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Meet the mussels doing the dirty work of cleaning up Newtown Creek
The Newtown Creek Alliance hopes their portable tank of mussels and marsh grass can make a small dent in restoring one of the most polluted waterways in the country.
By
Walter Wuthmann
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What Greenpoint’s transformation reveals about NYC's housing crisis
A giant swath of the Brooklyn waterfront was opened up to high-rise residential buildings. What happened next depends on how much your rent is.
By
David Brand
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NY officials tell frustrated Greenpointers that 'acrid' asphalt plant fumes will be reduced
Greenpoint residents expressed their frustrations to state environmental regulators, Green Asphalt and elected officials at a town hall meeting Tuesday.
By
Rosemary Misdary
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Greenpointers say a nearby asphalt recycling plant is making it tough to breathe
The facility on the other side of Newtown Creek says its operations haven’t changed in 11 years, but Greenpoint residents say the fumes have become unbearable.
By
Rosemary Misdary
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NYPD: 6 wounded, one critical, after early morning Greenpoint shooting
Police are investigating what sparked the gunfire.
By
David Giambusso
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Greenpoint man with history of harassing neighbors will stay on Rikers, judge says
The man has stoked a yearslong debate about how to care for New Yorkers with unmet mental health needs.
By
Samantha Max
Arts & Entertainment
In Greenpoint, a wacky new birding group is ruffling some feathers
“Birding is punk,” says the club’s founder, Michael Lombardo.
By
Kenneal Patterson
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20-year-old Queens man riding moped fatally struck by truck driver in Greenpoint
Local elected officials called on the city to make street safety improvements in the area.
By
Catalina Gonella
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Afropunk is back in Brooklyn on Saturday, but with some new twists
The two-day festival, which starts Saturday, has changed locations, but it still celebrates Black music and culture, while embracing full-throated individuality.
By
Precious Fondren
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EPA delays cleanup of Brooklyn’s toxic Newtown Creek Superfund site until 2032
For community members living near the creek, who are affected daily by all of the industrial toxins released around it, the delay is unacceptable.
By
Nathan Kensinger
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