Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. It is bordered on the south by Williamsburg at McCarren Park , on the East by The Brooklyn Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg , on the north by Long Island City, Queens at the Pulaski Bridge, and on the west by the East River.

Throughout its history, Greenpoint has been a working class-neighborhood. Primarliy a factory town due to its proximity to the East River, Greenpoint grew around the industrial complexes situated on the river. Housing different immigrant working classes, Greenpoint is now largely comprised of Polish-Americans (if you are looking for kielbasa, this is the neighborhood) and Latinos. Greenpoint is still largely middle-class and blue-collar, but many are moving into the area due to the proximity to Manhattan and the low rents.

Of architectural interest in Greenpoint are the Astral Apartments (1886) on Franklin Street; the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord (1921) on North Twelfth Street; the Oliver Hazard Perry School (1867) on Norman Avenue; the Green Point Savings Bank (1908) on Manhattan Avenue, and the Saint Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church (1896) on Humboldt Street.

Greenpoint's primary park, McGolrick Park, contains both the Shelter Pavilion (1910) and a monument (1938) to the U.S.S. Monitor ironclad ship, built at Greenpoint's Continental Iron Works.

Notable individuals born and/or raised in Greenpoint include actress Mae West and pop singer Pat Benatar.

Greenpoint is the most polluted area of Brooklyn due to the proximity of the oil depots on the East River and the New York City Water Treatment Plant. It is the site of the largest underground oil spill in America along Newtown Creek.

External Links

• A.O.H. Greenpoint, Brooklyn
• greenpunkt.com: guide to Greenpoint, Brooklyn