Every summer, the activity in McCarren Park and the surrounding area gets a bit amplified, not just with music but with a variety of Northside Festival related revelry, including what […]
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Brooklyn Barge Bar Set to Open Soon!
The long anticipated Brooklyn Barge Bar is looming ever closer on our horizons. Although not yet open for business, the barge itself will take up its new position near Transmitter Park […]
Drink ‘n’ Draw at Dusty Rose Tomorrow, 06/04
Ever wish that there was a place you could go to casually drink and draw with your friends (that wasn’t your small walk up)? Starting tomorrow, there is—a new summer […]
Can Small Businesses Survive in North Brooklyn? Not Without Our Help
In the past year covering Greenpoint happenings, I have written about more local businesses closing than I care to remember. A simple peek on Manhattan Avenue shows a smattering of […]
Anyone Missing A Cat?
A good samaritan working on Java Street wrote in to let us know she has found the “friendliest lost cat”who is looking to get back home. According to the vet, […]
Wanted: Volunteers for Northside Art @ Williamsburg Walks
Remember the block parties with the BBQ and the inflatable pools? The band that would play until the sun went down and your parents dragged you home? And eating cotton […]
Gay Pride Festival Coming to Williamsburg!
If the landslide victory in Ireland is any indication the movement for gay rights is finally getting the respect it deserves, North Brooklyn will continue to carry that torch this […]
Adios BK Night Bazaar. Willkommen BMW.
Well, well, the tide of gentrification is officially churning over in our little pocket of Brooklyn. Less than two years after its launch, our very own fun house The Brooklyn Night […]
Block Party this Saturday! Save Bushwick Inlet Park Before CitiStorage is Sold to Developers!
Ok Greenpointers, we really need to step up our game. In the months since CitiStorage mysteriously went up in flames,we were warned that our promised 28 acre park was in […]
Sad Trombone: The One Well to Close in June + Closing Party
It’s with a sad heart that I report The One Well is closing on June 14th. The sprightly little shop on Greenpoint Avenue sells ceramics, housewares, candles, vintage finds, handbags, […]