When opening a new bar, coming away with a positive experience from a community board meeting presided over by a group hawkishly vigilant of both new liquor licenses and rapidly-vanishing parking spaces is no small feat, especially if in addition to drinks you’re trying to serve up a new pedestrian plaza.
However, sitting down with Etan Fraiman, who recently opened bar/restaurant Battery Harris on the once-desolate corner of Frost & Meeker along with partner David Shapiro, makes it sound like the easiest thing in the world – all you need is a little help from the DOT and a willingness to see your business in the greater context of the streetscape.
The owners of Battery Harris were actually tipped off to the DOT’s Pedestrian Plaza Program by the community board itself, and had nothing but praise for the city agency that not so long ago was referred to by many as “the department of No” for their conservative attitude towards innovation in street design. Continue reading →
I know that yesterday was Father’s Day and all, but aside from giving my Dad Rocco a bottle of Tunisian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil from O Live Brooklyn, I also gave him a firm talking to about the almost always offensive ranty and insane comments he leaves on Greenpointers.
I explained to him how the blog is my business, how I am now trying to make a living as a professional blogger and asked that he have a little more consideration before he writes comments that look like they were written by someone in a Sicilian lunatic asylum.
His answer, “but it’s funny!”
I decided I would ask you the readers to vote on it. Below are a few of the recent insane comments he has created. Let me know if he should be banned from commenting or if you actually get entertainment from this sort of thing.
A few Rocco comments that are pending the trash:
“There are some words that absolutely disgust me: one is “nurturing,:” as it conjure images of 50 year old plus assistant principals in long lose fitting and totally tasteless dresses who are usually hemophiliac liberals and the other is “vegan” because it brings to mind spoiled and decadent hipster types who have always had it good. These people, according to my theory of standardized social deviation, usually bundle this veganism with other equally detestable ideas borne out of their idle bourgeois existence. It’s the point of view of one who believes to have reached an infinitesimal amount of wisdom at his old age. I know that it’s somewhat cynical but that is the way I am.
Have a nice organic day.”
“Now that you are bi lingual, or like I like to say, by tongueal, when will you do something for the hearing impaired and for the visually challenged?
For those who eschew PC I mean the deaf and the blind.”
Building a solid network of local and like minded professionals in your field is the only way to achieve your A game, refresh your perspective, brainstorm new ideas, feel part of a community and make some new friends. Throw some cocktails and snacks into the mix and it’s a party!
FitDrinks by Body Local is a monthly networking/cocktail party that aims to build a community of fitness and wellness professionals who want to re-define the detox-retox-redux.
If you are a personal trainer, yoga teacher, massage therapist, acupuncturist, nutritionist, running coach, holistic health counselor, physical therapist, etc. or a fitness and wellness enthusiast, please come to tomorrow’s important and really fun event.
FitDrinks Brooklyn is taking place Thursday, June 6th, 2013 from 8-10pm at Awakening (607 Manhattan Ave.)
Healthy snacks & beverages provided by Brooklyn-based companies including Café Anise, Peeled Snacks, Pipernilli (vegan cookies), Brooklyn Dark (organic chocolate), Plan Tea and Kombucha Brooklyn.
The good new is that the G train is running this weekend!
But if you want to get into or out of the city via the L train, consider yourself stuck.
According to the Weekender there will be no L trains between Lorimer St, Brooklyn and 8 Av, Manhattan. This begins late tonight (Friday 5/24) and continues through Memorial Day.
Don’t forget that tonight, Friday May 10, 2013 is Greenpoint Gallery Night! From 6-9pm over a dozen galleries will be open for your art viewing pleasure.
Greenpointers: Please don’t forget that we are very fortunate to have our very own local recycling companythat will prevent your old electronic junk from ever being sent to a landfill. We go through so many phones, laptops and televisions without thinking too much about where they go when we put them on the curb. They usually wind up as trash, when they could’ve been recycled.
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green Festival at McCarren Park on Saturday, May 11th, 11am-5pm. We are looking for a few socially responsible citizens to help spread the word about electronic recycling, help us make every day an Earth day! All electronic waste will be recycled locally in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Green Chip is an R2/ISO14001 company with a zero landfill policy. Help us divert New York Cities electronic waste from landfills.
Any questions can be sent to info@greenchiprecycling.com
Drop off your broken and unwanted electronics for recycling to the Go Green Festival at McCarren Park on Saturday, May 11th, 11am-5pm. We are looking for a few socially responsible citizens to help spread the word about electronic recycling, help us make every day an Earth day! All electronic waste will be recycled locally in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Green Chip is an R2/ISO14001 company with a zero landfill policy. Help us divert New York Cities electronic waste from landfills.
Any questions can be sent to info@greenchiprecycling.com
Hanana Yogurt at 99 Nassau Avenue, had its soft opening about two weeks ago and invites the community to come celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12 with free servings for all moms!
Hanana yogurt is made using only authentic, high quality ingredients with no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. It contains calcium, protein, and live active cultures, which provide nutrition while satisfying the sweet tooth with a smooth and creamy taste. Packed with nutrients and probiotics, Hanana frozen yogurt helps to maintain a healthy diet.
Hanana Yogurt offers 12 flavors which rotates every month. Most of the flavors are gluten-free certified, non-fat or low-fat, and geared for the most health conscious individual, allowing customers to indulge without the guilt associated with eating desserts. Hanana Yogurt will always have flavors available for customers with special dietary needs. The store currently offers Original Tart, Strawberry Banana with No Sugar Added, and 10 other flavors.
Hanana’s self-serve model allows customers to create their own unique treat. Choose any of the delicious flavors, top it with any of the 48+ toppings, including a variety of fresh fruits and other goodies. Hanana Yogurt lets customers enjoy many health benefits of yogurt while satisfying the craving for dessert.
The store has a modern and fun atmosphere including music and special lightings. Stop by the new location and treat yourself to the healthier alternative to ice cream. Enjoy a guilt free pleasure that tastes good and is good for you! Eat right, live well!
Traditionally, finding a reasonable price for lifting, packing and transporting all of your worldly possessions from one home to another was aggravating (to say the least). You’d repeat your inventory over and over… and over again, to one company at a time. Once you choose one, you may or may not wind up forking over extra money in hidden fees, surcharges, etc.
Cue Unpakt.com, a price comparison site that helps ease the pain of finding a trustworthy (and affordable) mover. Unpakt streamlines the entire process in under an hour, giving Brooklynites the ability tocompare local moving companies side-by-side– instantly.
Unpakt, now available in all 5 boroughs and in 34 additional markets nationwide, does all the math and work for you. You simply enter the size of your place, where you’re going and what furniture you have (don’t worry, they help you figure it out). Then, you’re given exact prices for your move from a handful of reputable local companies. You can compare their user reviews and, once you’ve found your mover, book directly through the site.
While Unpakt can’t find you that perfect pad, they’ll make moving into it a piece of cake.
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WEDNESDAY 4/17 ♫ And The Witch / Heliotropes @ Europa (98 Meserole Ave) 8pm, $12, Heliotropes is back to BK after a cross country tour! More Info ♫ Rama / Special Guest / Teams / Sleep Over / Splash @285 Kent, 8pm, $12, This show will be filmed for an Intrepid Fox Production, so dress for the big screen! RSVP ☺The Regular Comedy Show @ The Creek & The Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave, LIC) 10-11:30pm, FREE, More Info THURSDAY4/18 • Nomadic Sojourns @ Word (126 Franklin St) 6:30-7:30pm, a publishing collective “of staid movement,” presents a night of socially-conscious readings from its annual journal and music, RSVP ♦Lester Goldman: High Wire @ The Dobbin Project Space (50-52 Dobbin St.) Opening Reception 6-9pm, FREE, Electric colors, sweeping lines, personal and political symbols, and a variety of media from sculpture to performance. ♫ On An On @Knitting Factory (261 Metropolitan Ave) 8:30, $12 More Info ♫ Jenkins/Cardboard/The Top @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) 8:30pm, $10, Double album release party! RSVP
FRIDAY 4/19 ♦Marty’s Cool Biennial @Heliopolis (154 Huron St) 7-10pm, FREE, The space’s first annual benefit show featuring donated works 100% of the profits going to funding the space, RSVP ♦Cashing Out @ NURTUREart Gallery (56 Bogart St, Bushwick) 7-9pm, FREE, features artists’ musings on our current financial system and their creative proposals for establishing alternative economies, More Info ♦Chez Bushwick Presents: Romanian Dance History VII @ Center for Performance Research (361 Manhattan Ave) 7:30pm, $12, In two days artists from around the world will perform dances Choreographed by Brynjar Bandlien, RSVP ♫ Horn Rebellion Party Ensemble @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 11pm, This 4 weekend residency kicks off with special guest: Jody Watley / Body Language / Savoir Adore / Ernesto, RSVP
SATURDAY 4/20 •4/20 Brooklyn Music Video Festival @ Ivy House Studios (1040 Metropolitan Ave) 3:30-11pm, $6, A celebration of the craft of music video making, learn about the production, art, and business side of music videos, forum for video makers to network, RSVP ♫Spring Fever Festival @Secret Project Robot (389 Melrose St) 3-8pm, $15 music by Quintron / Black Dice / K-Holes, BBQ, open studios, RSVP
SUNDAY 4/21 • Troop 2822 Girl Scouts Sell Cookies @ Five Leaves (18 Bedford Ave) 10am-2pm • Ghost Bike Memorial Ride @ All Over NYC, noon-5pm, brings New Yorkers together to remember pedestrians and cyclists killed in our city over the past year, bring flowers and other items to honor those lost, RSVP • Earth Day BBQ/Potluck @ Java St Garden (59 Java Street), 3-6pm, $10 suggested donation, Celebrating Earth Day with the Greenpoint community is invited, there will be fun and food for everyone,bring your favorite dish to share •Free Spring Bike Tuneup @Diamond Bar (43 Franklin St) 3-7pm, FREE, pop-up bike shop, with Silk Road Cycles, we’ll provide tools, a stand or two, and a parts-washing station; you just bring your bike, ready for love, More Info
MONDAY 4/22 • Save Our Beer @Brooklyn Brewery (79 N 11th St) 7-9:30pm, FREE, learn more about the dangers of fracking, RSVP • Trivia Night @ Boulevard Trivia Night (579 Meeker) 8-10pm, FREE, Test your knowledge and win prizes, fun to had! More Info
TUESDAY 4/23 ☺The Trap @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 8pm, FREE, Nate Fernald/Kerryn Feehan/The Lucas Bros/Kelly Fastuca/Jason Saenz RSVP • Collector’s Night @ Brooklyn Brewery (79 N. 11th St) 8-10pm, $15 (includes a beer), All funds raised benefits the City Reliquary
* Greenpointers’ Pick ♫ Music ♥ Pheremones likely ♦ Art Event ☺ Comedy Event # Foodie Event
When opening a new bar, coming away with a positive experience from a community board meeting presided over by a group hawkishly vigilant of both new liquor licenses and rapidly-vanishing parking spaces is no small feat, especially if in addition to drinks you’re trying to serve up a new pedestrian plaza.
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