Author: GreenpointBlog

Here’s your chance to help make your community more green.

Greenpoint organizations are working together for a volunteer event on Java Street next Thursday evening. Volunteers will be given all the tools and supplies needed to wed and mulch street tree beds.

Afterward, volunteers can head over to Oak & Iron for happy hour and socializing.

To RSVP, contact Kathleen Martin at Kathleen.Martin@parks.nyc.gov.

Police are looking for a man who fractured another man’s skull after a verbal dispute.

On Thursday, August 4, at about 8 p.m., the 33-year-old victim was arguing with the suspect in front of 188 Bedford Avenue. The suspect, pictured above, went to go get a tire iron from a car nearby. He struck the victim in the head with the iron.

The victim was transferred by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital. He has a skull fracture, authorities say.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.

Police are looking for a man wanted in connection to a shooting yesterday at 4:35 a.m..

Authorities say a 31-year-old man was shot in his right leg near South 4th Street and Rodney Street in Williamsburg.

The victim was brought to a local hospital and is now in stable condition, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.

It’s time to get your grub on.

This week, Grand Street’s restaurants are offering amazing deals as part of its Summer Restaurant Week, thanks to the Grand Street BID.

Grab a two-course lunch for just $11 at Los Tacos-Mcondo or three-course dinner at Forcella for $25.

Take advantage of these affordable deals before they end!

You may remember that Luke Skywalker saved the world from the evil Darth Vader and the Galatic Empire, but a new force has troubled a land far, far way.

A screening of Star War: The Force Awakens will be showing at Transmitter Park tonight at 8 p.m. You’ll be introduced to new heroes as they take on the evil forces of the First Order.

Enjoy a fun day for the whole family at the 4th annual BK Story Voyager Touch-A-Truck event on October 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The fundraiser raises funds for purchasing books for the mobile library, the BK Story Voyager.

Register now for the event here.

Join the 94th Precinct and the Greenpoint community in celebrating National Night Out, an event to introduce members of the local police force to our children and neighbors.

The event will be kid-friendly and well-protected. It starts at 6 p.m. at Lorimer Street and Meserole Avenue!

Only a month in and Investors Bank is already offering promotions.

Check out their grand opening promotion, where you can win prizes like a 40-inch LDC television, iPad Air, Kindle Fire, Apple Watch, Nepressors and BBQ grill.

For more information, contact branch manager Debbie Hootam at 718-389-1531.

NYC H20 is hosting a walking tour of Newtown Creek on August 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Organizers are meeting attendees in front of St. Anthony’s Church at 862 Manhattan Avenue.

On this tour, historian Mitch Waxman will show how the use of New York’s ancient streams created the contemporary landscape, including real estate development, environmental hazards and the re-emergence of the creek’s natural environment. The tour will cover the creek’s pollution history, spillage from oil refineries and what ultimately led to Superfund status.

Organizers advise you to bring your camera, be prepared for rough terrain, dress and pack appropriately for hiking and hot weather. Closed-toe shoes are recommended, and you might want to go to the bathroom before the tour.

To register, please click here.

Catch a free movie this Friday, July 29 at 8:30 p.m. at Transmitter Park. It’s part of the SummerSTARZ Free Outdoor Movie series, sponsored by Town Square.

The next movie on the schedule is Star Wars: The Force Awakens on August 5.