Patch Is Now Covering Everything Williamsburg and Greenpoint

Patch is expanding its local news coverage in Brooklyn — to the historic, complex and rapidly changing Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods.

The opening-day story on Williamsburg-Greenpoint Patch is a profile of two of the neighborhood’s most storied residents, 85-year-old twins Carl and Van Vollmer.

The twins say they want to sail around the world until they die. And they want you to come along.

Williamsburg-Greenpoint Patch will be your go-to for all the local news that’s fit to print — a mix of breaking news, features, investigations, profiles, you name it.

Our home page is also filled with breaking updates from neighborhood schools, NGOs, politicians, law enforcement agencies and more. This new feature is called the LocalStream, and it’s tailored just for you.

So! Do you live in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg or Greenpoint neighborhoods? Do you know someone who does? Or would you simply like to stay on top of what’s going on in the neighborhood?

Stay up to date: Subscribe to the Williamsburg-Greenpoint Patch newsletter and follow us on Facebook.

You’ll receive one email per day, at around 6:30 a.m., containing the five most important neighborhood stories of the moment. We’ll also send you breaking news alerts right when local news breaks.

Newsletters and news alerts are hand-curated by Simone Wilson, your friendly neighborhood editor, who promises not to spam you or otherwise make you regret your decision.

Did you know you can also post your own stories, op-eds and other tidbits on Patch? Here’s how.

All other questions, concerns, requests and news tips can be sent to Simone at simone.wilson@patch.com.

Happy Patching!