Real Money, Real Power: Participatory Budgeting from PBP on Vimeo. Cycle 6 of the annual Participatory Budget voting begins Saturday, March 25th, and goes until Sunday, April 2nd. “Participatory Budgeting […]
Category: Community
Posted inThe Hook-Up
Keep Shea Stadium Alive, Williamsburg Bridge Crash, Geoff Cobb Is Famous —The Hook Up 3/24
It’s tremendously important to keep DIY venues like Shea Stadium open, which recently abruptly closed — it keeps the Brooklyn music scene, and the New York music scene alive and relevant. […]
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Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park Meeting Monday 3/27!
What: FRIENDS OF BUSHWICK INLET PARK | General Meeting – Monday, March 27th When: 6:30pm – Snacks and Meet + Greet, 7pm – Meeting Where: Bushwick Inlet Park Community Room | 86 Kent Ave (N.9th Street) […]
Posted inReading
3 Neighborhood Lit Events To Spring You Forward!
Despite the news of each new piece of horrendous legislation, it’s been helping me to remember that reading and writing are a form of social justice. April is National Poetry […]
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Hey Greenpoint, Registration for Make Music New York is Now Open!
Make Music New York is NYC’s largest one-day, free celebration of music. Let’s make Greenpoint the place to be during Make Music New York! Now entering its 11th year, Make […]
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Friends of Greenpoint Library Meeting This Saturday 3/25!
Did you know that the mural on one side of the Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave.) is the work of artist Leslie A. Wood, and its installation in 2013 was made possible by the […]
Posted inCulture
The Brooklyn Art Library now offers Art Club Subscription Box
Everyone’s favorite art library – er, the only art library? – recently launched a subscription box called Art Club “designed to keep you inspired.” If you’re not familiar, the Brooklyn […]
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Volunteer At The Greenpoint Community Kitchen!
Are politics and the grind of NYC giving you the winter blues? Sign up to volunteer to serve food at the community kitchen at St. John’s (155 Milton Street) on Saturday morning, […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Joelle Te Paske – Social Change Through Art
I’ve long been interested in how artists use their work towards social justice and social change. “Artists are in a unique position to critique institutional power as they are both […]
Posted inEvents
Donate Blood Today On Grand Street!
From 1-5pm today at 711 Grand Street, the NY Blood Center Busmobile will be parked and ready for you to help save some lives. Go here to schedule an appointment […]