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Posted inWhat's Happening?
Superhero Figure Drawing, 3D VHS Festival, Brooklyn Bike Rave, Synthwave Party — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (7/19–7/25)
WEDNESDAY 7/19 ♦ SummerScreen: Donnie Darko @ McCarren Park, 6pm, FREE, 16th anniversary celebration of Donnie Darko. Gates open at 6pm, grunge-infused rockers Sharkmuffin plays the TIDAL Rising Stage at […]
Posted inCulture
Hot off the Press: Pics From The Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair
This weekend, Greenpoint played host to the first ever Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair. The event, presented by MATTE Magazine, lasted all day Saturday and Sunday at Point Green Studio (260 Java […]
Posted inCommunity
Poolin’ So Hard: From Free to Fancy, Where You Can Dive In This Summer
McCarren Park Pool | 776 Lorimer Street Pro tips: Now open through Labor Day. Get ready to mix and mingle with your neighbors of all backgrounds and ages. The semi-recently restored […]
Posted inNews
Alligator Lounge Assault, Filth Flies at Blue Bottle, OY/YO and The Giglio! –The Hook Up 7/14
What happened this week besides the weather being steamier than a dirty monkey’s crotch and more stifling than a sweat lodge? Here’s the rude, sad and the fugly. A woman tried […]
Posted inClasses
Poets, Screenwriters, Fiction & Non-Fiction Writers: Summer Writers Workshops In Greenpoint!
Charles Bukowski once said, “writing about a writer’s block is better than not writing at all.” For the writerly types, writers block is no joke, but chances are you’d like […]
Posted inWhat's Happening?
Food Sex Lit, Electroacoustic Music, Dirty Book Fair, MTA Love Poems, Hip Hop Karaoke — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (7/12–7/18)
WEDNESDAY 7/12 ♦ New Paintings by Self-Indulgence @ South 4th Bar (90 South 4th St), 6pm, FREE, All new paintings by Self-Indulgence featuring the writing styles of lengendary graffiti artist […]
Posted inNews
Manny Franquinha, 89, Founder of Crest Hardware Passes; Services This Week
We are sad to learn of Manny Franquinha’s passing via the Crest Hardware (558 Metropolitan Ave) Facebook Page. Crest has been open since 1962, and as a mom and pop […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Beat The Heat With FREE Ice Cream This Weekend at MOFAD!
On a hot summer day, there’s not much better than treating yourself to some ice cold creamy goodness. The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD, 62 Bayard St) is teaming up […]
Posted inArt
Lit + Libidos at the Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair This Weekend (7/15-16)!
It’s mid-July and hopefully by now you’ve had the chance to get some proper summer lovin’. If not, then Greenpoint’s first ever erotic book fair and sexy afterparty this weekend might […]