We don’t know why there are so many street couches out and about right now, but assume the sudden increase in their numbers has something to do with the holidays and new purchases. In any case, this photo of what we believe to have formerly been a sofa bed comes from our Greenpoint Correspondent, who […]

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Our Greenpoint Correspondent, who shot and sent this photo for our Street Couch Series, calls this one the “Jackson Street Doppelcouch.” Give it a bit of an upgrade and it wouldn’t be out of place at CB2 on Broadway. We also note the discarded chair in the background.

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Our latest Street Couch Series installment is more of a van seat than a sofa, but it is, nonetheless, street seating. This specimen, from Noble Street in Greenpoint, comes to us courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent.

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The city still hasn’t reached a deal with the group that has the site of the Monitor Museum at the Bushwick Inlet, where it is planning a big park. The property owners–who got the land via donation for a museum commemorating the building of the historic vessel–say the city isn’t negotiating in good faith and […]

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Our friend Miss Heather’s adventure with the NYPD is continuing. First, she was stopped and questioned while taking Christmas photos in Greenpoint. Now, she’s been deluged by comments from someone who turns out to be with the NYPD. The wonderful wave of holiday cheer continues to wash over us all. Be careful out there bloggers. […]

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A hijacked FedEx truck full of holiday gifts was found in Greenpoint. The truck was taken at gunpoint and had more than $1 million in gifts inside. Apparently, the gifts were still inside. No word on deliveries.–KDKA via Greenpointers

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Miss Heather is still recovering from her interrogation by the NYPD for daring to take Santa pictures, but has posted a further installment in the compelling tale of Pete McGuinness, the Brooklynite after whom the fabulous boulevard is named. “After being ousted as Alderman, our very own Peter J. McGuinness set his sights on becoming […]

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We could honor 1059 Manhattan Avenue as a Construction Site Du Jour because of its vile condition. We could also note that it appears to have caused a crack problem in a neighboring building. We will do both of those thing, but we will also focus on the fact that it has erected an obstacle […]

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Miss Heather was stopped by the police yesterday…for taking photos of Christmas decorations in Greenpoint. Stopped, questioned, required to show ID and asked why she was in a different part of Greenpoint than the one where she lives. Seriously. If you’re out there taking pictures of mangers, watch your back.–New York Shitty

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Hausman Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather]

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This is the future site of a condo being built at 214 Green Street at the corner of Green Street and McGuinness Boulevard. The developer is “Green Palace LLC” and it’s going to be a five-story building with 10 units from the studios of the ubiquitous Karl Fischer. (There is no rendering posted yet, sadly.) […]

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The Greenpoint Gazette‘s offices had a serious fire last week. We came across the email from the publisher, who is working on keeping the paper going: The long-time headquarters for the Greenpoint Gazette, at 597 Manhattan Avenue, was destroyed by fire this past Wednesday, December 12. If anyone is aware of available office space near […]

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While we’re sort of in the mood for a virtual visit to a place in the tropics where it’s warm and sleet isn’t falling a couple of times a week, there’s a fun author presentation coming up at the WORD bookstore in Greenpoint from the author of The History of the Snowman. It takes place […]

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For this week’s Brooklyn Craigslist Missed Connection, we again turn to crime: to: the greenpoint burglar I know you were probably just dropping by for a quick visit, but I think you may have taken a few things by accident. We seem to be missing seven computers and some other assorted electronics, some diamond and […]

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Brooklyn Kitchen, which is at 616 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, is collecting food for distribution by the Greenpoint Reformed Church. Here is part of their email: Bring us your canned goods…Please bring canned or dry foods to the store and we will pass them along to the Greenpoint Reformed Church for distribution to those in […]

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of dj mark dean/flickr; for full Walk Around Greenpoint for Christmas Lights Photoset, click here]

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Of course, it’s not that hard to tell which way is one way at Newell Street and Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint, as long as you look at the parked cars and the direction of the traffic. The signs, well, those might get you turned around a bit. This contribution comes from our inimitable Greenpoint Correspondent, […]

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We return to our longstanding Street Couch Series with this submission from our Greenpoint Correspondent. Of course, it’s not a street couch per se. It’s actually a seat from a large van, but it wins a place in our series because it’s out in front of one of the ugly Greenpoint Belvederes on Eckford Street. […]

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There are many nativity scenes to be found on the streets of Greenpoint. Oddly, many of them lack an actual baby Jesus. Hmm. Take a look.–New York Shitty

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Anybody that doubts that people don’t pay attention to school “report cards” and performance might want to reconsider. The photo of this flier comes, of course, from our Greenpoint Correspondent. The irony that it is front of the notoriously poorly-run and bedbug infested (if historic) Astral apartment building is not lost on us. Nor is […]

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Huron Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather]

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather]

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The Church of the Ascension on Java Street is among the groups in Greenpoint collecting coats for New York Cares. If you’re in the neighborhood and have something to give, there are many times each week you can do a good deed.–New York Shitty

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Contribute to a toy drive in Greenpoint at the Boulevard Tavern or the Diamond or give your coats to the NY Cares Coat Drive drop-off at the Church of the Ascension, at the Java Street entrance, on Sundays (11:00am – 1:00pm), Tuesdays (4:30pm – 7:30pm), Wednesdays (4:30pm – 7:30pm) and Saturdays (10:00am – 12:30pm)–Greenpointers

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We have featured what we like to call the Monitor Street Sandwich before, courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent, so we figured we’d update it now that the sub roll around it is almost baked. The Monitor Street Sandwich may present some of the most compelling evidence in all of Brooklyn for simply throwing in the […]

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