Considering, drafting, and generating art is the bulk of the creative process, but there’s one other aspect that is just as vibrant, just as exciting: sharing that work with an […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Offering Free Space, the Park Church Co-Op Uplifts Artists
The pandemic has been hard on many workers, and that certainly includes artists. Deprived of live venues to play in and financial relief to help keep them afloat, many have […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Jen Toth Scribbles (and Celebrates) Local Businesses
Santa loves a stocking stuffer, and Greenpointers love whimsical art depicting their nabe. Jen Toth (@jenscribblesny) has found a way to combine these loves — not that commercial value is […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Fripp’s Music Brings South Carolina Lore to Brooklyn
You might wonder where you are while listening to Fripp’s lyrical and transportive new EP, “Body Work.” The five enchanting songs paint inviting but distinct topographies: a hilltop for stargazing, a seaside home, […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meet the Man Behind the Fashion Sundae Camera
You’ve seen his shots of the fashionable people walking on Bedford Avenue, but you may not have seen him. For a year, local photographer Johnny Cirillo has been sharing his […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meet Newtown Creek Alliance’s Newest Horticulturist
Horticulturalists don’t get to work from home. The earth needs to be tilled, rain gardens need maintaining and bulbs need to be planted. As much of the world spends more […]
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Thursday Spotlight: La Merced, Greenpoint’s New ‘Immigrant-Owned’ Juice Bar
La Merced, the delicious new juice bar at 1008 Manhattan Ave., opened two weeks ago, and the smoothies are as rich and colorful as the vibrant colors seen on the […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meet Greenpoint’s ‘Pizza Girl’ Who Delivers Dough in Brooklyn
Jenny Olbrich’s Instagram handle is @ThePizzaGirlNYC. The title is simple, but also striking. In the name, you might confront the thought that the pizza industry, like the culinary one at […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Meet the Local Teen Celebrating Black Lives Through Murals
It’s been another difficult week in the United States, to say the least. Protests rage across the country as activists continue to fight for racial justice and an end to […]
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Thursday Spotlight: “A Place to Bowl” Strikes Community and Spares No Detail
Greenpoint used to have a bowling alley (other than the Gutter). Like many local businesses that run their course, the bowling alley eventually closed. But Greenpoint Bowl’s departure was not […]