Warning: These photos are horrifying. When I came across these images on the Facebook feed of local environmental activist Laura Hofman, depicting a couple playing fetch with their dog off the […]
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Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, News, Uncategorized
Farmers, Fishers, Bakers, Makers: Meet Stone and Thistle
Happy Friday, neighbors! This post is the first in a new summer series highlighting the growers and food producers that come to Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park Down-to-Earth Market each Sunday (11 […]
Posted inPets, Services
Brooklyn Waggers Gives Your Pet a Great Summer Stay-cation!
(sponsored) The winter from hell is finally over, and for many New Yorkers, the travel fantasies that got us through the snow-pocalypse are about to come true. But where do […]
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Assembly Passes Series of Tenants’ Rights for Out Of Control Rents in Brooklyn
The rent is too damn high! We hear this phrase as a catch-all these days, ad nauseum, to describe New York City’s hostile housing situation. But cost of living in […]
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Democratic Convention Hosted by Brooklyn?
Mayor de Blasio proposed a fantastic idea last week– to host the next Democratic Convention in where else, but the hippest fucking place in America. Yes, I’m talking about Billy’s […]
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Investigating the India Street Ferry (Or lack thereof)
We’re well aware by now that the imminent five-week G suspension this summer (from late July through the end of August) has many commuters spooked. Adding insult to injury, the New […]
Posted inArt, Community, News
Video: Greenpointers Short of the Week!
This week, we are re-appropriating Short of the Week’s entire concept to fit our own publication because said website just named a Greenpoint film as (you guessed it) Short of […]
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Want to be set up on a date in Greenpoint? Introducing: LOVE BITES!
Dear readers – we’re excited to announce the launch of our new Greenpoint matchmaking series, Love Bites! Inspired by similar efforts by The Boston Globe Magazine and The Guardian, we’re […]
Posted inClasses, Community, Services, Wellness
Kiki Morris: Greenpoint’s Best-Loved Trainer Talks Health, Happiness and Longevity
If you’ve ever taken a run around McCarren Park track, the chances are you’ll know Kiki. Kiki Morris has been a regular fixture at the northwest corner of the track […]
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McGolrick Makeover: The Funding of a Semi-Forgotten Park
Did you know that New York City was recently ranked as the second best city for parks in the country? Did you also know that when I originally typed that […]