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Posts by Author Archives: Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

Q&A With Greenpoint Author Melissa Faliveno

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 11, 2020August 18, 2020

New York City is full of two things: Transplants and artists. Often, they (we), overlap, and many transplant-artists can be found in Greenpoint, practicing their craft in public (at least, […]

Di An Di Offers Personalized Private Vietnamese Cooking Classes

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 7, 2020August 18, 2020

Di An Di has made several pandemic-related pivots to keep Greenpointers well-fed, most recently opening a new spacious sidewalk seating area for restaurant guests. Now, yet another addition to the […]

Rule of Thirds Reopens This Week for Outdoor Dining

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 6, 2020August 18, 2020

One of Brooklyn’s most popular new restaurants is reopening in Greenpoint. Rule of Thirds (171 Banker St.), which opened at the now-closed A/D/O in late February will offer outdoor courtyard […]

Outdoor-Only Williamsburg Restaurant, Strangeways, Opens Friday

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 5, 2020August 18, 2020

Williamsburg mainstay eateries are getting creative with how to accomodate guests outside this summer, and a new outdoor-only restaurant has found its solution: Garden dining. Strangeways (302 Metropolitan Ave.) will […]

Devastated Greenpoint Dog Owner Warns Neighbors Near McGolrick Park

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 4, 2020August 10, 2020

A fatal dog attack on the sidewalk at North Henry Street near Nassau Avenue has left a local pet parent grieving the loss of her small dog and local dog […]

The McCarren Tennis Bubble Is Staying Up All Summer

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner July 30, 2020August 10, 2020

Outdoor tennis enthusiasts in North Brooklyn will have to wait another season before the courts at McCarren Park are uncovered. McCarren Tennis Center, which pitches a weatherproof bubble over the […]

North Brooklyn Hotels Cater To Locals This Summer

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner July 28, 2020August 26, 2020

A summer without tourists may sound ideal to locals, but certainly not for hotels and restaurants. The hospitality industry in particular has been hit hard by the forced closures and […]

Revel Scooters Paused After Second Fatality in Two Weeks

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner July 28, 2020August 10, 2020

Revel‘s ubiquitous bright blue mopeds will no longer zoom through the streets of Brooklyn. At least, not right now. As of Tuesday, July 28th, the company will pause operations of […]

Brooklyn Charm Relocates HQ To Ventura, California as Williamsburg Shop Closes

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner July 24, 2020August 10, 2020

How do you have Brooklyn Charm without a Brooklyn location? That’s a question Brooklyn Charm (145 Bedford Ave.) owner and founder Tracie Campbell has been asking herself after making the […]

Chiko Pivots From Omakase to Sichuan Takeout

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner July 23, 2020August 12, 2020

Local businesses are continuing to shift their trajectories to best accommodate clientele during the pandemic. Oftentimes, for restaurants, this looks like an abridged menu, but popular upscale sushi restaurant Chiko […]

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