Greenpoint Star Newspaper

It’s hard to believe that 110 years ago, the Greenpoint YMCA was born.

In 1887, the Y opened a storefront location on Greenpoint Avenue. In 1903, the Greenpoint Y joined up with the Brooklyn YMCA Association because they needed a larger facility to serve the Greenpoint community.

In 1906, the Y broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot lot on Meserole Avenue and Larimer Street. You may recognize the building today because it’s the same facility.

At the time, the building contained a restaurant, four bowling lanes, a swimming pool, a gym and locker room and showers for boys and men.

Fast forward 110 years, and the Greenpoint YMCA is still serving the families of northern Brooklyn, more than 10,000 people each year to be exact.

Please join us in wishing the Greenpoint YMCA a happy 110th birthday!

The North Brooklyn Boat Club is having a fundraiser later tonight. Here’s a chance for you to celebrate the summer with your neighbors, eat good food, jam out to some music and have a great time, all while enjoying a beautiful view.

Tomorrow, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting its usual maintenance, including cleaning and lubricating expansion joints and trusses on the Williamsburg Bridge. One lane on the outer roadway will be closed a a time.

See below.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Hope Gardens Community Center gym, the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and local elected officials are hosting a tenant resource fair.

It’s a chance for residents to get information on their rights and responsibilities, housing code violations, housing court, protections under the New York State rent stabilization laws, harassment protection, discrimination and more.

Early this morning, the Chase at 794 Manhattan Avenue caught on fire, according to the FDNY.

On the FDNYalerts Twitter page, followers were alerted to a commercial fire on the 1st floor. An hour later, the Twitter account posted that it was under control.

It appears the building wasn’t damaged, just the sign, which has to be removed, according to media reports. No injuries have been reported by authorities.

Celebrate the start of summer by grabbing a drink with the Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, June 21 at 6 p.m.

Bring a non-Chamber friend, meet new people and help spread the word about the benefits of joining your local chamber. Brooklyn Bowl will provide drinks, food and a wonderful view!

The event will be at The Trailer, located at 29 N 10th Street at Kent Avenue.

RSVP is required here.

Enjoy “The Adventures of Priscilla Queens of the Desert,” free tonight at the McCarren Park Pool Deck, courtesy of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

Last week was the 116th annual Brooklyn Day. Every year, the Borough President’s office hosts the event at a different park in Brooklyn.

Two years ago, it was at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Last year, Brooklyn Day was in Canarsie. This year, Borough President Eric Adams took the festivities to McCarren Park.

With public schools closed, dozens of kids and their families enjoyed a nice, warm day playing in the sun. They were given free food, courtesy of Subway, and even free lemonade.

See photos below from the annual celebration!

 

For those who have asked, “Where is our park?” for the last decade, the answer may be coming soon.

The de Blasio administration made an offer to acquire the land, currently owned by CitiStorage, for a whopping $100 million. Federal, state and local elected officials gathered last weekend to urge the company to take the deal.

“You are recognized in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg communities as being philanthropic, as caring about open space, and as giving back to the community at large,” writes Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen to CitiStorage in an open letter. “As such we hope that you will partner with the city and accept this very generous offer so we can work, together, making this important park – which the community has been advocating for decades – a reality.”

See the full letter from the city below.

 

 

Troop 996’s Joseph Nieves (Eagle Scout Service Project), the Department of Transportation, NYPD and Transportation Alternatives are hosting a pedestrian/bike safety event today from 1 to 5 p.m. at St. Francis School Yard.

The event will feature fun and educational activities, a free bike light giveaway and free raffle prizes. Bikers are also encourages to bring their bikes and register them, courtesy of the NYPD.

For more information, email Joseph Nieves at jnievestroop996@gmail.com