Volunteer-run farm and gathering space Bushwick City Farm (354 Stockton St. @ Lewis Ave) is hosting their second annual fundraiser this Sunday afternoon, September 18th. “Come enjoy a delightful day […]
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Weekend Art Roundup: Sept 16 – 20
Hey guys, There are exactly 10 cool things happening and around Greenpoint this weekend. Eleven if you count Bill Murray bartending at 21 Greenpoint, but that doesn’t count, does it? […]
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SAT & SUN: Brooklyn Craft Company Grand Opening Party!
Brooklyn Craft Company (165 Greenpoint Avenue), formerly situated in the Pencil Factory, has moved to a brand new home! To celebrate, they are throwing a grand opening party this weekend, September […]
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Emily Gallagher’s Campaign: Echoes of Another Greenpoint Female Reformer?
Some friends and I were sitting out on the grass in Transmitter Park one warm June evening watching a film when we were approached by a young woman campaigning for […]
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Adopt a Cat Sundays at Muddy Paws!
I should really get a pet. Surely the thought has crossed your mind. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to cuddle up and be lazy with? The dating scene in […]
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Open Space Alliance Sweeps Up Around McGolrick Park
Located in the heart of Greenpoint is a park named for longtime neighborhood advocate Monsignor McGolrick, an Irish pastor who became a major community figure in the late 1800s. These days, the […]
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Then and Now: The Monitor School Gets Historical
What’s more adorable than kids being kids…next to cardboard cutouts of kids whose heyday was more than a century ago? In celebration of the 120th anniversary school year of The […]
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Paulie Gee & The Brotherhood of Pizza Entrepreneurs – Part V: Franchise Expansion
This is the final installment of a five-part series. Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. Part V: Franchise Expansion “If you talk to a lawyer,” Paulie informs […]
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What’s Next For Bushwick Inlet Park As $100 Mill Offer Expires
“The city can’t just rest on its laurels and say it made an offer,” said State Assemblyman Joe Lentol on the steps of City Hall, where the North Brooklyn community […]
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Paulie Gee & The Brotherhood of Pizza Entrepreneurs – Part III: Backyard Pizza Tastings
This story is presented in five parts, read Part I and Part II. Part III: Backyard Pizza Tastings From day one Paulie Gee made his own fresh mozzarella. He […]