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The Brooklyn Collection presents a selection of resources on Greenpoint, "the Garden Spot of the World."
Brooklyn Community District 1
New York City Department of City Planning's community profile for Community District 1, which includes Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Community Board #1
The Website for Community Board 1, which includes Greenpoint. Includes maps, documents and related links.
Greenpoint Maps
A collection of historical, architectural and environmental maps of Greenpoint.
Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks & Planning
The Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks & Planning dedicated to the development of parks and public access on the Greenpoint waterfront.
GREENPOINTUSA.COM History Timeline
Although this website stopped adding new content in 2001, it features an excellent neighborhood timeline.
To The Point!
This website, which has been online for over 10 years, features a message board, a memories page for Greenpoint natives, photo albums, historic maps, and even a Greenpoint quiz.
WPA Guide to New York City: Greenpoint
Neighborhood description from the (1939) WPA Guide to New York City
www.nyc-architecture.com
www.nyc-architecture.com presents photographs of the architectural highlights of Greenpoint, as well as written descriptions of its unique architecture.
Brooklyn Eagle, April 27, 1898
Brooklyn Eagle, May 2, 1880
Brooklyn Eagle, March 10, 1892
Brooklyn Eagle, May 21, 1898
Brooklyn Eagle, December 14, 1901
Brooklyn Eagle, July 11, 1871
Brooklyn Eagle, March 17, 1864
Brooklyn Eagle, March 23, 1880
Greenpoint Historic District designation report
Landmarks Preservation Commission
1982 Report from the Landmarks Preservation Commission creating the Greenpoint Historic District.
Greenpoint neighborhood history guide
Marcia Reiss
A historical guide to Greenpoint, published by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Greetings from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York : the garden spot of the universe!
Brooklyn Public Library
The Brooklyn Public Library put together this guidebook to Greenpoint, which contains historical photographs, memorabilia, and illustrations of Greenpoint.
Historic Green Point; a brief account of the beginning and development of the northerly section of the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, locally known as Green Point.
William L. Felter
This book, sponspored by the Green Point Savings Bank in honor of its semicentennial, provides a history of northern Brooklyn (Greenpoint) as understood in 1918.
Place names in Greenpoint.
Gertrude Buckman
Gertrude Buckman's Brooklyn College master's thesis explains how the streets and landmarks of Greenpoint got their names.
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn c.2004
Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck
An invaluable introduction to Brooklyn’s many neighborhoods, with an illustrated chapter on each, including Bushwick. Includes a map, a neighborhood profile and neighborhood facts.
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