Greenpoint - Brooklyn

[coochiebait]

ITS BORDER OF QUEENS TO

[darksonic789]

Everyone Type "Won" Before youtube.com

[kikusiakikusia]

Dude don't be inviting your fucking people to the neighborhood, Greenpoint is Polish!!! Eastern European at most.

[plostry]

Lived 10 years on Freeman street right next to the Tommie's murder bar hanged there all the time loved the action!

[peterscoop]

pokój Polakom na Greenpoincie! pozdro z Warszawy!

[newyorkprinces]

GOD. man i frkn used to live heree... i miss it soo bad. greenpoint was the best city ever. i grew up here and visit it every year., too bad man now im down south (tx) sucks over here.. nothing exciting watsoeve. new york is filled w/action man. miss it so bad

[thenomskiee]

this nigah yaykub

[shit311]

whats the best thing from here? - its where my fav band sleigh bells are from

[stillofnyinc]

watchout for the bicyclist!!!!!

[Cherry32able]

I love Greenpoint! when I come to visit NYC I always stay in Greenpoint! I always feel safe there

[LeeMIlby]

All of this progress shown in the video is going to be eliminated in one fell swoop.

[LeeMIlby]

They're planning to throw 200 homeless men into a shelter here [GP]. It's gonna suck... you should make a vid about it

[quedin2u]

@LeeMIlby homeless people might be cool. they might have cool experiences. besides it makes me feel better that im not just living in a neighborhood with a bunch of lame ass white people who have to ride around in a specific stupid bike and wear skinny jeans and own a mexican restaurant but make it all white.

[LeeMIlby]

@quedin2u

Yeah i love talking to homeless people- because their lives are so off-record, they have a unique perspective on life that differs greatly from the rest of society. This is neat from an artistic point of view, but unfortunate as hell for them. Problem is that their perspective is sometimes propelled by underlying mental disorder, which makes them variously dangerous.

Homeless families i would say okay. But landing 200 homeless MEN in the neighborhood is dangerous.

[LeeMIlby]

@quedin2u

The police say that the shelter will not house local homeless, but criminals who have just been released from prison and are referred there by their parole officers. And because it's not a permanent place of residence, sex offenders don't have to register. That creeps me out

BTW i know exactly the place you're referring to... my boyfriend used to date her...now he has a burning disdain for hipsters

[quedin2u]

lol COOL i live on eagle street. greenpoint is just full of hipsters now. :(

[LeeMIlby]

@quedin2u

And soon... homeless people

[quedin2u]

@LeeMIlby id rather have homeless people. seriosly. i bet youre a hipster

[LeeMIlby]

@quedin2u

Actually i'm not. I've seen a bunch in the area, and some are friends with a few of my friends, but I must say that I feel more and love more than they seem to. I'm not one to condemn an entire genre of people, but it makes me sad to think that it's considered "cool" to be lifeless. But aside from that, being whatever stereotype has nothing to do with ...anything. And furthermore, hipsters are empty and manicured, while the homeless have reasons to attack innocent people.

[cast390]

This is the ass end of greenpoint,and like any ass it has its share of shit,well you just saw it,the better end of greenpoint is on the other side of greenpoint ave.,not this hector gomez hiphop carlos santana bullshit

[bejco3]

greenpoint is polish !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luckypapi87]

this vid is old goose doesnt even have headrush at that place on green st anymore LOL

[brooklnsdiva]

@luckypapi87 Yea I still live here, why?



[LeeMIlby]

@STEPASAUR

I moved in just‘ after you! I love it here. What do you think about the homeless shelter they are planning to impose upon the neighborhood?

[xosexilaskaplxo]

GREENPOiNT ALL DAY EVERYDAY =]

IM Polish AND PROUD!!

[jage1992]

Greenpoint is awesome! I stayed at a place there for a week, lovely part of Brooklyn, and the view of Manhattan is amazing

[djsniffles]

I've had some fun times in Greenpoint but the people who usually ruin the parties with their shitty attitudes and their need to tell you why their country is Superior to all is the damn Polish people that flood the neighborhood. I understand pride but shit if it's THAT good...go back

[chris93jhop]

its a miracle that ive only been jumped once living there for more than 10 years lol

[RainbowSushiNight]

LOL, living in ny or in that part of broklyn?

[chris93jhop]

that part of brooklyn, otherwise greenpoint...

[softnpink28]

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!

[ComedyMaster423]

Greenpoint Is The Best! The G Train Is Great even though everyone bashes it. The best neighborhood in the City!

[lookralphsbak]

I want my ghetto back

[miminopolis]

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 ass areas trust me....

[ararat123457]

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.

[chris93jhop]

so what ?? its that hard to get ur ass 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

[megamo111]

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!

[mxz871]

it's also an area with some of the highest rates of cancer and child leukemia

[vivelecorn]

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...

[BlueCrayola86]

greenpoint is full of hipsters!!! totally not ghetto!!

[mxz871]

certain streets past greenpoint ave. are pretty ugly and have alot of deadbeats hanging around.

[jbmayer]

where do you live? greenpoint aint williamsburg

[lookralphsbak]

williamsburg is filled with hipsters

[Kellz325]

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

[Kellz325]

green point is pussy, dead ass

[lordbum]

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.

[dietweed]

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...

[chiefhizzy]

Well, with all the new(white) people moving into greenpoint in the last year or so, crime has actually gone up! Alot of people from other neighborhoods actually go up there to "scout for victims." Plus you got all those damn artists, journalists, musicians, and other people with no real jobs getting drunk all night, every night. With all the new traffic and rapid increase in population, the trash is piling up !!!

[citygerbal]

listen to yourself. "plus you got all those damn 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.

[chiefhizzy]

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.

[micapialamode]

Whadda you tawkin about you ass 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.

[CollectingOurUnits]

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...

[Nemesis11211]

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

[mosiek29]

If you need more info about greenpoint you can go to VisitGreenpoint . com

[RowanTE]

No mention of the Poles? WTF? I've been living in Greenpoint for 2 weeks and I'd say the defining feature here is the amount of Polish people living in the neighborhood. Zwyiec beer, polish cakes... come on.

[original80sknowitall]

back in the days greenpoint was the real deal ,summer jams in the parks not like the crap they have going on in mckarren pool these days ,damm hipsters.Remember termiator x ! Eric B and Rakim Scott Larock and all that music hip hop, house and freestyle and a cold 40 oz of old E!!!How the hell did the polish posse take over ? man i wish we can go back to the 80's i miss my friends from the point! shout out to all of you !!!

[irishbryan1441]

the reason why nobody thinks any bad about greenpoint is because people get away with shit in greenpoint .. they dont advertise their business

[HardBodyNyC]

LOL greenpoint recorded.........00000000000 murder in 2007. Every where was bad in Nyc in the 90's. Greenpoint is the equivalent to Bayside QUeens which is very far from the city and is basically Long Island. Greenpoint is one of the safest neighborhoods in Brooklyn and its even safer than most considering its proximity to Manhattan.

[polskigangster10]

bayside? HAHAHAHAHA

[joeyi73]

Ever see the Red Bull guy in Greenpoint/Williamsburg...he is sooo cute!

[PralK]

Official bad guy of GP:))) Buahahahahahaha! I'm never scared out there and it's Polish hood. I don't know what this Gouy is talking...

[qolspony]

I use to walk to Greenpoint from my home in Astoria. It would usually take no more than an hour. I did not live too far from the Triboro Bridge that connect Manhattan and the Bronx. Greenpoint park will always be a stop-over before I made it back home. I away love ordering from the chinese food store. The soup there was cheaper than in Astoria. And then I would sit in the park with a few buddies from the neigh.. and just chill. That's my memories of this area.

[hwdpusa]

YOU GAY

[mikeyC638]

Official bad ass of Greenpoint. Yeah. and I'm the official bad ass of the Upper East Side. Are you scared?

[bkzfinest1981]

Brooklyn GreenPOint best hood around Really if u live in greenpoint its the same shit everyday U know..Its all up to you for what u make it....By the way they Moved Headrush to huron instead of green its better on Huron shout out to Goose at HEADRUSH Keep doing ur thing....

[marcoilsanto]

I went for the 1st time in NYC on november 2003, just few days, I lived for 10 days in green point. I left a piece of heart. I would like to know about green point more....tel me!

[Clempt90]

I am white and if theres one set of people that fuck me off its neo white liberals. Fucking lentil eating plebs fuck off back to private school .

[henterpriseltd]

it's funny to me when people hype up neighborhoods to make em seem tougher. when greenpoint is about as housecat as a neighborhood gets. Lets see some east new yawk for whats left of crooklyn haha

[Clempt90]

Brooklyn is being overrun with yuppies and white liberals ..............Lets take it back ! Brooklyn peoople stand up ~!

[ChoctawCreek]

Uhhh... When were you born, yesterday? Since when was Brooklyn, New York originally inhabited by Latinos and Blacks? Please, don't be rediculous. Italians and Irish ruled America, especially New York.

[GenCollado]

I'd rather that than corrupt niggers up in Crown Hights and all the nigger parts of Brooklyn. MAKE BROOKLYN ITALIAN AGAIN!

[TheCoolOne14]

greenpoint is mostly polish!

[GenCollado]

I know, lol.

Curva.

[BuenosDiasMaricones]

curva?

[TibianBotter]

@BuenosDiasMaricones

no it should be "kurwa" :DD

[xElMOx3]

@TheCoolOne14 There r Latinos 2 .

Dnt Even Frunt .

[abulkhair77]

@TheCoolOne14

Nowadays it's mostly latino

[johnprolly]

You forgot all the dudes in their hooked up Ford Focuses blasting "now that's what I call dance vol 12" while driving 90 mph down a residential block...

[nyknicks126]

Good vid by the way.

[nyknicks126]

I love Greenpoint huge Polish hood. Also I like seeing the different cultures of people there too. Great place.

[mike678900]

Wow.

So much has changed there since I moved.

I miss it.

[brooklnsdiva]

this barber shop is located on green street / manhattan ave on greenpoint

[luckypapi87]

@brooklnsdiva hey wats up do u still live in greenpoint?

[procuts]

Where the HeadRush Barbershop located at

[rottenapplez]

Hard to imagine Greenpoint being dangerous! Nowadays you just gotta watch out for drunk Polish guys.. hahaha

[turbocharged06]

i miss you new york...

[brooklnsdiva]

damn i live close to this barber shop :) i luv gp and i really miss this place cuz im kind of far away right now

[brklynmd3]

"Bad Ass" LOL! I am the bad ass of Greenpoint!

[nenadulce22]

George!! omg how are you!! i miss Greenpoint soo much.. Ive been in japan for 9 months. I miss my house on Dupont soo much!!!!! hope all is well. ..Anna

[misiabrooklyn]

i dont want to be mean, but this video is peace of s***, years of fighting drug dealers....lol, they cant affort to live here anymore....

[eliqueiros]

George Diaz, how the f--k are you! Its Elias, the poet from Texas! Is that Christiano's comment down below? Christian, Duchamp book. For all you who did not live in greenpoint this man owned the most unforgettable coffee shop in NY. Java and Wood lives on in my memory. For all those misfits in Brooklyn who ended up in the Java and Wood backyard eating George's hotdogs and talking about art and whatelse, much love!

[krsna76]

love to you and yours george.

george, man i used to see you every day! I miss you guys in greenpoint.

thanks for showing my old spot!

-christian