MoMA PS1 is reopening for the first time in nearly six months since NY state hit PAUSE in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, museums were deemed […]
Category: Art
Look “Between The Windows” For This Public Art Project in Greenpoint
A vinyl banner with bright colors flutters in the wind above an electronics shop on Manhattan Avenue depicting a powerful image: a police officer grabbing the hair of a Black […]
North Brooklyn Narratives Wants You to Make History
North Brooklyn Narratives (@nbknarratives), the new volunteer-led oral history initiative from North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, hopes that you will.
‘Great Map of Williamsburg’ Follows Artist Alex Russell’s Greenpoint Pictorial
In illustrating The Great Map of Williamsburg, neighborhood artist Alex Russell knew that he was creating a time capsule of an ever-evolving piece of the borough he’s long called home. […]
Polish Anti-Authoritarian Signs Pop-Up in Greenpoint
Posters, street art and murals continue to pop-up around the city in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the signs in Greenpoint have their own local flavor. A […]
Thursday Spotlight: Macha Studio Gets a Brick and Mortar on Franklin Street
The ever-evolving nature of Franklin Street hasn’t quite changed during our pandemic — if anything, the main drag’s gotten a little more illustrious. The jeweler Macha Studio has now opened at […]
Pop-Up Memorial at 50 Kent Wants You to “Say Their Names”
A “Say Their Names” memorial for victims of police brutality has popped up on the fence of 50 Kent park in Williamsburg. Portland was home to the first “Say Their […]
Greenpoint Design Firm, Pink Sparrow, Creates Parklets to Help Restaurants
Dining al fresco can be a competitive pastime for New Yorkers who want to score prime sidewalk seating in the warmer months. Now, sitting outside is the only way to […]
Williamsburg Mural Depicts 2020’s Chaotic Headlines, So Far
President Donald Trump with devil horns holding the bible, an NYPD car in flames and a shackled American flag with a white power symbol are some of the interpreted 2020 headline […]
Skyline Drive-in Ticket Sales Launch With Movies Scheduled Through July
Skyline Drive-In NYC (1 oak St.), Greenpoint’s new East River waterfront drive-in cinema has launched ticket sales for screenings of movies scheduled through July 2nd. The drive-in held a test-run […]