• Creepy Video Shows Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1928 • Gothamist:A Food & Drink Tour Of Greenpoint, Brooklyn • Urban Velo: NYC Prepares to Increase Sidewalk Bicycle Fines • Art […]
Posts by Author Archives: Jen G
After living in NYC my entire life, I found the strongest sense of community in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Running this blog is truly an honor and the best part is meeting its readers in real life. Everyday I am energized by smiles and inspiring conversations with fellow Greenpointers who tirelessly do and create incredible things that are good for our community and share the same love I have for life here. If you see me walking with my little dog "D" - please say hi!
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, Events
First McGolrick Park Farmer’s Market – This Sunday, June 3rd!
I am not going out of town this weekend (even though I need to get out of this sweaty city!) so I can be here for this awesome day, the […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
Thursday aren’t the only night at One Stop Beer Shop
It’s no surprise that One Stop Beer Shop on Kingsland Ave was included in New York Magazine’s Where to Drink? 2012 on a Thursday night. The Kings of Karaoke are there, […]
Posted inArt, Events
LOVE ART: KITES & LIGHTS & KIDS
I am appalled at some of the comments our facebook page received about the recent arrest of one of Greenpoint’s artists Takewi Miyakawa for putting up a guerilla art installation on […]
Posted inWhat's Happening?
What’s Happening? (5/30-6/5)
WEDNESDAY 5/30 ♦ Flux Death Match: The New Aesthetic @ Flux Factory (39-31 29th St, LIC) 8-11pm, Panelists will argue over The New Aesthetic – a recent visual culture meme born […]
Posted inDeals, Events
Time to get NAKED…at BOOTCAMP!
Time to get NAKED … at BOOTCAMP! SIGN UP NOW and you will not only want to get into that teeny bikini (or speed-OH no) this summer … you’ll also want […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Have you tried Ovenly yet?
It may be off the beaten path, but the best things in life don’t just land on your corner. A new bakery called Ovenly opened last Friday on Greenpoint Ave […]
Posted inSunday Snaps
Sunday Snaps: So American
Take a moment from sale shopping and hot dog eating to think about why you get a day off this week. Formerly known as Decoration Day, because Southern ladies and […]
Posted inThe Hook-Up
The Hook-Up (5/26)
• The L Mag: Brooklyn High Schoolers Dream Of A Newtown Creek With Ziplines • Grist: New Agtivist: Meg Paska runs Brooklyn’s first urban farm pop-up • Of a Kind: […]
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, News
SCOOP: FARMER’S MARKET VENDORS
Sometimes this gig makes me feel like a real journalist. Nicole Reed, our McGolrick Park Farmers Market hero, sent me an email that started out with, “K, you’re our VERY […]