Gee’s been in her older sister’s shadow for a while. Like, since 1933. She heard legend of Elle’s flapper-filled carts and smooth shuttling of partiers from soirée to soirée, borough […]
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Check out Dusty Rose’s Fundraising Market for Planned Parenthood at Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday 11/19
Local makers. A great cause. Tarot readings. Sweet prizes. Dusty Rose’s new Our Damn Selves Market will have it all. On Sunday, November 19th, Dusty Rose Vintage is teaming up […]
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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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Notes from Wednesday’s Community Development Meeting
On Wednesday, Greenpoint residents came together at the Polish and Slavic Center (176 Java Street) for a community development meeting organized by Councilman Stephen Levin. The meeting promised information about […]
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Join our News Editor for Trivia at Archestratus Wednesday (11/15)
Hi there everybody! Thank you so much to all who came out to last month’s Trivia Night at Archestratus! We’ll be back with 10 new categories this month. Food, beer […]
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Help Celebrate Geoff Cobb’s New Book at AWA Next Tuesday (11/14)
Greenpoint historian Geoff Cobb has already graced us with two excellent titles, Greenpoint Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past, and The King of Greenpoint Peter McGuinness: The Amazing Story of Greenpoint’s Most Colorful […]
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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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Where you can watch the NYC Marathon this Sunday (11/5)
On Sunday, 50,ooo people will take to the streets for the New York City Marathon. The race will start in Staten Island, make its way through Brooklyn and into Queens, […]
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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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North Brooklyn Community Development Meeting 11/8 at 6:30
New York City Council Member Stephen Levin is hosting a North Greenpoint Development meeting at the Polish Slavic Center (176 Java Street) on Wednesday, 11/8 at 6:30, where community members […]