Brooklyn, NY
A spit away from Manhattan is Greenpoint, an authentic Brooklyn neighborhood of tough guys and families with kids. Oh, and then there’s the “Murder Bar…”
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November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
I’ve had some fun …
I’ve had some fun times in Greenpoint but the people who usually ruin the parties with their attitudes and their need to tell you why their country is Superior to all is the Polish people that flood the neighborhood. I understand pride but if it’s THAT good…go back
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
its a miracle that …
its a miracle that ive only been jumped once living there for more than 10 years lol
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
so what ?? its that …
so what ?? its that hard to get ur out of a G train and get into an L train? and apartments cost like 1k lowest in OK area of greenpoint… the new apartments cost like 500k to buy out
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
What about the …
What about the Motorcycle Club out there! See since the yuppies came.. nothing is the same! But one thing is true.. between the food and the beer and great transportation it is the place to be!
Go Greenpoint!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
Greenpoint Is The …
Greenpoint Is The Best! The G Train Is Great even though everyone bashes it. The best neighborhood in the City!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
I love this place
I love this place
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
williamsburg is …
williamsburg is filled with hipsters
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
I want my ghetto …
I want my ghetto back
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
i had an ex in gpt …
i had an ex in gpt it aint nun like dese people say…..VERY QUIet neighborhood where the police watch literally everything…its i very good areas trust me….
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
Prices are very …
Prices are very high, impossible to rent an apartment. Nice size, quality 1 bedroom in “OK” area of Greenpoint can go for as much as $2000 a month !!!! Totally unjustified. Especially if you consider that only subway line out of Greenpoint is the “G train> Arguably the worst service line in NYC . It only goes to downtown Brooklyn or Queens, then you need to transfer to another train to get to the City.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
Yeah the biggest …
Yeah the biggest oil spill in US history happened in Greenpoint and parts of Williamsburg. The oil tanks in Greenpoint leaked into Newtown Creek and to this day, still is seeping through the underground of the neighborhood. And Newtown Creek is experiencing environmental racism, so not much is being done to change it. This explains the high rates of cancer, even though Exxon (the place where oil spilled from) denies it…
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
I don’t know what …
I don’t know what has happened to greenpoint in the last 30 years or so but the Greenpoint I remember in the 1960’s was a great place to live.Everyone knew everyone,they all looked out for each other,if someone stepped out of line,the local men took care of it or the members of the 94th precinct who many where the local men took care of it.Does anyone rmember the horse drawn wagon that used to come through the neighborhood a couple times a week,or John’s candy store on Huron st?Good Times!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
where do you live? …
where do you live? greenpoint aint williamsburg
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
it’s also an area …
it’s also an area with some of the highest rates of cancer and child leukemia
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
certain streets …
certain streets past greenpoint ave. are pretty ugly and have alot of deadbeats hanging around.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
greenpoint is full …
greenpoint is full of hipsters!!! totally not ghetto!!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
he made it seem …
he made it seem like it was rlly dangerous when it never was and never will be, there are just a bunch of soft people who live there
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
green point is …
green point is pussy, dead ass
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
I dont know if u …
I dont know if u read my response where i clarified what i was trying to say, but it has nothing to do with color. What you”re talking about was a half a century ago( its irelevant for todays circumstances). Greenpoint is one of the most diverse and charming neighborhoods in BROOKLYN, but the crime there has dramatically increased over the past wo years. That, combined with the increased amount of waste (dept. od Sanitation has to step it up !!!) are the only drawbacks in Greenpoint…
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
Whadda you tawkin …
Whadda you tawkin about you ho. My grandmother and I were almost mugged in 1960, I was 3, we are white italians, and I don’t recall the muggers being white. In fact, I don’t remember their color at all, that’s the difference between me and you, I don’t see color anymore, why don’t you get over yourself and start making some changes in your life.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
LMAO I used to live …
LMAO I used to live in GP my friend lives right across from that barber shop, I played football in that churches yard.
I would move back if I could afford it but I can’t. My grandfather’s house on Guernsey got sold turned into some f**king condo building for the yuppies. and as for the polish comments i lived in greenpoint 18 of my 22 years on the planet and there’s more polish there than in Poland lol.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
it’s all about how …
it’s all about how the PEOPLE in the neighborhoods treat eachother. A lot of people think “Brooklyn”= crime, gangs, poverty, etc. Lots of good people trying to build up the neighborhoods and make them safe to live in and bring up their kids. As a whole, we’re going in the right direction…
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
i remember it 16 …
i remember it 16 years ago My mother remembers is 46 years ago my grandparents remember it over 70 years ago.
chief gets a thumbs up because hes right, the crime has gone up a good deal. back in the day, you rob the wrong person or assault the wrong person you would have the Italians from old williamsburg up on you in a minute. a year or so ago the bodega owner here on franklin got mugged twice; once in his own house that never used to happen. sure there been some good things but crime isnt one
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
You know what, …
You know what,citygerbal, you’re right . Personally, I actually love greenpoint!!!… really the epitime of what this city is all about. Everyone as a whole,”born and bred, as well as new comers”, want be intertwined and genuinly want to uplift the condition of the neihborhood. I was actually commenting on the crime rate (which has gone up !!!) and veared off track… Thank you for pointing that out.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 am
listen to yourself. …
listen to yourself. “plus you got all those artists..etc.” Franklin Ave has been lifted out of squalor because of these “artists” you have such disdain for. You find families, born and bred, as well as newcomers eating in the same place. It’s a mutually embracing neighborhood in gpt. I remember it 9 years ago, and to be honest it was the most racist and anti-semitic part of nyc.