It’s late October and all the baseball fans will be glued to the World Series. Homer Murray and other Cubs fans will go nuts if the Cubs finally win the […]
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Posted inArt, Sunday Snaps
Sunday Snaps – Minstrels of Greenpoint
There are a few things that just make you stop dead in your tracks and smile. Maybe you’re even in a hurry, rushing along down the street, and then that […]
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Weekend Music, or a Sensual Evening with Billy Dee Williams
How many of our cultural milestones now seem creepy after Trump and Cosby. Today my Guide to the Good Life gives you two legendary musicians playing locally and a classical […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Jay Buim aka Beard Wizard
If you’ve seen the music video for “Seasons” by Future Islands, or caught the Creative Time preview video of the Kara Walker installation at Domino Sugar factory, you’ve seen the […]
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New Women Space: An Awesome Place for Women
New Women Space (188 Woodpoint Road, 1A) is an amazing new event space in Williamsburg created for women to connect with other women and build community. Founded by two women intrigued by […]
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The Namesake Behind McGuinness Blvd: Learn about “The King of Greenpoint” at Shayz Lounge Tonight! (10/18)
In a neighborhood where we like to keep it real, Pete McGuinness’ legacy lives on in much more than McGuinness Blvd. He was larger than life and one of the […]
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Fall Playlist: Old and New Downer Vibes as Things Turn Towards Cold
Kicking off our series of local shops pulling together some of their favorite music for us, we have a mostly-vintage, acoustic-twinged and quite moody playlist from local vinyl source Record Grouch (986 Manhattan […]
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Manhattan Inn to Close Permanently
Another one bites the dust… whether you went for the piano players or the food or the cocktails or the late night dance parties, The Manhattan Inn will surely be […]
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Culture, Events, Historical Greenpoint
Historical Walking Tour of Greenpoint This Saturday!
WHAT: Greenpoint Walking Tour WHEN: Saturday, October 22, 2:00-4:30 pm Join veteran Brooklyn tour guide Norman Oder on a briskly-paced, wide-ranging introduction to the neighborhood, including historic blocks, converted historic buildings, […]