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This Day in Greenpoint History: Greenpoint’s Golden Girls

by Erin ConlonJanuary 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Get ready for THE social event of the year…in 1940.

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint

Great “Open Studios” from Greenpoint’s Past

by Geoff CobbMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019

Greenpoint Open Studios is the weekend of June 8th and 9th and is a special time in the area as about 400 artists open their studios to thousands of art […]

Posted inCulture

Greenpoint’s Vanishing Parades

by Geoff CobbMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019

For years the local Memorial Day Parade was a big event. Hundreds of people came out to honor the veterans who fought and sometimes died defending the country. However, last […]

Posted inCulture

Mel Brooks: Williamsburgs’ Comic Genius

by Geoff CobbMay 22, 2019

North Brooklyn has produced more than its fair share of great comedians. Jack Gilford, the man who many claim invented standup and the outrageously funny Buddy Hackett come immediately to […]

Posted inCulture

Hollywood Legend Mickey Rooney’s Greenpoint Roots

by Geoff CobbMay 20, 2019May 20, 2019

  Few people today might recognize him by his real name, Joe Yule Jr., but the boy born in 1920 at 696 Leonard Street would become an Academy Award winner […]

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Domino Sugar’s Enduring Lesson of Local History

by Geoff CobbMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019

The philosopher George Santayana once famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I do not know if Santayana ever visited our area, but Santayana’s […]

Posted inCulture

A History of Gardens in Brooklyn’s “Garden Spot”

by Geoff CobbMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Greenpoint has a nickname, “The Garden Spot,” which was given at a time when our area was truly a bucolic haven. Although it later became one of the most industrial […]

Posted inCulture

How Local Musicians Became Part of Baseball Folklore

by Geoff CobbMay 2, 2019

When you speak to anyone who was a Dodger fan you feel their love for the team and the wound they felt when the team left for Los Angeles. The […]

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint

How McGuinness Boulevard Was Created

by Geoff CobbApril 29, 2019

  Maybe it is just me, but I find McGuinness Boulevard ugly. Huge trucks and streams of traffic wiz by the four-laned, soulless traffic artery. The newer apartment buildings lack […]

Posted inNews

Take a Historic Stroll at Jane’s Walk This Weekend

by Greenpointers StaffApril 29, 2019April 29, 2019

The Municipal Art Society of New York is bringing back Jane’s Walk NYC, which is part of “a global festival of free, volunteer-led walking conversations inspired by urban activist Jane […]

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