Greenpoint Open Streets War Escalates As Saboteur Tosses Barricades Into Newtown Creek
arrow The Berry Street Open Street (above) in Williamsburg has generated significantly less controversy than the Open Streets in Greenpoint on Driggs Avenue and Russell Street. Gothamist
Last week, a mysterious man wearing flip-flops and driving a supposedly “counterfeit” Amazon van stole a slew of Open Streets barriers in Greenpoint. How does one dispose of 16 huge, heavy metal barricades? Apparently by chucking them into Newtown Creek.
“We took a boat out and we were able to get two of them out of the water onto the shore,” said Kevin LaCherra, a coordinator for North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, one of several community organizations that have volunteered to look after the barricades and maintain the city’s open streets program in Greenpoint.