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    Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It is bordered on the southwest by...
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    In Greenpoint, Brooklyn". NewYorkYimby.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021. "Eagle + West Waterfront Towers Debut at 1 Eagle Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn"....
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    suspension towers would be built. The Brooklyn side's caisson was built at the Webb & Bell shipyard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and was launched into the river...
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  • The Greenpoint oil spill is one of the largest oil spills ever recorded in the United States. Located around Newtown Creek in the Greenpoint neighborhood...
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    Bushwick Wyckoff Heights Greenpoint Little Poland Williamsburg East Williamsburg Southside South Williamsburg Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Navy Yard Admiral's...
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    Wikidata Roosevelt Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue are main thoroughfares in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Roosevelt Avenue begins at...
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    Paulie Gee (category People from Kensington, Brooklyn)
    eponymous Paulie Gee's pizzeria in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Giannone was born in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. He is of Italian and Jewish descent...
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    Awkwafina (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina (/ˌɔːkwəˈfiːnə/), is an American actress, comedian and rapper. She rose to prominence in...
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    Greenpoint Hospital (300 Skillman Avenue) was a hospital located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It opened in 1914 and closed in 1982. As of 2016 final disposition...
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    Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and...
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  • twenty-one members of the so-called Greenpoint Crew, a Polish criminal organization based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Led by Ostap Kapelioujnyj and Krzysztof...
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    Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory (category Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory is a former pencil factory complex in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City. Designated as a historic district by the New York...
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    Pulaski Bridge (category Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander...
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    the City of Brooklyn. The north part of the EWIP is served by the Greenpoint Post Office and is considered by some to be part of Greenpoint. The portion...
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    of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times. Greenpoint Avenue opened as part of the first phase...
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    The Greenpoint (originally 10 Huron and also known as 21 India Street) is a two-building residential complex under development in the Greenpoint neighborhood...
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  • Brooklyn Boat Club". Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning (GWAPP). April 2, 2013. "A Dream on Its Way to Reality: The Greenpoint Boathouse...
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    The Greenpoint Renaissance Enterprise Corporation (GREC) is a consortium of neighborhood organizations in North Brooklyn that serves to facilitate and...
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    Newtown Creek (category Rivers of Brooklyn)
    Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and empties into the creek on the left bank opposite Dutch Kills. It originally extended farther south to Greenpoint Avenue...
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    in the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City. It is the major shopping street in Greenpoint while it is mostly residential...
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    Mickey Rooney (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    months. They lived in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. When Rooney was born, his parents were appearing together in a Brooklyn production of A Gaiety...
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  • Greenpoint may refer to: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, United States Greenspoint, Houston, United States Greenpoint Avenue Greenpoint Avenue Bridge Greenpoint...
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    Betty Smith (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    disliked, before wangling her way into out-of-district PS 23 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where she finished eighth grade. At this point in her life, she...
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    Pat Benatar (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    Benatar was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City. Her mother, Mildred (née Knapp; 1928–2016), was a...
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    Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south. Incorporated as a city in 1870, Long Island City was...
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  • northwest to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The Calvary Cemetery, Greenpoint and Brooklyn Railroad began operating the Calvary Cemetery Line on Greenpoint Avenue, from...
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    Craig Finn (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    two years until forming The Hold Steady. As of 2016, Finn lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, with his girlfriend; they began dating in 2006. He is a Catholic...
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  • Philip Rastelli (category People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
    family. Rastelli also had a lunch wagon business. After moving to Greenpoint, Brooklyn where he lived until his incarceration, he met and became close friends...
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    Pizza Island was a shared cartooning studio space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn established in 2010. It was established by Sarah Glidden, Julia Wertz, and Domitille...
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    Cemetery Line, Greenpoint to Calvary Cemetery Crosstown Line, Red Hook to Greenpoint Union Avenue Line, Downtown Brooklyn to Greenpoint From the New Williamsburgh...
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