As most of the neighborhood is aware by now, the Greenpoint Library is undergoing construction, and slowly but surely we’ll have a brand new library! In the meantime, there’s a pop-up […]
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Greenpointers is a hyperlocal blog about Greenpoint, Brooklyn covering Ash to Apollo and everything in between.
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Help End Sex Trafficking in NYC With a Night of Storytelling About Generosity at Brooklyn Brewery (11/28)
Non-profit organization Restore, whose mission is to “end sex trafficking in NYC and restore the well being and independence of foreign national survivors”, is hosting a storytelling night at Brooklyn […]
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Animal Collective, Talib Kweli, Downtown Boys, Free Beer — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (11/15–11/21)
WEDNESDAY 11/15 ♫ Sic Tic // Ben Pagano (Single Release) // Pinc Louds // Egg Peckers (Mike Campbell) @ Secret Project Robot (1186 Broadway), 7pm, $8, An eclectic night of music, art […]
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Romance is Not Dead in Williamsburg, or on Craigslist #m4w
We stumbled upon this beautifully written Craigslist missed connection and felt compelled to share it with our readers in hopes of tracking down the woman in question. In summary: a gentleman was […]
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Matthew Weiner, Timballo, Hot Chip, Stanley Tucci — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (11/8–11/14)
WEDNESDAY 11/8 * ¡Pa’lante Puerto Rico! Happy hour benefit @ Mcondo Los Tacos (502 Grand St), 6pm, FREE, All proceeds raised at the bar will go to benefit front-line efforts in […]
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Nitehawk’s Ho-Ho-Holiday Movie Screenings Are Coming Soon…
If you can seriously never get enough of the “I have a machine gun… Ho-ho-ho!” line from Die Hard… or if the old man church scene from Home Alone never […]
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Friends of Cooper Park Meeting Next Monday (11/13)!
If people get involved, Cooper Park will get better! Please join Friends of Cooper Park for their first meeting! When: Monday, November 13, 6pm-7:30pm Where: St. Nicks Alliance, 2 Kingsland Avenue Who: Current and future volunteers, […]
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TONIGHT! Brooklyn Bowl Hosts An All Star Tribute to Tom Petty ! (Mon, 11/6)
Join over 20 performers tonight (Monday, 11/6) in Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) to send off Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in style! Doors open at 8:30pm, show starts at […]
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Here’s How and Where to Compost Your Pumpkins!
Farewell, Halloween—time to finish off the candy corn before it goes stale, sweep up the cobwebs and deflate your giant spiders. If you or your neighbor still have a slowly […]
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Día de Los Muertos, Church Of Vinyl, Yin Yoga, Salute to Tom Petty — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (11/1–11/7)
WEDNESDAY 11/1 * Day of the Ancestors (Dead) Celebration w/ Maestro Manuel Rufino @ Golden Drum (97 Green St), 6pm, FREE, Come and make PEACE with your ancestors, heal old […]