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VOLUME 46 | NUMBER 33
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
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Come Stroll Through Greenpoint on a Sleepy Afternoon
Greenpoint Gaze e photo by Lore Croghan
Manha an Avenue has a small-town feel on this sunny a ernoon. See h ps://www.instagram.com/brooklyndailyeagle/ for other great views of Greenpoint.
A New App Is Helping North Brooklyn Residents Save Food, Trash and Money By Alex Wieckowski Greenpoint Gazette
A new app called YourLocal is helping residents save on food while simultaneously helping shops to reduce food waste. The app serves as a platform that connects price-conscious residents with local shops that have a surplus of food. Users get notifications when a shop has unsold food and can buy it straight from the app at a discounted price and pick it up at the store. The app generates revenue by taking a small percentage of each purchase. Since launching in July, YourLocal has
amassed 2,500 users and signed up about 15 shops including bakeries, juiceries, delicatessens, and restaurants. So far, YourLocal users have bought more than 300 meals that would have otherwise been tossed and sent to landfills. The shops include Woops Greenpoint, Baba’s Pierogies, Di Fara Pizza, Key Food, Vinnie’s Pizzeria and others. At Polka Dot Cafe, for example, the store alerts users that it has “a few soups in surplus” and offers YourLocal users two soups for the price of one. con nued on p.3
YourLocal is helping North Brooklyn residents save money Brooklyn Eagle Group while reducing food waste. Photo courtesy of YourLocal