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Posts by Author Archives: Steph Koyfman
Steph divides her time between writing about stuff happening in 2015 and dancing to jazz-era music. She calls the swanky Newtown Creek waterfront home. Follow her on Twitter: @stephkoyfman
Posted inArt, Culture
A Last Hurrah at Cameo Gallery on the CMJ Trail
If you hadn’t already heard, Cameo Gallery is going the way of Glasslands and 285 Kent this November, but that doesn’t mean it’s slowing its roll until then. With CMJ […]
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Fire Ravages Hardware Store on Manhattan Ave.
Best Value Hardware erupted into flames late last night, and things aren’t looking great for the store this morning. According to DNAinfo, the fire struck the first floor of 817 […]
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CMJ Brings Out-of-Body Icelandic Trip to Black Bear Bar
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to spend half your year in total darkness (and then unending sunlight), the musical offerings of the Iceland Airwaves CMJ Showcase painted a […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Newtown Creek Just Became a Little More Hospitable to Living Creatures
Over on the lonesome eastern shore of Greenpoint, where massive tulip-shaped structures loom large over the horizon and process sludge from outer-borough toilets, life is beginning anew.
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Walter White Coffee, Development Sagas, & Life in Newtown Creek — The Hook-Up 10/16
Greenpoint Avenue is a Bike Blockers clusterfuck, according to WNYC. Most of us might be willing to make exceptions for vans delivering smoked salmon, however. Perhaps fitting that owner Deniz […]
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Kickball Feuds, Hostage Fashion & Celebrity Lambs — The Hook-Up 10/9
Everyone knows about the unrivaled people-watching potential of McCarren Park, but not everyone lives to see a standoff between a kickball bro and an indignant nap queen. Is she “the […]
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Toxic Waste & Overachievers — The Hook-Up 10/2
The world can’t seem to stop dumping on Newtown Creek. A company based in Bed-Stuy was caught dumping untreated industrial waste into the waterway via a bypass line, but it […]
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Motorcycle and Church Thieves, Plus Meredith Graves About Town — The Hook-Up 9/26
As Pope Francis alights upon our city, the New York Times turns its attention to Greenpoint’s own St. Anthony Church, where graffiti, theft, and abuse of holy water bely the […]
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A Q&A With Greenpoint’s Post-Denominational Pastor
In its days as the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, the Russell Street fixture was already veering toward a looser interpretation of spirituality. It provided a haven for traditional religious […]