Good evening, Greenpointers.
Gloomy skies today, but we have some delightful stories about neighbors helping neighbors to brighten your spirits!
Brooklyn Community Kitchen’s all-gender beauty pageant is coming back, and they’re still looking for contestants! A new volunteer club gives kids ages 10 to 14 a way to give back.​
Two acclaimed Texas pitmasters have teamed up to open Kirbee’s, a new BBQ spot in the former Peeps location. Threes Brewing just reopened with a new food vendor (rest assured, there are still burgers!) Greenpoint local Maxine Sharf just released a cookbook.
Stuart Cinema & Cafe is leaving Greenpoint for a bigger location in Long Island City. The Drift announced a closure after 10 years.
Community leaders are pushing for a new Business Improvement District (BID) for Williamsburg. Two men used a ladder to steal tiles from the street art above Nonna’s Pizzeria.
The race to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez in the NY-7 congressional district continues to heat up—another candidate just launched a campaign.
Temperatures are rising a bit this weekend—make the most of it with our event guide (but be forewarned, the forecast also includes rain).
In and around North Brooklyn
An op-ed from a supporter of the proposed Monitor Point project.
A judge dismissed the charges against Williamsburg’s serial dine-and-dasher, but she remains in psychiatric care.
Fans celebrated the new Harry Styles album at a Williamsburg pop-up.