The “Garbage-ification” of Greenpoint
Category: Historical Greenpoint
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This Month in Greenpoint History: The Battle of the Beetles
The issue “bugged” a lot of neighbors.
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Women’s History Month: Mary Louvestre and the USS Monitor
How Mary’s bravery changed the course of the Civil War.
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Women’s History Month: Mary White Ovington, Co-Founder of the Astral’s Greenpoint Settlement and the NAACP
Ovington fought for civil rights and improved conditions for the city’s poor.
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Celebrate at the Greenpoint Shul’s Block Party
Sunday’s block party is free and open to the public.
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Women’s History Month: How Sister Francis Kress Changed Newtown Creek for the Better
An award has since been created in her memory.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Moving on Up
Rents sure looked pretty different back then.
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Life Would Be “Meseroble” Without You: A Greenpoint Love Story
How an ESL class on Manhattan Ave. resulted in a wedding at the Polonaise.
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This Day in Greenpoint History: Mourning Grandma Logan at 102 Years Old
Life in Greenpoint was pretty different when Mary arrived in 1859.
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One of Brooklyn’s Biggest Megachurches Has Roots in Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Read all about its history.