the way people walk past and no one blinks. We googled the liquor store and found that it’s on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint.

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If you’re looking for something to do today, you might consider the big After the Jump Fest at Studio B in Greenpoint that’s been organized by a dozen NYC music bloggers. The afternoon portion, which is free, is outdoors. The evening portion is inside Studio B and tix cost $12 in advance and $14 at […]

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We’re fascinated by history (both recent and less so) and one of Brooklyn events that is more interesting than most is the Great Greenpoint Sewer Explosion of 1950. It happened on October 5 a little after 12 Noon. A huge explosion in the sewer system ripped a hole in the street and sent those massive […]

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