If you’re in need of a bang trim or a new hair color, why not check out some awesome art in the process? Murjani Holmes is one of the artists […]
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Weekend Music: Deep Thoughts
Our cold and wintry nights have put me in a philosophical mood. There are hundreds of bands and DJ’s playing in Brooklyn this weekend. How to listen to them all […]
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Hip-Hop in Greenpoint: PitchBlak Playlist Residency Features Rabbi Darkside
Greenpoint is home to a variety of musical genres, but one is consistently and conspicuously missing: hip-hop. The PitchBlak Brass Band’s year-long monthly residency at Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave) will bring a rapturous […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Julie Bernouis
When she’s not DJing, tour managing The Strokes, or hanging out in Brooklyn, Greenpoint resident Julie Bernouis makes portraits of her loved ones… from strands of their own hair! Taking […]
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Weekend Music: Kurt Rambis is Still Knockin’ The Boots
Kurt Rambis is the new (interim) coach of the Knicks. If you don’t understand how exciting this is to a 43-yr old GP-residing columnist, here is Kurt Rambis, ’80s/’90-ish time […]
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Why These Guys Are Brooklyn’s Favorite Party Friends: Meet The Super-AOK Team
Peter Simon, Rich Watts, and Chris Parker are three friends running the Williamsburg-based creative agency Super-AOK, marrying old technology with new ideas. Their latest development is called the A1-Array, which […]
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Is Laura and Greg one of the Best Emerging Bands of 2015? We think so!
Even before Laura and Greg took Manhattan (Ave), this indie pop duo was no stranger to the neighborhood. And it’s not just because singer Laura O’Neill is one of the people who brought […]
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Weekend Music Picks: Chessboxing Edition (2/4 – 2/7)
Walt Whitman, the American poet, essayist and Brooklynite, once nobly argued against being consistent and logical all the time: Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, I am […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Narayan Lockett
Narayan Lockett is an artist expressing a dialogue between popular culture and his personal aesthetic, best described by his Instagram handle, “@postfeminism.” Working out of an independent screen-printing studio in […]
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118 Milton Street: The House of Famous Artists
Many famous people have lived on Milton Street. Former Governor of New York, Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes once resided on the […]